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Find out why earning your BSN matters to your periop career.

Learn what you need to know to get your foot in the OR double doors to land your first surgical nurse job.

New leaders are often not adequately prepared for the pressures of OR leadership. Unfortunately, on-the-job learning is the ineffective norm in today's busy, complex surgical environment.

Learn to how to flex your perioperative purchasing power with these three tips.

Learn how taking a Time Out can help decrease wrong-site surgeries.

Learn three practical ways to help prepare for the OR of the future.

Read our guest blog from Sarah Hirx, MSN, RN, CNOR and discover the five lessons she learned after taking on a new perioperative leadership role.

Learn how to host an effective ASC in-service despite tight schedules and budgets.

Col. Nicole Malachowski shares her personal journey through illness and gives us three mantras to overcome challenging times.

Learn three practical ways to lower your risks of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in the OR.

Learn how to create financial success in your ASC in 2020 in this latest blog post. Meet your financial goals and look ahead to build a sound financial plan for the year ahead. Setting financial goals will create a successful 2020 in your ASC.

Combat OR conflict and stress with these simple strategies.

Hear from an AORN member why voting is important and how you can (should) make time for it.

Learn how to become a more effective communicator in the operating room to help improve patient safety and team communication in the surgical suite. Find out how better communication can keep patients safer, build better team relationships, and help you grow your perioperative career in this new blog post.

Test your generational knowledge to avoid common generational mishaps with generational expert, Amy Lynch.

Transgendered patient’s surgical experiences can create anxiety for the patient and sometimes for OR nurses. Transgender and gender non-conforming patients may defer surgical care to protect their privacy and avoid facing bias. Learn the steps to help build trust with this patient population in a new blog.

Focus on these five leadership tools every nurse should know.

Learn about the latest AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice updates, including changes to surgical attire, to build your clinical practice and better prepare your surgical team in this latest blog post.

Learn how to better prepare your OR team for potential surgical fires.

Here are eight fun ways to explore the Music City on your own or with your perioperative colleagues.