Free eLearning Course

Familiarize yourself with the Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS).

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The goal of this course is to familiarize nurses and other health care personnel with the PNDS, a standardized nursing language that will support evidence-based perioperative nursing practice.

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Our newly refreshed Intro to the PNDS online course is free, interactive and easy-to-understand.

Learning Outcomes

  • Describe the PNDS and its value
  • Advocate for the use of the PNDS in the workplace
  • Integrate the PNDS into daily perioperative nursing practice

Learning Objectives

  • Define the PNDS and its impact on perioperative nursing practice 
  • Describe the value of the PNDS to patients, perioperative nurses, and the perioperative nursing profession
  • Apply the PNDS to real-life professional situations

1 Contact Hour. Expires 6/25/28.

Course Requirements

Learners receive 1 Contact Hour after passing the posttest with a score of 80% and completing the course evaluation.

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Free for both AORN members and non-members.

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Did You Know?

Our documentation solution is coupled with the Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS) to make perioperative documentation easier, faster and more cost-effective.

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