Periop 101 Administrator Newsletter

Spring Issue | May 2025

Periop 101 - Spring 2025
This Spring issue of the Periop 101 Administrator Newsletter is packed with course updates and other useful information to help you keep learners engaged, find resources to continue their development, and answer some common questions we have been receiving about the program. As always, for additional support, our Experience Services team is available to help you. You can reach them at [email protected]. 

Updates to Your Learning Experience

New Periop 101 Program Package

In case you missed it, exciting features were added to the program package in March to enhance ongoing development of your novice RNs beyond onboarding and provide continuing education for your more experienced RNs. Expanded complimentary memberships are also included, to support learners and administrators throughout the new 3-year facility agreement. These enhancements are available to renewing and new customers. >>View Program Package Details

June Periop 101 Course Updates

Various updates will be made across all three learning plans to align with the revised Guideline for Pneumatic Tourniquet Safety. Additionally, the Administrator Course will reflect the latest CineMed video titles. >>See All June Updates

Preparing the Preceptor Updates

Also in June, AORN is rolling out the following improvements for Preparing the Preceptor: 

  • The addition of a new resource: The Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) Preceptor Assessment Tool (PAT) Repository. ANPD’s PAT Repository was developed from their list of evidence-based competencies and is the only nationally tested preceptor assessment tool. It takes approximately 30 minutes to complete and can be used by preceptors for self-evaluation, individuals precepted (preceptees), and entities responsible for preceptor oversight to comprehensively assess a preceptor’s performance. The PAT can be used to meet accreditation criteria for transition-to-practice programs.   
  • The Learner module will be offering an updated DEI and Generational Learning Styles video.
  • The Feedback module will include new content discussing multiple preceptors during the orientation experience.

Changes to the AORN Learning Center

You may have already noticed improved user experience within AORN's Learning Center. On May 22, AORN launched a refreshed, modern user interface for our education platform - designed with you in mind. If you have not yet experienced these changes, here's what to expect:

  • A cleaner, more intuitive design that makes it easier to find and complete courses
  • Mobile-friendly navigation so you can learn anytime, anywhere
  • Faster support through new self-service tools
  • Increased security and stability behind the scenes

Learner Engagement

Support Confident Learning with Guideline Essentials

Give your Periop 101 learners a head start in understanding and applying AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice with Guideline Essentials—a member-exclusive resource designed to simplify complex topics and boost clinical confidence. Key features include:
  • Focused Learning: Each guideline summary breaks down critical information into digestible takeaways, perfect for learners new to the OR.
  • Visual Aids: Infographics and videos help clarify concepts and bring guideline recommendations to life.
  • Quick Access: Encourage learners to use Guideline Essentials as a go-to reference while progressing through their Periop 101 course and beyond.
  • Confidence Builder: Reinforces what learners are already being taught—supporting deeper understanding and evidence-based practice from day one.

Additional Support for Periop 101 Administrators

Find useful links, FAQs, and information to support you in your administrator role and to help you run a successful onboarding program.

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Course Highlight

Mobile-Friendly Video Refreshers for Real-Time Clinical Use

After completing Periop 101, help nurses confidently transition to practice with AORN CineMed Perioperative Clips—a mobile-friendly video library covering key procedures to enhance safety, confidence, and OR efficiency.

Why Perioperative Clips?

  • Provide 90+ instructional video clips, each ~1 minute long on surgical draping, positioning, prepping, tourniquet care, and more.
  • Rely on high-quality videos filmed in real clinical settings and evidence-based content.
  • Lessen the burden of being the only educator – Perioperative Clips provide easy access to support real-time training needs.
  • Reinforce Periop 101 learnings with visual explanations to solidify competency.
  • Enable staff to stop searching the internet for procedures by providing evidence-based clinical refreshers at their fingertips.

Periop 101 Administrator Webinars

The bimonthly Periop 101 Administrator Webinars are designed to support program administrators and learners. Join us for the following sessions to receive best practice tips, get lessons learned by your colleagues, important announcements, answers to your program implementation and management questions, and more. 

7/15/2025, Tuesday, 12:30pm MT | Periop 101 Tips & Tricks
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9/16/2025, Tuesday, 12:30pm MT | Periop 101 Implementation & Functionality
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FAQs
Find answers to commonly asked questions about Periop 101 implementation. 

To enroll your learners, visit the Facility Agreements Page.

  • Login using your AORN credentials
  • Select My AORN
  • Select Facility Agreements  
  • Select Invites and Roster
  • Select Invite
  • Email Type: Select the Learner radio button
  • Select the Learning Plan if applicable
  • Enter the first name, last name, and email address
  • Select Send

With each new Facility Agreement, the program administrator will receive a Periop 101 Admin Invite email from AORN with a link to register as an administrator. Once you’ve registered as an administrator, you will receive a follow-up email with instructions on how to complete the Administrator Implementation course. After completion of the Administrator Implementation course, you will able to invite learners to Periop 101 through your Facility Agreements Page.

Administrators can check their seat counts on the dashboard located in the AORN Learning Center (ALC) by clicking on the Dashboard tab and then the Products tab (e.g. if the seat count appears as 12/25, this indicates that the facility has used 12 seats out of 25 purchased seats and there are 13 seats available).

To access the Facility Agreements Page:

 

  • Visit aorn.org
  • Login using your AORN credentials
  • Select My AORN 
  • Select Facility Agreements  

Learners will have access to the course content for a total of 2 years, allowing them to use it as a clinical reference even after completing the course. Most learners complete the course in 3-6 months. This resource can help guide them in their surgical practice during the early stages of their careers.

Administrators have access through the end of the three-year facility agreement.

Exception: When a facility has an active learner beyond the agreement's end date, the administrator will need to contact AORN Experience Services at [email protected] to request for an extension. 

Yes, Periop 101 Administrators receive a complimentary 3-year AORN membership, which gives them access to learning engagement tools and professional development resources to grow their own skills.

Complimentary membership is only available to customers who access Periop 101 through the AORN Learning Management System. Contact AORN for details at [email protected]. 

Yes, Periop 101 learners receive a two-year complimentary AORN standard membership, which comes with a multitude of benefits to set them up for onboarding success, professional development, and connect them with the perioperative community.

2-year complimentary membership is only available to learners who access Periop 101 through the AORN Learning Management System. Contact AORN for details at [email protected].

Administrators can assign preceptor and learner seats using the Facility Agreements Page. Once the seats are assigned, preceptors and learners will receive an email with instructions on how to complete their registration and access their course material.