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Perioperative consultant to the Army Surgeon General, Christopher Stucky, breaks down an award-winning project aimed at equipping these nurses with scrub and circulating skills to safely—and confidently—handle cesarean surgery.

Discover the phased training model helping RNs gain scrub skills—and boosting OR teamwork and retention.

Discover key insights on patient skin antisepsis for periop nurses to reduce SSI risk, including site prep, decolonization, and antiseptic selection.

Learn how perioperative nurses can play a crucial role in preventing infections and ensuring patient safety. Discover the challenges of infection prevention in the operating room, factors that interfere with wound healing, and effective nursing interventions. Explore the latest AORN Guidelines and register for an upcoming workshop to enhance your skills and knowledge.

Do you know the elements of the informed consent process and your role in the process?

Get a quick tips for performing an abdominal skin prep.

Discover AORN's guidelines for surgical attire in the operating room. Learn how to choose appropriate clothing, head coverings, and footwear to minimize the risk of surgical site infections. This guide covers best practices for perioperative personnel, including proper attire for visitors and recommendations for cleaning personal devices.

Understand the risks of retained surgical items (RSIs) and learn how AORN guidelines can help prevent them. Discover best practices for counting, team communication, technology integration, and education to ensure patient safety in the operating room.

Surgical time outs are more than a routine pause before a procedure. They are one of the last opportunities for the perioperative team to confirm critical details, align on the surgical plan, and address discrepancies before surgery begins.

We are finding success by standardizing workflows as much as possible and aligning them closely with IFUs. In this article are three keys to make this IFU alignment stick.

Building a culture that puts equal emphasis on safety and innovation in sterile processing is what’s needed to improve this high-risk, high-variation environment where small breakdowns can quickly become patient safety, quality, and operational problems.

You care, lead, and inspire—every shift, every patient. This week is all about celebrating you, and AORN is here to show our gratitude with several resources to help you and your colleagues in your practice.

When it comes to environmental hygiene in the OR, role confusion remains a persistent challenge. And it often stems from teams not knowing who is responsible for cleaning what.

Pressure to rush, limited awareness of positioning injury risks, and gaps in equipment are common reasons these injuries occur. And these injuries, like long-term nerve damage and pressure sores, are more common than you might think.

The perioperative community tells us they get the highest quality training, clinical resources, and implementation tools from Periop 101, eGuidelines+, and AORN CineMed Videos.

In today’s OR, competence must keep pace with the growing specificity of surgical practice. The AORN Specialty Course Library offers focused, evidence‑based education designed to extend clinical competence—case by case and specialty by specialty.

AORN President Darlene Murdock, MSN, BBA, RN, CNOR, CSSM, kicked off the 2026 AORN Congress on Saturday by welcoming members to New Orleans and leading the roll call.

Outgoing AORN President Darlene Murdock, MSN, BBA, RN, CNOR, CSSM, wrapped up her year-long term of office at the House of Delegates Tuesday, extending her appreciation to members, chapter officers, committees and task forces, board members, and the entire staff for their dedication and support.

AORN members approved four position statements and agreed to refer one back to the National Committee on Education during the First House of Delegates meeting at AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo on Monday afternoon.

Check this page to see the list of Membership Daily Winners from AORN Expo 2026.