AORN Education and Upcoming Events

This online course discusses retained surgical items and uses scenario-based technology to improve skills. Learn more and earn public recognition.

This online course is a comprehensive surgical smoke-free recognition program for facilities who want to ensure a smoke-free environment. Learn more and register.

The premier review course for the ambulatory infection preventionist certification exam. Study for the CAIP exam and learn infection prevention best practices.

This course provides an overview of the anatomical and physiological differences between children and adults and reviews the developmental stages that establish the basis for safe care.

The perioperative environment can be overwhelming. Bright lights, strange sounds, new faces, it’s a scary place for any child but more so for those with sensory sensitivity. This course gives perioperative nurses the tools to meet those moments with skill and empathy.

This endoscopy training course for nurses teaches how to care for patients undergoing upper and lower GI procedures.

Train those new to sterile processing concepts and the department by using standardized education in processing of OR instruments and devices.

Perioperative and procedural teams who use lasers are invited to join AORN for a half-day, virtual live training to understand and implement evidence-based laser safety processes. This course meets annual training requirements and provides guidance to keep yourself and your patients safe.

AORN’s Knowledge Assessment is an online evaluation designed to identify the knowledge gaps of experienced nurses and travelers.

Medical Laser Safety for Operators is a 2.0 CH course that prepares perioperative laser operators to reduce risk to patients and healthcare staff during medical laser procedures.

Medical Laser Safety for Operators is a 2.0 CH course that prepares perioperative laser operators to reduce risk to patients and healthcare staff during medical laser procedures.

AORN now offers an Adult Medication Safety Assessment that can be used as an on-boarding tool to establish a baseline level of knowledge on medications and also knowledge of Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices.

Periop 101: A Core Curriculum ASC is the premier perioperative training program for nurses entering the ambulatory setting.

Designed for new and returning labor and delivery nurses who participate in Cesarean section procedures, this hybrid course provides the necessary clinical foundation for safe surgical practice.