AORN Journal

The Official Voice of Perioperative Nursing

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Read the latest in evidence-based, clinical best practices in AORN's award-winning, peer-reviewed journal of perioperative nursing research and practice.  Available in timely, easy-to-read print, electronic, and mobile formats.

Members get more than 200 free contact hours through the AORN Journal. Maintain your credentials and save an average of $55 on contact hours per issue.

  • Visit the Journal CNE Library in the AORN Learning Center to access a diverse collection of perioperative nursing articles with CNE credits.
  • Visit the Journal Issue Archive to access all AORN Journal issues.

April 2026 Issue

The AORN Journal April Issue features the following articles:

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Coming Up Next Month

The May 2026 issue features articles on instrument cleaning, retained surgical items, three-dimensional printed surgical guides, and effective communication with patient families. 

Contribute to the AORN Journal

Do you have a successful experience related to speaking up and demonstrating courage in the operating room? Reach out to be included in our next journal issue! Have you implemented an innovative quality improvement project or a unique solution at your facility? Tell us about it, and if selected, you will be interviewed by a nursing journal staff member and featured in Periop Briefing, the news section of AORN Journal. Help patients through authorship — start writing for the AORN Journal. Get the resources you need to get started today including a list of suggested surgical nursing topics, author guidelines, a submission checklist, and more. Help improve the quality of content in our journal of nursing research and practice by serving as a peer reviewer. Access the resources you need to get started today, including tutorials, guidelines, and more.

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  • Sign Up for Monthly AORN Journal Issue Alerts - Get the table of contents in your inbox each time a new issue of the AORN Journal is published online.
  • Have You Heard the Journal Lately? - You like to read the AORN Journal, but now you can listen to it, too. The Journal now features special monthly podcasts – full-length and summary - so you can take our helpful perioperative nursing articles with you wherever you go!