All Episodes

Guideline First Look: Surgical Specimen Management

Back to Basics 2.0: Surgical Counts

Sharps Injury Protocols

Nonsterile Examination Gloves Tearing During Use

Point-of-Use Treatment of Instruments

Auditing the Time-Out Process

Safety First: Preventing Improperly Reprocessed Instruments

Recently Hired Personnel Working the Night Shift

Advocating for Perioperative Nurse Involvement in Professional Nursing Associations

Professional Liability Risk for RNs and APRNs

Delegating to LPNs and LVNs in the OR

Guidelines in Practice: Local-Only Anesthesia

Back to Basics 2.0: Air Quality as a Cornerstone of Sterile Technique

Time to Contamination of Covered Sterile Tables

Table Covering Materials and Methods

Time to Contamination of Uncovered Instruments

Optimal Conditions for Preparing Sterile Tables

Guidelines in Practice: Safe Use of Surgical Energy Devices

Safety First: Mitigating Air Quality Issues During Specimen Handling

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Integration of Artificial Intelligence

Managing Counted Items That are Dropped

Active Warming Methods

Patient Temperature Monitoring

Fire Safety Education and Simulation

Guidelines in Practice: Care and Cleaning of Surgical Instruments

Back to Basics 2.0: Medication Safety

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Environmental Hygiene

Ethics of Using Artificial Intelligence

Applications for Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Technology

Transitioning to the Novice Perioperative Nurse Educator Role

Preventing Retained Surgical Items During Procedures With Multiple Sterile Fields

Caring for Patients With Electronic Implanted Devices

Self-disinfecting surface technologies

Automated disinfectant dispenser verification

Wearing masks during joint space injections

Prefilled skin antiseptic preparation application times

Allergic reactions to local anesthetics

Methemoglobinemia after local anesthetic administration

Phentolamine administration for vasoconstrictor-induced ischemia

Advocating for buffered lidocaine local anesthetic

Back to Basics 2.0: Patient Skin Antisepsis

Perioperative Risk Factors and Safety Strategies for Patients With Tattoos and Piercings

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Care of the Patient Receiving Local-Only Anesthesia

Requirements for tissue tracking versus perioperative nursing documentation

Decontamination methods for dropped cranial bone flaps

Storage recommendations for autologous tissue grafts

Routine microbial culturing of cranial bone flaps

Safety First: Enhancing Patient Care During Robotic-Assisted Surgery

Guidelines in Practice: Autologous Tissue Management

Ice water irrigation during endoscopy

Implementing borescope inspection of surgical instruments

Changing attire after working in the decontamination area

Reapplication of pretreatment product in the decontamination area

Guideline First Look: Guideline for the Safe Use of Surgical Energy Devices

Back to Basics 2.0: Surgical Attire

Clinical Issues: Natural rubber latex in a latex-safe environment

Clinical Issues: Types of reactions to latex

Clinical Issues: Considerations for return electrode placement

Clinical Issues: Electrosurgical return electrodes (Volume 122, Issue 6)

Safety First: Preventing Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia

Staffing interventional pulmonology procedures performed in the OR

Manually determining limb occlusion pressure

Reperfusion intervals with pneumatic tourniquet use

Estimating blood loss

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Care and Cleaning of Surgical Instruments

Back to Basics 2.0: Addressing Social Determinants of Health

Guidelines in Practice: Pneumatic Tourniquet Safety

Isolation gown evaluation

Bringing stuffed toys into the OR

Surface area and prefilled skin antiseptic applicators

Hair management for cesarean delivery

Safety First: Preventing Lost Surgical Specimens

Guidelines in Practice: Transmission-Based Precautions

Contraindications to lipid emulsion therapy

Responding to suspected local anesthetic systemic toxicity

Strategies to help prevent local anesthetic systemic toxicity

Preparing for a possible local anesthetic systemic toxicity event

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Autologous Tissue Management

Back to Basics 2.0: Determining Instrument Sterility

Establishing an OR downtime process

Using sterile towels to adjust surgical loupes

Bringing personal bags into the OR

Sterility of packaged sterile items dropped onto the floor

Safety First: Managing Medication Shortages

Guidelines in Practice: Sharps Safety

Care of the patient taking a semaglutide medication

Black flecks found inside instrument sets after sterilization

Using spray deodorizer in the OR

Point-of-use treatment for ophthalmic instruments

Back to Basics 2.0: Specimen Management

Guidelines in Practice: Patient Temperature Management

Unconfirmed malignant hyperthermia susceptibility

Low and ultralow insufflation pressures

Managing OR waste

Categorizing OR waste

Protecting Patients From Perioperative Pressure Injuries

Guidelines in Practice: Sterilization Packaging Systems

Patients wearing continuous glucose monitoring devices

Sterile elastic exsanguination tourniquets

Communicating specimen identification

Wearing wireless earbuds in the perioperative setting

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Pneumatic Tourniquet Safety

Back to Basics 2.0: Team Communication

Guidelines in Practice: Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

Minimizing door openings for all procedures

Caring for a surgical patient with extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Developing an emerging infectious disease plan

