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National Nurses Week (May 6th-12) is here, and it’s time to celebrate you, your colleagues and the incredible periop nursing profession!

National Nurses Week (May 6th-12) is here, and it’s time to celebrate you, your colleagues and the incredible periop nursing profession!

Perioperative Nurses Week is a time for perioperative nurses to celebrate and recognize the clinical excellence, advocacy, dedication, and compassion they bring to every perioperative patient.

Bobbi Jo Grant reflects on the mentor who saw her potential early, the OR career that followed, and why she now works to help others see what’s possible in themselves.

Time Out is the last chance for every member of the team to review patient and procedure details together and speak up with any safety concerns. The average two-minutes it takes for a fully engaged Time Out is time well spent for patient safety. Time Out Day is June 12. Discover and download Time Out Day resources and education materials from AORN.

Test your knowledge about malignant hyperthermia with this five-question quiz.

Staying current (and survey-ready) without constantly chasing new research is a major challenge for perioperative leaders and it often comes up during survey. Survey readiness is strongest when leaders have confidence that their policies are informed by a systematic review of the evidence rather than isolated publications. Implementing a living systematic review process can help.

Moving from last-minute survey preparation to continuous regulatory readiness is no simple task. But it’s a doable challenge and important for perioperative leaders to tackle. It starts with stepping back and taking a look at whether your teams are survey-ready or just survey prepping.

After more than 17 years working in ENT and Neurosurgery at Froedtert Hospital, the academic medical center of the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin health network, specializing in ENT and neurosurgery, I have seen some incredibly difficult things. I have also witnessed some of the most remarkable moments of healing. Working at a Level I trauma hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, means you see people on some of the worst days of their lives, often when they have nowhere else to turn. One case in particular has stayed with me.

What we talk about less often is the hidden work that occurs beneath the surface as we move among different people, relationships, expectations, and environments. This is the invisible work of adapting.

This article seeks to help leaders in their own capital budget journey to align the right metrics with the right messaging—to build a financial story in the language of executives.

Learn about and view the various instruments used during cardiothoracic surgery.

Get at a glance at the steps to perform a vaginal prep.

Sterile technique is a foundation of perioperative practice to safeguard patients against surgical site infections. AORN’s Guideline for Sterile Technique provides evidence-based recommendations for maintaining asepsis throughout every phase of a procedure.

Updates were made to Periop 101 courses to align with the recently revised Guideline for Environmental Hygiene.

One of the most powerful moments of my perioperative nursing career involved a patient in her 30s with significant developmental disabilities.

This Periop Portrait highlights how humor can lighten the mood in high-pressure environments. That one moment of shared laughter diffused the stress and brought our team closer together. Even in the intensity of surgical cases, those small, funny moments can make all the difference.

This Periop Portrait highlights a nurse’s inspiring journey to transform perioperative care in Pakistan by addressing systemic challenges like high infection rates and lack of accountability.