Understand the risks of retained surgical items (RSIs) and learn how AORN guidelines can help prevent them. Discover best practices for counting, team communication, technology integration, and education to ensure patient safety in the operating room.
Perseverance and adaptability define Ashley Bartholomew’s perioperative nursing journey. We spoke with her about the significant challenges facing nurses today and how she balances a demanding career with personal life.
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Refine your skills in measuring outcomes and the other basic steps of evidence-based practice to improve patient care.
Learn how you can fight back to get in your peak performance zone.
A lack of wellbeing is the central factor in nurse turnover, according to a new study by periop nurse researchers.
After multiple failed attempts over a 10-year period, a perioperative team at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO changed their approach that led to successfully implementing their Robotic Transplant Team.
As a neurosurgeon, John Boockvar, MD, knows a lot about the brain, including how to cool it down (literally) to manage stress.
Perioperative Director Nakeisha Archer, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CNOR, CSSM, wants nurses to know there are ways to get support and shield yourself from the detrimental effects of workplace bullying and incivility that is driving many nurses to leave their jobs.
New evidence brings big changes to the latest AORN Guidelines. Here’s a look at some key updates to review as a team.
Attending AORN Expo helps your teammates engage in the perioperative profession, which leads to improved productivity, stronger team cohesiveness, greater job satisfaction, and overall happier nurses.
“We need to create a culture of well-being to prevent this enormous toll of physical and psychological harm to our healthcare workers,” Rebecca Lessinger says, and it begins with the basics of how our bodies physically react to stress.
Find out the keys to successful total joint procedures from Virtual OR Excellence speaker Adolph V. Lombardi Jr., MD, FACS.