AORN Education and Upcoming Events

This session will provide resources to optimize perioperative flow and operational efficiency with an emphasis on safe patient preparation, starting surgeries on time (first case starts), and minimizing room turnover time.

Develop practical leadership skills, gain fresh insights, and connect with fellow perioperative leaders in this one-day workshop.

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Pneumatic Tourniquets: Guideline Update 2021.

Learn how to safely position patients for an invasive or noninvasive procedure.

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Positioning the Perioperative Patient-Guideline Update.

Understand the scope of perianesthesia nursing and the skill sets needed to perform this role.

Providing professional development opportunities for perioperative teams can accelerate your retention and accreditation efforts. Available for facility purchase only. Learn more about hosting opportunities.

This course is designed to provide the perioperative nurse with the knowledge, workflows, and clinical skills necessary to transition to a sterile field or scrub role.

Prepare preceptors for their critical role in orienting new registered nurses to the perioperative environment.

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Preventing Perioperative Pressure Injury-A New Guideline.

Learn strategies and technologies to improve the surgical count process in the prevention of retained surgical items.

Understand professionalism, accountability, ethical behavior, and legal and risk management topics.

After attending this event, perioperative RN's will have increased knowledge on the importance of diversity and inclusion, as well as an overview of key diverse moments in AORN's history.

Learn to identify compliance risks early and strengthen regulatory readiness by understanding how leadership, systems, and standards work together to support safe, compliant perioperative care.