Patient and Worker Safety Online Courses

Increase your knowledge of anesthesia methods to assist the anesthesia professional in delivering safe patient care.

Learn the physiological and psychosocial aspects of the perioperative assessment.

Acquire basic nursing care considerations for a patient undergoing minimally invasive or endoscopic surgery.

The purpose of the Guidelines Assessment is to identify gaps in knowledge, clinical reasoning skills, and problem-solving skills related to current Guidelines for Perioperative Practice.

Learn to use the nursing process in documenting safe and effective patient care in the perioperative setting.

This educational module presents an overview of information for health care personnel who may be involved in laser procedures and provides a foundation for the creation of facility-specific laser policies and procedures.

AORN now offers an Adult Medication Safety Assessment that can be used as an on-boarding tool to establish a baseline level of knowledge on medications and also knowledge of Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices.

Understand safe and accurate administration and documentation of intraoperative medications and solutions.

Learn how to apply safety principles specific to care of patient in the surgical suite.

Increase understanding of the evidence-based practices needed for performing safe and effective high-level disinfection.

Understand the physiological, cognitive/psychosocial, and sociological care of the older adult.

Understand proper patient positioning in order to provide optimal care in the surgical setting.

Identify how to protect both patients and healthcare workers during radiological procedures in the surgical setting.

Identify and minimize the potential environmental hazards to patients and healthcare workers.

Develop and implement best practices to prevent sharps injuries and reduce bloodborne pathogen exposure.

Learn how to protect both health care workers and patients from transmission of potentially infectious agents.

Learn how to safely position patients for an invasive or noninvasive procedure.

Understand the scope of perianesthesia nursing and the skill sets needed to perform this role.

This newly updated course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to safely care for patients receiving moderate sedation. The streamlined course covers patient selection and assessment, psychologic monitoring and airway considerations, medication administration, emergency preparedness, and post-procedure care.

Understand the care and handling of specimens.