AORN Journal

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

Establishing an OR downtime process 07/29/2025

Using sterile towels to adjust surgical loupes 07/29/2025

Bringing personal bags into the OR 07/29/2025

Sterility of packaged sterile items dropped onto the floor 07/29/2025

Safety First: Managing Medication Shortages 07/29/2025

Guidelines in Practice: Sharps Safety 07/29/2025

Care of the patient taking a semaglutide medication 06/30/2025

Black flecks found inside instrument sets after sterilization 06/30/2025

Using spray deodorizer in the OR 06/30/2025

Point-of-use treatment for ophthalmic instruments 06/30/2025

Back to Basics 2.0: Specimen Management 06/30/2025

Guidelines in Practice: Patient Temperature Management 06/30/2025

Unconfirmed malignant hyperthermia susceptibility 05/28/2025

Low and ultralow insufflation pressures 05/28/2025

Managing OR waste 05/28/2025

Categorizing OR waste 05/28/2025

Protecting Patients From Perioperative Pressure Injuries 05/28/2025

Guidelines in Practice: Sterilization Packaging Systems 05/28/2025

Patients wearing continuous glucose monitoring devices 04/28/2025

Sterile elastic exsanguination tourniquets 04/28/2025

Communicating specimen identification 04/28/2025

Wearing wireless earbuds in the perioperative setting 04/28/2025

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Pneumatic Tourniquet Safety 04/28/2025

Back to Basics 2.0: Team Communication 04/28/2025

Guidelines in Practice: Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery 04/28/2025

Minimizing door openings for all procedures 03/28/2025

Caring for a surgical patient with extrapulmonary tuberculosis 03/28/2025

Developing an emerging infectious disease plan 03/28/2025

Performing hand hygiene during a community “boil water” advisory 03/28/2025

Guidelines in Practice: Sterilization 03/28/2025