AORN Journal

The AORN Journal podcast highlights key articles and briefings from the most recent journal issue and the latest in perioperative nursing.

Caring for Patients With Electronic Implanted Devices 03/26/2026

Self-disinfecting surface technologies 03/26/2026

Automated disinfectant dispenser verification 03/26/2026

Wearing masks during joint space injections 03/26/2026

Prefilled skin antiseptic preparation application times 03/26/2026

Allergic reactions to local anesthetics 02/27/2026

Methemoglobinemia after local anesthetic administration 02/27/2026

Phentolamine administration for vasoconstrictor-induced ischemia 02/27/2026

Advocating for buffered lidocaine local anesthetic 02/27/2026

Back to Basics 2.0: Patient Skin Antisepsis 02/27/2026

Perioperative Risk Factors and Safety Strategies for Patients With Tattoos and Piercings 02/27/2026

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Care of the Patient Receiving Local-Only Anesthesia 01/30/2026

Requirements for tissue tracking versus perioperative nursing documentation 01/30/2026

Decontamination methods for dropped cranial bone flaps 01/30/2026

Storage recommendations for autologous tissue grafts 01/30/2026

Routine microbial culturing of cranial bone flaps 01/30/2026

Safety First: Enhancing Patient Care During Robotic-Assisted Surgery 01/30/2026

Guidelines in Practice: Autologous Tissue Management 01/30/2026

Ice water irrigation during endoscopy 01/06/2026

Implementing borescope inspection of surgical instruments 01/06/2026

Changing attire after working in the decontamination area 01/06/2026

Reapplication of pretreatment product in the decontamination area 01/06/2026

Guideline First Look: Guideline for the Safe Use of Surgical Energy Devices 01/06/2026

Back to Basics 2.0: Surgical Attire 01/06/2026

Clinical Issues: Natural rubber latex in a latex-safe environment 11/25/2025

Clinical Issues: Types of reactions to latex 11/25/2025

Clinical Issues: Considerations for return electrode placement 11/25/2025

Clinical Issues: Electrosurgical return electrodes (Volume 122, Issue 6) 11/25/2025

Safety First: Preventing Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia 11/25/2025

Staffing interventional pulmonology procedures performed in the OR 10/30/2025