Guideline Essentials
Easily Implement Guidelines for Perioperative Practice
Guideline Essentials are online implementation tools that help you and your entire perioperative team apply AORN’s evidence-based guidelines in everyday practice.
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Everyone is Responsible for Patient Safety
Educators

Reinforce a standardized approach to educating and refreshing clinical skills.
Managers

Support your team’s perioperative goals and be survey ready.
Perioperative Nurses

Maintain and advance your skills to be your perioperative best.
Implementation Tools
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QUICK VIEW (HOW-TO INSTRUCTIONS)
Includes photos, illustrations, videos, and an overview of the Guideline. -
CASE STUDIES & FAQS
Learn best practices from your perioperative peers and get the answers you need. -
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Retain guideline practices by regularly consulting the key takeaways.
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GAP ANALYSIS TOOLS
Understand your team’s educational gaps and be a step ahead of surveyors. -
CUSTOMIZABLE TEMPLATES
Save time with customizable policies, competency verification tools, and PowerPoint presentations. -
IMPLEMENTATION ROAD MAP
Develop a strategic guideline implementation plan with a detailed infographic.
Guideline Essentials Series
Autologous Tissue (Updated)
Design and Maintenance
Electrosurgical Safety
Environment of Care
Environmental Cleaning (Updated)
Hand Hygiene
High-Level Disinfection
Hypothermia (Updated)
Information Management
Instrument Cleaning (Updated)
Laser Safety
Local Anesthesia (Updated)
Medication Safety
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Moderate Sedation
Packaging Systems (Updated)
Pneumatic Tourniquets (Updated)
Positioning the Patient
Processing Flexible Endoscopes
Product Evaluation
Radiation Safety
Retained Surgical Items
Safe Patient Handling and Movement
Sharps Safety (Updated)
Skin Antisepsis
Specimen Management (Updated 12/20)
Sterile Technique
Sterilization
Surgical Attire (Updated)
Surgical Smoke
Team Communication
Transmission-Based Precautions
Venous Thromboembolism
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