AORN Membership Benefits

AORN Journal, Outpatient Surgery Magazine, and The Stitch

As a member, receive the AORN Journal and Outpatient Surgery Magazine delivered to your mailbox and inbox each month. Plus, gain online access to The Stitch, an e-zine packed with fresh insights and practical tips for new perioperative nurses.

Guideline Essentials, Clinical Tool Kits, FAQs, and Pocket Cards

The Guideline Essentials provide a concise overview of each guideline, complete with practical tools for implementation in your hospital or ASC. 

Build your confidence and competence with more than 200 Clinical FAQs, Tool Kits, and pocket cards. These concise, easily digestible resources are designed to enhance your clinical practice.

Continue your lifelong learning and meet your license or certification requirements with over 200 free CNE contact hours. This includes access to the Recorded Webinar CH Library, Journal CH Library, AORN Expo Posters, and ANA education.

Get quick and easy access to clinical resources anytime with the AORN mobile app, exclusive to members.

Expert Guidance: The Nurse Consult Line

Consult with nurse specialists from AORN's Center for Nursing Practice on clinical questions. Have your membership number ready when you call.

Hours: Tue, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, MT

Toll-Free: (800) 755-2676

Chapters, Specialty Assemblies, and Periop Corner

Connect with perioperative professionals who share your interests to discuss experiences and best clinical practices to help you succeed. 

Chapters: AORN has more than 200 chapters, including the virtual eChapter. Membership includes one chapter, with the option to join additional chapters for a $20 fee.

Specialty Assemblies:  Member-run online groups offer the opportunity to virtually interact with nurses worldwide who share your specialty interests.

Periop Corner: Communicate and connect with other members and your chapter in the online member community. Seek answers to clinical questions, share resources, and get updates from your groups.

Prep for CNOR® Online Course, Member Mentor Program, Salary Calculator, and Job Postings

Accomplish your goals with resources for every stage of your career. Membership includes the Prep for CNOR Online Course*, Salary Survey and Calculator, Mentor Program, and announcements of job postings through the Career Center.

*Excluded from monthly subscription plans.

Chamberlain University

Chamberlain University offers flexible online degree options for registered nurses and healthcare professionals. AORN members enjoy 10% tuition savings, waived application and transcript fees, complimentary transcript request service, and free upfront formal evaluation with no enrollment commitment. Programs include RN to BSN, RN to BSN to MSN Bridge, Accelerated RN to MSN, MSN (specialty tracks), DNP, and more. For more details, schedule a 10-minute call.

Nurses Service Organization (NSO)

• Protect yourself and career by maintaining Professional Liability Insurance (Medical Malpractice Insurance). Do not assume your employer’s liability insurance will cover you when a lawsuit or complaint is filed. NSO has over half a million nursing professionals insured and a 45-year history of defending nursing professionals.

Nurses’ Malpractice Insurance for AORN Members:

• $1M per incident - $6M aggregate professional liability
• $25K license protection
• Rates starting at $131 per year in most states
• New graduates automatically save up to 60% the 1st year, 40% the 2nd year and 20% the 3rd year when applying within 12 months of graduation.
• AORN members can save 10% for three consecutive years by completing 6.0 CH at AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo and submitting NSO’s Risk Management Discount flyer. Must stop by NSO’s booth during AORN Expo for flyer.
  Log in to My AORN to get a quote.

Personal Insurance

NSO has partnered with AORN to make personal insurance available to help protect you and your family from financial hardship, at economical rates exclusively for nursing professionals. Log in to My AORN for more information.

AORN’s Government Affairs team safeguards and promotes the perioperative profession at both the state and federal levels. They also offer tools to help you get involved.

Experience the valuable benefits of AORN and the American Nurses Association (ANA) in one membership. Access ANA's online resources, publications, members-only content, and learn about advocacy activities of the ANA and nursing community.*

Up to 25% off AORN courses, products, and events (AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice).

Access to on-demand webinars and articles including the Periop Leader blog.

Connect with other perioperative leaders in a private online group and discussion thread. Get career support with the Mentor Program and career coaching service. Leader Membership includes one 60-minute consultation session.

Up to 25% off AORN’s Center for Perioperative Leadership courses and conferences.

Available to Organizational Memberships of 6 or more, the package includes a subscription to the most current AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice (2 simultaneous users) and comes with a complete set of implementation tools and resources to empower your team to apply standardized techniques facility-wide.

Package includes bonus professional development course. Pick and choose from the following options: CNOR® Prep Course, Periop 202, Foundations for Sterile Processing, and Care of the Pediatric Patient.

(ASC Group Membership Only)

Option to add the ASC Academy: Infection Prevention Online and The Sterilization Process at a 50% discount. Each add-on includes one learner seat; additional seats can be purchased at member pricing.

AORN now offers tiered international membership pricing, making it more accessible for perioperative professionals worldwide to benefit from essential education, evidence-based guidelines, and a global nursing network. Membership dues are based on World Bank Classifications for per capita income and are automatically applied when you log in. 

International Membership Pricing Tiers

• Tier 1: $105

• Tier 2: $55

• Tier 3: $35

All membership fees are in U.S. currency. International memberships are available to registered nurses outside the U.S. and include access to resources, professional development, and a global perioperative nursing community. 

Join today and connect with perioperative nurses worldwide.