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CH  Expires  Description 
  Varies Access ANA's Free Online Education 
Online Course
 
CH  Expires  Description 
1.2 07/15/2013 Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS) 
Tool Kits
 
CH  Expires  Description 
0.5 12/31/2012 Surgical Smoke Evacuation Tool Kit 
1.4 12/31/2012 Safe Patient Handling and Movement Tool Kit 
2.5 09/30/2012 Fire Safety Tool Kit 
1.0 03/17/2013 Sharps Safety Tool Kit 
Webinar Recordings
 
CH  Expires  Description 
1.0 01/27/2012 (Part 1 of 4) Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice 
0.5 02/10/2012 Using the Recommended Practices to Create a Staff In-service on Hand Hygiene 
1.0 02/22/2012 Recommended Practices for Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis 
1.0 02/24/2012 (Part 2 of 4) Reviewing Evidence for Practice 
0.5 03/10/2012 Freedom to advance our profession: What you should know about the IOM Report on the Future of Nursing 
1.0 04/11/2012 (Part 3 of 4) Poster Application Process 
1.0 04/14/2012 Health Care Reform: What Does This Mean for US 
1.0 04/27/2012 Increase in Sharps Injuries in Surgical Settings after Passage of National Needlestick Legislation 
1.0 05/12/2012 (Part 4 of 4) Using Evidence-Based Research in Clinical Practice 
1.0 05/12/2012 Top 10 Patient Safety Issues 
1.0 06/09/2012

Influencing Safe Perioperative Practice 
1.0 07/14/2012 Engaging Nursing Students in the Perioperative Setting 
1.0 07/28/2012 (Part 1 of 3) The Joint Commission Solution Tools: More Than Just Surveys  
1.0 08/11/2012 Team Building in the OR and SPD: Ways to Improve Productivity, Performance, and Job Satisfaction 
1.0 08/15/2012 The Joint Commission: Top Non-Compliance Standards Cited in ASCs 
1.0 08/24/2012 Designing a Safer Process to Prevent Retained Surgical Sponges: A Health Care Failure Mode and Effect Analysis 
1.0 08/25/2012 (Part 2 of 3) The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals: What to expect! 
1.0 09/13/2012 When Skin Marking is not an Option: Compliance in the Pediatric Setting 
1.0 09/22/2012 (Part 3 of 3) The Joint Commission Standards and Survey Process 
1.0 10/13/2012 Accountable Care Organization 101: A primer for RNFAs and APRN/RNFAs 
1.0 10/17/2012 Sharps Safety: A Multidisciplinary Approach 
1.0 11/10/2012 Successful Interviews: Avoiding 10 Common Pitfalls 
1.0 11/17/2012 Bloodborne Pathogens - What You Need to Know to Prevent Disease Transmission in the Operating Room 
1.0 12/06/2012 Building Better Documentation: Recommended Practices Update 
1.0 12/08/2012 Teamwork Dynamics in the Operating Room 
1.0 12/09/2012 How to Build Collaborative OR Teams for Patient Safety: Eliminating Barriers to Closing Counts 
1.0 12/13/2012 Medication Safety: How Do You Measure Up? 
1.0 01/12/2013 Malignant Hyperthermia - A Hot Topic Update 

Accreditation
AORN is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

AORN is Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 13019. 

 
Disclaimer
AORN recognizes these activities as continuing education for registered nurses. This recognition does not imply that AORN or the American Nurses Credentialing Center approves or endorses products mentioned in the activity. 


AEU
When the content is appropriate for Ambulatory Surgery Center Administrators, programs may be approved for AEU credit by BASC Provider #0102.  

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