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Three proven education strategies for perioperative staff from a perioperative quality improvement team.

In this AORN webinar, you'll gain knowledge of recent updates to the Guideline for Minimally Invasive Surgery and strategies for implementation. This webinar reflects the newest edition of the AORN Guideline. Earn 1.0 CH.

AORN offers exclusive member benefits that include access to education events, webinars, and 200 complimentary CNE articles.

AORN's Periop Today provides updates on news around the perioperative community for May 2023.

Shereen Cruz, BSN, RN, CNOR is a dedicated perioperative nurse who knows the importance of her role in patients’ lives. Cruz is pursuing her graduate degree online to become a surgical nurse practitioner. Thanks to a scholarship from the AORN Foundation, she can continue honing her skills and focusing on patient care.

Purchase the AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice with AORN membership to save $125 on your order.* Offer ends 3/31/23. Restrictions apply.

Perioperative professionals may face anxiety, depression, and other reactions in isolation because of traumatic events in the OR. An OR director found key strategies for widespread buy-in to launch a periop peer support program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center—here’s how.

See which companies have recently earned the AORN Seal of Recognition on their training materials and methods.

Honor a Periop Nurse for Nurses Month. Help AORN recognize members for excellence in perioperative nursing. Tell us about an exceptional perioperative nurse.

As periop nurses, we can literally save lives by helping to prevent deadly post-op risk for venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism. Learn how to combine the right risk assessment with effective patient and family education before surgery. Make this part of every preop patient encounter.

Outpatient Surgery Magazine Launches New Administrator Central. The dedicated online feature provides ambulatory surgery administrators with useful resources, ideas, and solutions to support them in their role.

Peer Advice: How to always be prepared for malignant hyperthermia. Get tips in Outpatient Surgery Magazine.

Some facilities use reprocessed single-use devices for cost-savings. How is this permissible with “single-use” devices? Find guidance on this hot topic question in the AORN Journal. (CH available)

This webinar provides guidance for the periop RN on new design or renovation of the surgical suite. Find recommendations on maintenance of spaces, functionality, energy and cost efficiency, workflow, and more. Earn 1.0 CH.

AORN's Periop Today provides updates on news around the perioperative community for April 2023.

AORN’s 70th annual Congress wrapped up at the Second House of Delegates where members heard from their officers and CEO before hearing the Teller’s report with their elected leadership for the coming year and closing ceremonies.

AORN’s First House of Delegates kicked off Monday morning with Vangie Dennis inviting state reporters to complete the roll call.

AORN President Vangie Dennis welcomed attendees and virtual participants to the First Forum on Saturday in San Antonio.

How one nurse (and mother of child with autism) helped create a positive path to survery.

Having a mentor can make nurses happier at work, help them stay in their jobs longer, and grow in their careers. Mentors give essential support and guidance, especially to new nurses, helping them learn new skills and grow personally and professionally. Learn what qualities to look for in a mentor and how to make your experience rewarding.