Periop Talk

Perioperative nurses are known for their exceptional advocacy strength, often protecting patients from harm in the most vulnerable situations. But when it comes to advocacy, how good are you at advoc…

Clear Communication for Better Care: A Guide to Team Dynamics in the OR

For perioperative nurses, effective teamwork is crucial for patient safety. 

Building a Culture of Safety

A strong foundation for …

Still in crisis mode from the pandemic and its aftermath, many nurses are feeling tired and somewhat disgruntled, and may be looking for greener pastures.

However, the journey toward “greener grass” c…

In this episode of Periop Talk AORN gives a sneak preview into the new High-Level Disinfection Guideline and how these key changes will impact your daily practice. Perioperative nurses play a vital r…

The opportunity to start fresh in a different department is a gift. Once you are there, take advantage of everything and everyone. Staff are designated to help teach you the art and science of their …

At the foundation of any clinical relationship is trust: trust between clinicians and patients, trust among the interprofessional team members, and trust between a new hire and the preceptor. Buildin…

The physical design of the surgical suite should support safe patient care, efficient movement of patients and supplies, and workplace safety and security. The surgical suite includes the preoperativ…

Surgical smoke is the by-product of using energy-generating devices (e.g., electrosurgery units, powered surgical instruments), and it is full of carcinogenic and mutagenic cells. AORN speaks with Sc…

What are the three biggest changes to the Guideline for Medication Safety? It all depends on your facility, but labeling, hazardous medication and antibiotic oversight were three issues that really s…

Traveling nurses are here to stay. Join AORN President Vangie Dennis and Board Member Becca Vortman for a conversation with a staff nurse and a traveling nurse about how changing your approach to per…

What are the new assessment tools and how is technology helping us reduce surgical patient injuries? Hear about practice changes from the AORN Sr. Director of Evidence-Based Perioperative Practice Li…

AORN President Vangie Dennis MSN, RN, CNOR, CMLSO speaks with Molly, a Millennial O.R. nurse-turned-clinical educator about how the “trophy generation” helped evolve perioperative teams - and the cha…

What are the biggest pros and cons of working among 5 different generations today? AORN President Vangie Dennis MSN, RN, CNOR, CMLSO speaks with Mary-Kate, a Gen Z periop nurse at a large New York ho…

AORN leaders, like perioperative nurses everywhere, agree food can be the highlight for celebrating Perioperative Nurses Week. Listen in as Board President Vangie Dennis, Vice President Darlene Murdo…

AORN President Vangie Dennis MSN, RN, CNOR, CMLSO speaks with Wellstar Health System Assistant Vice President of Ethics, Advance Care Planning and Spiritual Health Jason Lesandrini MA, PhD(c), FACHE,…

Going “against the grain” of our patient care training during COVID-19 created moral injury in nurses. But a body of evidence proves that using very simple strategies will help you manage how your bo…

AORN President Vangie Dennis MSN, RN, CNOR, CMLSO and periop nurse and mind-body medicine practitioner Dr. Margaret Below PhD, RN, NE-BC talk about micro-episodes of joy, gratitude and other simple, …

The President’s Corner is a series of conversations between AORN President Vangie Dennis, MSN, RN, CNOR, CMLSO, and colleagues across the country about issues most important to AORN members and the p…

June is Pride Month and, to help raise awareness around inequities in healthcare, transmale Nik Unterkircher, MA, UX/UI, DEI Practitioner at AORN, talks candidly with Vice President of Nursing, Renae…