Performing hand hygiene during a community "boil water" advisory

Guidelines in Practice: Sterilization

Safety First: Preventing Personnel Exposure to Antineoplastic Agents in the OR

Patients wearing personal undergarments into the OR

Overcoming barriers to reporting sharps injuries

Guideline for Transmission-Based Precautions

Using multiple electrosurgical unit generators simultaneously

Evaluating and selecting devices with engineered sharps injury prevention features

Back to Basics 2.0: Waste Management

Supporting Ethical Competence in Perioperative Nursing

Opening the sterile back table and supplies and storing them in the central core

Event reporting and a culture of safety

Scrubbed team members leaving the OR during fluoroscopy

Guideline for Patient Temperature Management

The maximum number of personnel in the OR

Guideline for Sharps Safety

Emergence, Transmission, and Containment of Candida auris in the Perioperative Setting

Short-cycle sterilization

Guideline for Sterilization Packaging Systems

Sterilization of three-dimensional printed devices

Cooling instruments after immediate-use steam sterilization

Immediate-use steam sterilization and infection risk

Back to Basics 2.0: Radiation Safety

Passive insulation for treating hypothermia

Forced-air warming and surgical site infection

Preoperative patient warming

Fire extinguishers in the OR

Caring for Patients With Pheochromocytomas in the Perioperative Setting

Guideline for the Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

Mitigating Hazards in the Perioperative Setting

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery for Lumbar Decompression or Disc Herniation

Perioperative Care of the Transgender and Gender-Diverse

Guideline for Sterilization

Reducing the perioperative carbon footprint

Exsanguination before tourniquet use

Using augmented reality technology in the OR

Patients wearing contact lenses during a procedure

Guidelines in Practice: Sterile Technique

Emergency Preparedness in Perioperative Services

Oral health and postoperative infective complications

Preoperative dental treatment

Facial hair length

Using multidose medication vials in the OR

Navigating Accountable Conversations in Health Care: Balancing Power Dynamics

Guidelines in Practice: Surgical Attire

Fire and Alarm Safety

Selecting nonsterile sharps disposal containers

Life support certification requirements for perioperative RNs

Using crisis checklists in the perioperative environment

Walking patients to the OR

Guidelines in Practice: Safe Patient Handling and Movement

Using Debriefing to Address Disruptive Behaviors and Improve Clinician Well-Being

Pediatric suicide screenings

Reporting suspected child abuse

Pediatric human trafficking screenings

Performing a risk assessment

Using intermittent pneumatic compression devices on patients in lithotomy position

Off-label use of dental devices during direct laryngoscopy

Paper count sheets sterilized inside instrument sets

Cleaning surgical instruments after use in a procedure involving chemotherapeutic medications

Back to Basics 2.0: Perioperative Care of the Older Adult

Guidelines in Practice: Team Communication

Improving Team Members' Attention During the OR Briefing or Time Out

Safety First: Caring for Patients in a Perioperative Magnetic Resonance Area

Addressing Pediatric Perioperative Anxiety

Using Acupressure to Reduce Perioperative Anxiety in Children

Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pediatric Surgical Patients

Assessing Fire Risk

Back to Basics 2.0: Safe Staffing, Competency Assessment, and Onboarding

Wearing Shoe Covers in the Perioperative Setting

Wearing Eyelash Extensions in the Perioperative Setting

Promoting Health in the Workplace

Released Amputated Limbs

Guidelines in Practice: A Safe Environment of Care

Nail coverings in the perioperative setting

Cleaning hybrid OR floor tracks

Laundry facility accreditation

Cell phone cleaning

Guidelines in Practice: Manual High-Level Disinfection

Safety First: Enhancing Health Literacy

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Sterile Technique

Surgical smoke safety during transurethral resection of the prostate procedures

Preventing accidental dislodgement of tubes, drains, and catheters

Back to Basics 2.0: Sustainability in the Perioperative Practice Setting

Sharing Perioperative Nursing Expertise Through Publication: A Guide for the Novice Author

Exoskeleton use in the OR

The Revised National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Lifting Equation

Safety First: Preventing Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity After Long-Acting Local Anesthetics

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Surgical Attire

Placing an electrosurgical unit dispersive electrode over a tattoo

Surgical wound classification of procedures involving cancer removal

Counting instruments during cavity closure

Retaining count sheets in the patient's medical record

Creating a Just Culture in the Perioperative Setting

Off-label medication use and prescribing practices

Prophylactic, therapeutic, and empiric use of antimicrobial agents

Perioperative RN administration of antineoplastic agents

Minimum efficiency reporting values, parameters, and testing for air filters...

