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Association Of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN)

AORN Issues Implementation Guide for Prevention of Retained Surgical Items

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has published an Implementation Guide for the "Recommended practices for prevention of retained surgical items (RSIs)." The guide, in the February 2012 issue of AORN Journal, is the third in a series of Journal ...More
Yesterday
Posted in News, Policies and Practice
Cardinal Health Awarded AORN Seal of Recognition for Education Quality

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has awarded the AORN Seal of Recognition™ to education materials developed by Cardinal Health. "Behind the Mask: Your Complete Guide to Facial Protection, produced by Cardinal Health, is an educational program to ...More
2 days ago
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Win a Free Hotel Stay at AORN Congress in New Surgical Attire Contest

Go to the Facebook page of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and do your best to answer the five things wrong with an illustration relating to surgical attire. By getting the most answers correct, you will be entered into the drawing to win a ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
New AORN Recommendations Include Discontinuing Use of Multidose Vials

Following months of research and evaluation, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has released “Recommended practices for medication safety.” Available in the association‟s newly released 2012 edition of Perioperative Standards and Recommended ...More
5 weeks ago
Posted in News, Policies and Practice
AORN Announces Salary and Compensation Survey Results for 2011

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, (AORN), announces the results for its annual salary survey of perioperative nurses in the December issue of AORN Journal. Survey participants included staff nurses, managers, high-level managers, educators, RN first ...More
December 20, 2011
Posted in News
Kimberly-Clark Health Care Supports AORN Foundation on Matching Donation Campaign

Kimberly-Clark and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), today announced the "Double Your Donation" campaign to fund general program support for the AORN Foundation. For the second consecutive year, Kimberly-Clark will match all year-end monetary gifts ...More
October 12, 2011
Posted in News
AORN Holds Contest to Spot Environmental Cleaning Mistakes

On its Facebook page, the Association of periOperative Nurses (AORN) has started a new monthly contest called "What's wrong with this picture?" This contest has the same premise as posters you may have seen at Congress and other AORN events. AORN provides an illustration ...More
September 15, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
Analysis of Supply Chain Proves Cost-Effective, Especially in Pediatric and Perioperative Settings

Hospital administrators continue to look for ways to save money and by taking a closer look at their supply chain processes, they’re finding them. A Thompson Reuters 2009 study reported 50 percent of hospitals surveyed were unprofitable in the third quarter of 2008, while ...More
September 1, 2011
Posted in News
Perioperative Sharps Safety Requires Teamwork, Education

While clinical activities on hospital floors such as injections or starting IVs pose the constant threat of percutaneous injuries, nowhere is the danger more real than in the fast-paced operating room environment. Knowing this, the Association of periOperative Registered ...More
April 15, 2011
Posted in Articles
AORN Announces Leadership Roster for 2011-2012

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) membership has elected its board of directors for the 2011-2012 term. The board members were inducted into office at the AORN annual Congress on March 23 in Philadelphia. The election also marked the beginning of the ...More
April 13, 2011
Posted in News