Periop Today Newsletter

Insider tips to help your facility perform some of today's most popular and profitable procedures in a booming service line.

Anyone who uses lasers is invited to join AORN for a half-day, virtual live training to understand and implement laser safety processes. Meets annual staff training requirements.

5 Steps to Improve Room Turnovers: Standardization, communication, and practice can help teams achieve safer, more efficient room readiness. Use these tried-and-true tips to get your turnovers on track.

From pressure injuries to smoke evacuation to wrong-site surgery, take our quiz to see how your facility measures up in a variety of safety areas.

With the right mindset, strategies and support, new ASC leaders can overcome any challenges that come their way. Read valuable insight and strategies from a nurse leader who’s been there.

A team focus on wellness in the perioperative setting looks different for every team. Ask your staff what they need and consider these proven strategies – such as roaming wellness – to affect and sustain workplace health.

Lifetime AORN member Felix Rivera BSN, RN, CNOR, RNFA, didn’t get discouraged when a surgical smoke bill failed to make progress in New Jersey back in 2019. Undeterred, his perseverance played an instrumental role in its eventual passage this year.

Learn how you can help your staff address stress and avoid burnout, what's referred to as "Second Victims" — periop professionals dealing with occupational emotional strain who may suffer in silence. Find out about an approach that focuses on peer support.