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May 2022 Issue
This May issue includes articles on the strategy of prewarming to prevent postinduction hypothermia from redistribution, applying cricoid pressure, the use of virtual reality and active communication to help reduce pain and anxiety for patients, electrosurgical safety considerations, guideline recommendations for positioning the patient and preventing pressure injuries, and more!
Journal CE Article Titles
- Perioperative Prewarming: Heat Transfer and Physiology
- Back to Basics 2.0 Electrosurgical Safety
- Clinical Issues—May 2022
Featured Content
- Cricoid Pressure: Contradictory Evidence Regarding a Standard Practice
- Using a Virtual Reality and Communication Intervention to Reduce Pain and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Lipoma Excision With Local Anesthesia
- Guideline First Look: Guideline for Positioning the Patient
June 2022 Issue
The June 2022 issue includes special AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo 2022 conference coverage; a Guideline First Look article on hand hygiene; a Guidelines in Practice article on moderate sedation and analgesia; and articles on preventing retained surgical items, complementary care interventions, strategies to improve perioperative communication, and more!
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