Building a culture that puts equal emphasis on safety and innovation in sterile processing is what’s needed to improve this high-risk, high-variation environment where small breakdowns can quickly become patient safety, quality, and operational problems.
We are finding success by standardizing workflows as much as possible and aligning them closely with IFUs. In this article are three keys to make this IFU alignment stick.
Truly effective succession planning in perioperative nursing is about preparation, not promotion. Embracing this perspective has helped us build a bench of leaders who are more confident, better informed, and more ready when opportunities arise. It's also strengthening engagement and retention among high-potential staff.
The new Emergency Preparedness Tool Kit includes an Emergency Preparedness Checklist. It's a ready-made roadmap to prevent gaps in representation and ensure that all critical functions—clinical, logistical, operational, safety, and communication—are accounted for from the beginning.
Connecting clinical excellence directly to leadership expectations is essential in developing strong perioperative leaders. Establishing this connection ensures that leaders possess both the necessary clinical expertise and the leadership skills to guide their teams effectively.
Connecting clinical excellence directly to leadership expectations is essential in developing strong perioperative leaders. Establishing this connection ensures that leaders possess both the necessary clinical expertise and the leadership skills to guide their teams effectively.
When I first came into leadership, I was so worried that I wouldn't be accepted or would be questioned publicly with something I should know but could not answer. No matter the specialty or issue, taking the time to truly listen and learn from trusted stakeholders will help leaders increase confidence in these new spaces.
Experienced nurses are needed as trusted advisors. Ruth Shumaker breaks down how perioperative leaders can translate clinical expertise into a consulting role.
Safety expert Krish Ramachandran shares practical steps leaders can use to recognize early warning signs of burnout and take action before it affects performance and patient care.
With an uptick in healthcare litigation, nurses and nurse leaders can protect themselves with better documentation and other smart strategies.
Nurse coach Rose Sherman shows how to actually rest and gives leaders a step-by-step guide to hit the ground running in the new year.
Leaders can uncover the shame and fear in a team member to help them thrive. Use these tips, such as showing the evidence, to unravel imposter syndrome.
Are you compliant? Avoid Joint Commission’s three most common and costly citations with expert tips from Joint Commission's Lisa DiBlasi Moorehead.
Read up on new guidance from AORN’s much anticipated AI guideline that will be introduced at the 2026 Leadership Summit.
Rising labor costs, tariffs, and shifting reimbursements are straining healthcare systems, making it harder to sustain costly inpatient care.
Learn how VP Dio Sumagaysay implemented a cloud-based AI/ML solution across 53 ORs.
Use these insights to stay ahead of payor practice changes and reduce your risk for an audit.
Leaders can take an active role in scaling AI to perioperative care.
Preventing physical injury on the job is a leader's responsibility, whether you are leading 300 FTEs, or precepting one new nurse.
Discover what it takes for perioperative nurse executives to lead beyond the OR. David Wyatt, CEO and Executive Director of AORN, shares insights on executive leadership, strategic vision, and how nurse leaders can confidently step into the C-suite.
