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As the COVID-19 spreads and operating teams return to elective surgery, learn how perioperative nurses can help battle the fatigue that the coronavirus pandemic brings in this new blog post. How to address COVID-19 operating nurse fatigue is important to surgical team morale and patient safety.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, nurse burnout, low morale, and fatigue are affecting operating room teams as they return to elective surgery.

The COVID-19 pandemic has inspired many operating room nurses to go above and beyond. This team of surgical nurses has stepped up to help their Veterans Affairs medical center by helping care for coronavirus patients.

Read an OR nurse’s firsthand account of battling COVID-19 as a patient in The Periop Life’s latest blog post.

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged us in many ways, including our conversation skills.

Learn how this COVID-19 PPE project in one of the nation’s top COVID-19 hotspots made a difference in patient and worker safety during the coronavirus pandemic in this new blog post.

Gail Horvath, senior patient safety analyst and consultant with ECRI, discusses the current state of supply chain management and what we can all focus on moving forward.

Helpful tips for perioperative professionals navigating a virtual conference during COVID-19.

COVID-19 has challenged us to see any positives in our daily OR routines. Discover how to bring some positivity back into your surgical suite .Helpful tips for perioperative professionals navigating a virtual conference during COVID-19.

Virtual OR Excellence 2020 will help you support your outpatient surgery center or ASC and, ultimately, your patients.

Ann Geier, MS, RN, CNOR(E), CASC, chief nursing officer at Surgical Information Systems, will present a thought-provoking analysis during the upcoming Virtual OR Excellence focused on how the pandemic has impacted surgical care.

Establishing a healthy workplace culture is critical to the overall success of your facility and ensures staff members are focused on providing safe patient care.

Learn how a rural Iowa hospital became the 100th Go Clear Award™ program recipient amid the COVID-19 pandemic in The Periop Life's latest blog post.

Make sure your favorite perioperative nurse knows their hard work matters even as we all remain socially distant with the holidays approaching.

The key to turning conflict to collaboration is mutual understanding and building of relationships between the two areas.

The 2021 edition of Guidelines for Perioperative Practice is now available and includes the latest evidence-based recommendations, technologies, and practice needs.

Ellice Mellinger, MS, BSN, RN, CNOR, works daily with nurses aspiring to receive their OR certification and share's her top five tips to help you better prepare for exam success.

David Wyatt, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR, had the unique experience of leading AORN’s national board in a most unusual year for the association.

Corey Ciocchetti, Associate Professor of Business Ethics and Legal Studies at the University of Denver, talks about how to spend your time, energy, and money to align with your goals.

Staying current with the latest trends and new technologies is a challenge – particularly during the pandemic when vendors were unable to come on-site for demos.