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National ophthalmic organizations, however, recommend avoiding routinely using enzymatic products on instruments that are used in the eye, and many nurses often wonder why these instruments are an exception.

Leaders can take an active role in scaling AI to perioperative care.

A new nurse asks for advice about the patient pickup process.

This article discusses the importance of teamwork in the operating room, acknowledging that no procedure can succeed without collaboration among surgical staff.

Test your general perioperative knowledge with this crossword puzzle.

Use these insights to stay ahead of payor practice changes and reduce your risk for an audit.

Behind the double doors of the sterile processing department, crucial practices ensure surgery readiness and patient safety. Learn strategies for achieving similar success.

The AORN Guideline for Specimen Management outlines evidence-based practices to ensure the safe handling of surgical specimens from collection through disposal. It addresses critical processes such as labeling, containment, preservation, and transport, while also providing protocols for handling radioactive materials, forensic evidence, and explanted devices.

Get evidence-based answers to four common surgical attire questions—covering head coverings, scrub jackets, skirts in the OR, and PPE protocols.

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

Both lead and lead-free garments are designed to shield the body from x-rays, particularly the vital organs and reproductive areas, which are more sensitive to radiation.

As you gaze around the OR and acknowledge the surgeon removing the tumor from the patient's abdomen and hand it to the scrub person as you prepare to collect the specimen, you cannot help but think, “Imagine if I had to handle some of these tasks without gloves?” You can silently thank Caroline Hampton and Joseph Bloodgood for avoiding that scenario as you place the tumor into a specimen cup.

My career in perioperative nursing spans over 30 years, during which I have experienced many significant milestones that have shaped my professional journey and gained many insights that I believe are worth sharing.

Maintaining normothermia during the perioperative period is an essential part of patient care and is a quality objective per the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) merit-based incentive payment system, yet, hypothermia remains a common occurrence, occurring in 50-70% of patients undergoing general anesthesia.

Learn four steps that you can take to effectively develop an assertive attitude that will allow you to be the advocate that you need to be in the OR—both for your patients and for your team members.

Preventing physical injury on the job is a leader's responsibility, whether you are leading 300 FTEs, or precepting one new nurse.

A new nurse asks for advice about how to manage the constant change in workflow.

Managing skin prep for patients with iodine allergies isn’t always straightforward. This blog shares three key tips to help you make safe, evidence-based decisions.

Learn how to provide outstanding onboarding that minimizes risks to patients, staff members, and the overall facility.

Governor Josh Stein signed HB 67, an omnibus healthcare workforce reforms bill which included surgical smoke evacuation language, into law.