Getting bounced around during orientation can happen due to staffing and cases. Find practical tips for clear communication with preceptors and see how to turn daily challenges into opportunities for growth.

Periop Talk: The Dangers of Surgical Smoke & How AORN Helps ORs Go Clear™. Learn about the health risks of surgical smoke and what facilities are doing to make surgery safer for periop staff.

Ariadne Labs’ OR Crisis Checklists provide vital tools for managing rare but critical OR emergencies like cardiac arrest or hemorrhage. Ariadne announces updated checklists for crisis in the OR.

Updated Fire Safety Tool Kit: Promote fire safety, plan effective response strategies, and develop department-specific evidence-based policies and procedures. Protect periop patients and team members.

AORN offers education and professional development throughout the year. Check out our upcoming sessions, including online and in-person.

Nurses should feel empowered, use their voice, and always establish a safe zone with their team.

A message of support and advice for novice perioperative nurses.

The ability to speak up for yourself is critical to your longevity in OR, and nurses who can advocate for themselves are practicing the ultimate self-care.

If we can’t change the circumstances that we find ourselves in, we’ve got to figure out how to show up differently in them,” says Chad Foster in this week’s Periop Life blog.

Learn about the three steps to incorporate into practice to ensure a safe working environment for patients and colleagues.

Learn about the many surgical firsts that occurred during the 19th century.

Salary survey numbers are in. Find out how your salary compares through AORN’s just updated salary calculator.

See what’s new in the 2024 updated Guideline for Safe Patient Handling & Movement (SPHM). Critical updates every periop RN needs to know to decrease patient and staff injuries.

How to Navigate Recruitment, Retention & Team Engagement: a panel of high-ranking periop RN execs recently talked about ideas to overcome staffing headaches in a recent AORN webinar.

Big Changes for Surgery Centers: CMS now covers more procedures, including total shoulder replacements, for Medicare patients at ASCs. Plus, discover urgent cybersecurity tips for 2024 — essential reading for all surgical leaders.

Learn how correct patient positioning and positioning devices can prevent intraoperative nerve injuries.

Just because you always have, doesn’t mean you should. Formalin fumes are dangerous to your health. There’s a better way! » Sponsored by Milestone Medical

The preceptor may perform many roles to support other nurses, but there are four primary roles that create successful preceptor relationships.

One nurse shares a time she found her confidence and her voice, in an unfamiliar and uncomfortable situation.

Want to create a work environment where people actually want to work, stay, and improve? In this week’s Periop Life entry, read about four ways to build a culture of belonging.