AORN Safety Resources
AORN is highly committed to workplace safety in the perioperative
environment, safe patient care, and compliance with safe work
practices and standards. This includes providing perioperative
nurses with access to online resources and up-to-date information.
- Emergency Management presents the importance of a heath care facility's preparedness for disasters of all kinds, from weather-related emergencies to mass casualty accidents. Links to valuable resources are provided, including online reference guides, articles and documents, along with websites on disaster readiness, biosecurity, infection control, and more.
- Workplace Safety addresses the many occupational hazards that pose risks to perioperative nurses. The information on this web page is designed to provide useful information for developing a safe work environment, including information on workplace safety practices, from AORN's alliance with OSHA. Also available is information gained from AORN's Memorandum of Understanding with NIOSH.
- Patient Safety First, The Patient Safety First program was launched in 2002 by AORN as part of the broader patient safety initative. With an emphasis on "Identifying, Collecting, and Developing Clinical and Education Resources," Patient Safety First helps clinicians in surgical and procedural settings provide safe patient care while following safe practices.
- AORN Tool Kits are practical resources that address critical issues impacting perioperative nurses from correct site surgery to surgical fire safety, Patient Hand-Off, and more!
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