AORN Education and Upcoming Events

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.

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is fundamental to quality patient care. It provides clinicians the tools needed to promote safer patient care and positive patient outcomes in all care settings.

Learn how to address the complex requirements in caring for the obstetric patient in the perioperative phases of care.

In this keynote presentation leaders will learn practical tools and strategies they can immediately implement to address workplace violence, bullying, and incivility within the healthcare environment. When leaders are equipped to address disruptive behaviors, employees stay, and patients achieve better outcomes.

Acquire basic nursing care considerations for a patient undergoing minimally invasive or endoscopic surgery.

At this webinar, you will discover how standardized workflows in robotic surgery can boost efficiency, reduce variability, and set your entire surgical team up for long-term success.

Acquire essential knowledge on environmental cleaning in the surgical setting to help minimize exposure to infectious organisms.

Take the first step to recognize, address, and eradicate the prevalent, disruptive behaviors that could be undermining your workforce culture. Designed for frontline healthcare leaders, this self-study is designed to help you cultivate a professional, supportive and respectful workforce culture.

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.

The purpose of the Guidelines Assessment is to identify gaps in knowledge, clinical reasoning skills, and problem-solving skills related to current Guidelines for Perioperative Practice.

Learn to use the nursing process in documenting safe and effective patient care in the perioperative setting.

Learn about various methods of hemostasis, the use of sponges and drains, and ways to prevent retained surgical items (RSIs).