Get Top Resources for OR Nurses
AORN membership provides the support you need to improve your safe patient care with trusted, evidence-based tools and a community of more than 40,000 perioperative professionals. View all benefits included in membership below.
Why join AORN? Learn more.
AORN PUBLICATIONS
Keep current with the latest in evidence-based clinical best practices in timely, easy-to-read formats.
- Award-winning, peer-reviewed AORN Journal (print, online, mobile, and online-only content)
- Periop Today (bi-monthly) and Member Pulse (monthly) digital newsletters
- ANA’s digital communications and online journals
- Complimentary digital subscription to Outpatient Surgery Magazine
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Continue your life-long learning and maintain your license or certification requirements with more than 200 free CNE contact hours.
- AORN Journal CNE Articles
- AORN Webinars and live and virtual events
- AORN Expo Posters
- ANA’s Navigate Nursing Webinars (4 times per year)
CLINICAL PRACTICE RESOURCES
Save time implementing evidence-based practice with ready-to-use templates, presentations, tools, FAQs, and more.
- Clinical consult line and clinical FAQs
- Patient and Workplace Safety Tool Kits
- Guideline Essentials
- Ambulatory resources
- ANA’s policy statements, publication archives, and CINAHL
NETWORKING
Connect with perioperative professionals who share common interests to discuss experiences and best clinical practices to help you succeed.
- Local and virtual Chapter membership
- Specialty Assemblies
- ORNurseLink online community
- ANA Community online discussion groups
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Accomplish your goals with resources for every stage of your career, whether you’re a seasoned perioperative leader or you’re just starting in the OR.
- Early access to national and local job postings
- Career coaching and resume services
- Salary survey and calculator
- Scholarship opportunities offered through the AORN Foundation
- ANA’s Nursing Knowledge Center
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
AORN Membership provides support on behalf of the perioperative community before legislative and regulatory bodies at the state and federal levels.
- AORN monitors and responds to healthcare laws, regulations, and policy
- Research support, advocacy tools, training
- Abundant opportunities to best communicate with elected officials
- ANA’s Capitol Beat Blog
SAVINGS
Save up to 25% on AORN products, events, education, publications, and more.
Benefits Our Members are Loving
“The monthly AORN Journal is worth the value of membership alone! If you have ever questioned if a membership is worth the cost, I can attest, it absolutely is! Free contact hours and connections for education and certifications are some of my favorites!”
-Dee Toadvine, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
“AORN’s approachable and available team is a blessing in the fast-paced world of the OR. I love benefits like AORN Journal CNE podcasts and Guideline Essentials. I can get the information I need for myself and my team, anytime and anywhere!”
-Michelle Lemmons, RN, BSN, PHN, CCSVP, CNOR