AORN

Evidence-Based Practice and Education in Perioperative Care

AORN is dedicated to helping you, your facility, and health system resolve the challenges that impact perioperative teams and surgical patients every day.

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About AORN

AORN specializes in Evidence-Based Practice and Education in Perioperative Care.

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.

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.

Values

COMMUNICATION: Open, Honest, Respectful
INNOVATION: Creative, Risk Taking, Leading Edge
QUALITY: Reliable, Timely, Accountable
COLLABORATION: Teamwork, Inclusion, Diversity

 

Latest Activity

  1. AORN
    Where: Boston, MA When: April 5–8, 2025 As a perioperative professional, staying at the forefront of surgical advancements and best practices is crucial—but finding the right...
  2. AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo 2025 is set to take place in one of America's most enlightened cities—Boston, Massachusetts. Where: Boston, MA When: April 5–8, 2025 This...
  3. AORN

    Four Operating Room Technologies to Master

    AORN posted a topic in Operating Room

    Technology is advancing perioperative care on many fronts and keeping up is critical to providing safe patient care, stresses Julie Cahn, DNP, RN, CNOR, RN-BC, ACNS-BC, CNS-CP, perioperative practice...
  4. AORN

    Considering Operating Room? 5 Steps to Get There

    AORN posted a topic in Operating Room

    Perioperative RNs are in high demand in hospital surgical departments, day-surgery, clinics, and physicians' offices. They help plan, implement, and evaluate treatment of the surgical patient and may...