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AORN
Safe Surgery Together
About AORN
AORN is a non-profit membership association based in Denver, Colorado that represents the interests of more than 160,000 perioperative nurses by providing nursing education, standards, and clinical practice resources—including the peer-reviewed, monthly publication AORN Journal—to enable optimal outcomes for patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures. AORN’s 42,000 registered nurse members manage, teach, and practice perioperative nursing, are enrolled in nursing education, or are engaged in perioperative research. We define and advance best nursing practices for surgical patients by researching and distributing scientifically based recommendations. Our Mission: Our mission is to promote safety and optimal outcomes for patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures by providing practice support and professional development opportunities to perioperative nurses. AORN will collaborate with professional and regulatory organizations, industry leaders, and other health care partners who support the mission. Our Vision: AORN will be the indispensable resource for evidence-based practice and education that establishes the standards of excellence in the delivery of perioperative nursing care. Our Values: Communication: Open, Honest, Respectful Innovation: Creative, Risk Taking, Leading Edge Quality: Reliable, Timely, Accountable Collaboration: Teamwork, Inclusion, Diversity
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Signals from AORN
11 published signals
Presence & Recognition
AORN is hosting an upcoming Accelerate Perioperative Leadership Workshop in Chicago, Atlanta, or San Francisco to teach attendees how to build a compelling business case for capital investment.
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Products & Services
AORN published an article detailing how nurse leaders developed an innovative telescopic sponge-counting system to mitigate sponge-related retained surgical items (RSIs) in a Midwestern academic medical center.
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Research & Knowledge
AORN released the revised AORN Guideline for Care of the Patient Receiving Moderate Sedation/Analgesia available for public comment.
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Presence & Recognition
AORN members Melinda Thompson and Stephanie Barman presented on surgical smoke safety and conducted a surgical smoke evacuation demonstration for Wisconsin legislators in Madison, WI on August 27.
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Presence & Recognition
AORN is conducting advocacy groundwork ahead of the 2027 legislative session.
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Presence & Recognition
AORN announced that Dio Sumagaysay, RN, MS, will be the Vice President of Perioperative & Multi-Specialty Procedural Services at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon, giving a session on building a successful business case.
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Presence & Recognition
AORN announced that Danielle Bodigon, MBA, BSN, RN, will be a healthcare operations leader who will walk through steps to become a Lean Six Sigma White Belt.
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Presence & Recognition
AORN is hosting an in-person AORN Guidelines Workshop in six cities this fall to cover four critical areas impacting patient and staff safety, including Retained Surgical Items, Surgical Smoke Safety, Patient Warming and Positioning, and Bleeding Management.
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Research & Knowledge
AORN published a Back to Basics article in the AORN Journal titled Surgical counts and patient safety.
Reported by Zach Swartz
Presence & Recognition
AORN is hosting the 2027 AORN Perioperative Nursing Research Symposium from Jan. 27–28, 2027, featuring a virtual live event and an abstract deadline of Sept. 25, 2026.
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People
AORN candidate Leigh Anne Bartlett submitted her candidate bio and election statement for the 2027 AORN Treasurer position.
Reported by Leigh Anne Bartlett, MSN, RN, CNOR