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Maintaining the sterility of surgical instruments is paramount to preventing infections and ensuring patient safety. AORN's updated guideline on packaging for sterilization provides crucial guidance for perioperative teams, addressing key concerns and promoting best practices for selecting, using, and maintaining packaging systems.
When a leadership gap emerged, one perioperative team took action by creating a structured succession planning program to grow future nurse leaders. Their approach includes four key steps: identifying high-potential staff, developing individual learning plans, prioritizing mentorship, and setting clear leadership expectations.
Competency gaps in infection control, positioning, and sterilization can lead to serious complications and accreditation risks. Learn how AORN training helps boost safety, compliance, and reimbursement success.
Sterilization is the cornerstone of infection prevention in the perioperative setting. AORN's newly updated guideline on sterilization provides crucial guidance for perioperative teams, addressing emerging challenges and reinforcing best practices.
Learn five proven strategies for creating an effective perioperative mentorship program—built to support novice and experienced clinicians alike. From gathering frontline feedback to fostering psychological safety, learn what it really takes to sustain mentoring in the OR.
Learn about AORN's updated sterile technique guidelines, focusing on air quality for SSI prevention. Discover key changes, implementation tips, and expert insights.
Explore six cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing perioperative nursing, from AI-powered decision support to virtual reality training. Discover how these innovations enhance patient care, improve workflows, and support nurse education.
Periop 101, eGuidelines Plus, and AORN CineMed Videos deliver standardized, evidence-based perioperative training and real-time resources, enhancing OR efficiency, patient safety, and staff competency.
Learn about AORN's updated patient temperature management guideline, covering hypothermia & malignant hyperthermia. Improve patient safety with effective normothermia strategies.
Improve surgical care with culturally competent practices for Asian patients. Learn four practical strategies to enhance communication, respect cultural preferences, and manage pain effectively in the OR.