Featured at this years Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)s annual Congress, being held March 11-15, 2007 in Orlando, Fla., is a host of products designed to help operating room nurse managers, sterile processing personnel, and infection control practitioners uphold aseptic principles and practices. Heres a sneak peek at what you can expect to find on the exhibit hall floor.

Personal Protective Equipment

personal protective equipment page offers written and video content on the proper use and—during the time of COVID-19 surges—reuse of PPE, including masks, respirators, gloves, gowns, face shields, goggles, and more. What are the proper donning and doffing methods? How long can PPE be extended? How are these items decontaminated? What comprises proper fit testing? Our experts will tell you.

News

Operating Room

 operating room page provides news articles and videos on the intersection between surgery and infection prevention. The operating room is a prime breeding ground for harmful pathogens to spread, resulting in surgical site infections. The role of the infection preventionist, together with the perioperative nursing staff, is to craft policies and processes to cut down on these infections and ensure patient safety during surgical procedures. 

FEATURED AT AORN 2007