Center for Nursing Leadership

Whether you are aspiring to become a manager, recently moved into a new leadership position, or are an experienced nurse executive, AORN’s Center for Nursing Leadership is focused on supporting your professional development throughout your career.


1 CH, 1 AEU, 1 IPCH

Hear from a seasoned educator and quality assurance manager about how to improve communication between the ORs and SPD, implement best practices in decontamination and sterilization, and optimize the flow of instruments in your facility.
1 CH, 1 AEU

Experts predict a shortfall of 18 to 20 million healthcare workers by 2030, which constitutes a developing public health crisis that demands an urgent response. Do your part to address nationwide staffing issues with tips for ramping up recruitment and retention efforts in your facility.

Rub elbows with some of the brightest minds in our industry and immerse yourself in the business/management side of perioperative nursing.

AORN's 70th annual conference will bring thousands of perioperative nurses and professionals from across the globe for four days of education, inspiration, networking and celebration.
1 CH

As staffing challenges persist, obtain fresh ideas on how to optimize staffing models in your robotics service line. Through careful examination of the surgical schedule and a strategy of deploying resources based on highest need, you'll see how to maximize team members at their highest scope of practice. Sponsored by Intuitive.

Gain fresh ideas around training and team engagement from a research group who investigated the effects of game-based educational competitions on improvement of the technical and non-technical skills within a robotic-assisted surgery team.
1 CH

Imagine the ability to combine robotic diagnostic imaging and surgical intervention capabilities in one anesthetic episode. This webinar will share learnings and best practices on how to create a team culture which facilitates a safe and efficient workstream in a hybrid operating room. Sponsored by Intuitive.

Learn capital expenditures budgeting, decision-making, and the analytic skills needed to manage a successful OR.

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

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

Leadership Resources

Facility Solutions

Improve your patient outcomes, keep costs down, and ensure your facility or health system is survey-ready. AORN’s evidence-based perioperative solutions encompass the resources and support that your facility - and entire system - can leverage to drive patient safety and improve team performance. Learn More

eGuidelines Plus

Get customizable policy and procedure templates and save valuable staff time and resources with a facility subscription to eGuidelines Plus. Give your team digital access to all AORN Guidelines, hundreds of implementation tools, and unlimited access to customizable templates your facility. Learn More

Guideline Essentials

Guideline Essentials are online implementation tools that help you and your entire perioperative team apply AORN’s evidence-based practices every day. Included in AORN membership. Learn More

Online Leadership Courses

Build your perioperative financial and managerial decision-making skill sets with leader-specific online courses. Learn More

Online Professional Development Courses

Cultivate perioperative leadership and accountability, and gain skills to address legal and risk management challenges with online courses geared toward professional development. Learn More