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Safe Patient Handling and Movement

Back to Basics 2.0: Sharps Safety

Guidelines in Practice: Design and Maintenance of the Surgical Suite

Safety First: Managing "Hidden" Allergens in the Perioperative Setting

Head lice

Patients with iodine and chlorhexidine allergies

Storing sterile and unsterile supplies together

Using indwelling urinary catheters during general surgery

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Team Communication

Guidelines in Practice: Medication Safety

Securing sterile drapes with skin staples

Sterility of rubber stoppers on medication vials

Social media use in the OR

Staffing for local-only anesthesia procedures

Guideline First Look: Guideline for a Safe Environment of Care

Back to Basics 2.0: Information Management

Guidelines in Practice: Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism

Communication During Robotic Procedures

Guideline First Look Guideline For Manual High - Level Disinfection

Guidelines In Practice Minimally Invasive Surgery

Patients With Tattoos In The Magnetic Resonance Environment

Pregnant Personnel In The Magnetic Resonance Environment

Robotic Procedure Emergency Preparedness

Safety First Documenting Perioperative Care In The Electronic Health Record

Patients With Tattoos In The Magnetic Resonance Environment

Pregnant Personnel In The Magnetic Resonance Environment

Robotic Procedure Emergency Preparedness

Safety First Documenting Perioperative Care In The Electronic Health Record

Back To Basics 2.0 Moderate Sedation And Analgesia

Chemical Disinfectant And Room Decontamination Device Classifications

Disinfectant Terminology

Environmental Protection Agency Disinfectant Verification And List Designation

Guidelines In Practice Processing Flexible Endoscopes

Performing Clean And Contaminated Procedures Consecutively

Performing Clean And Contaminated Procedures Consecutively

Performing Clean And Contaminated Procedures Consecutively

Performing Clean And Contaminated Procedures Consecutively

Respiratory protection against surgical smoke from liver tissue

Local exhaust ventilation and surgical smoke safety

Location of endoscopy storage cabinets

Sterility of ultrasound transmission gel

Safety First: Caring for Patients Undergoing Epidural Block Placement

Guidelines in Practice: Hand Hygiene

Active Shooter Crisis Preparedness

Back To Basics 2.0 Laser Safety

Guidelines In Practice Prevention Of Perioperative Pressure Injury

Heating, Ventilation, And Air - Conditioning Parameters

Modifying Directional Air Pressure Settings

Use Of Clean Versus Sterile Pneumatic Tourniquet Cuffs

Personal protective equipment in the decontamination area

Administering opioids to patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Surgical smoke evacuation during Mohs surgery

Using built-in trocar filters for surgical smoke safety

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Design and Maintenance of the Surgical Suite

Safety First: Understanding the Root Cause Analysis Process to Increase Safety Event Reporting

Guidelines in Practice: Positioning the Patient

Indications for use of intraoperative autologous red blood cell salvage

Contraindications for use of intraoperative autologous red blood cell salvage

Second victim phenomenon after adverse events

Introduction to Antibiotic Stewardship Principles for the Perioperative Nurse

Back to Basics 2.0: Prevention of Perioperative Pressure Injury

Flying insects in the OR

Reprocessing and reusing single-use devices

Using instrument-marking tape

Epinephrine in orthopedic irrigation

Safety First: Reducing the Risk of Perioperative Transmission of Candida auris

Normalization of Deviance Is Contrary to the Principles of High Reliability

Conversion to an open procedure

Excess absorption of fluid distension media

Hysteroscopic fluid deficit thresholds

Alternative insufflation gases

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Medication Safety

Back to Basics 2.0: Preventing Unintentionally Retained Surgical Items

Frequency of OR wall and ceiling cleaning

Waterborne pathogen development and associated risks

Water management program teams and perioperative services

Minimizing waterborne pathogens in perioperative areas

Safety First: Preventing Surgical Site Infections

Developmentally Appropriate Care of Pediatric Patients in the Perioperative Setting

Janus kinase inhibitor therapy and venous thromboembolism risk factors

Identifying validated venous thromboembolism risk assessment tools

Timing of the preoperative venous thromboembolism risk assessment

Communicating venous thromboembolism and bleeding risk after surgery

Back to Basics 2.0: Sterile Technique

Guidelines in Practice: Patient Information Management

Safety First: Reducing OR Traffic

Surveying the AORN membership for research studies

Informed consent document validity

Internet technology updates and fire alarms

Documenting versus recording

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism

Back to Basics 2.0: Intraoperative Cardiopulmonary Arrest

Reuse of single-use bronchoscopes

Endoscope processing room workflow

Simethicone use during endoscopy

Implementing borescope inspection of flexible endoscopes

Guidelines in Practice: Prevention of Unintentionally Retained Surgical Items

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Minimally Invasive Surgery

Safety First: Empowering Perioperative Team Members to Speak Up

Verifying patient identity before blood product administration

Surgical site infection risk with allogeneic blood administration

Information on topical thrombin

Safe use of topical thrombin

Perioperative Management Strategies for the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Facility in China

Back to Basics 2.0: Planning and Designing Perioperative Areas

Providing inclusive care to patients in the LGBTQ Community

Preventing trips over power cords

Reducing discomfort of personnel standing for prolonged procedures

Using a clear adhesive dressing as a sterile drape patch

Guideline First Look: Guideline for Processing Flexible Endoscopes

Use of sterile vests

Bare arms for unscrubbed personnel

Preventing thermal injury from electrosurgical devices

Preoperative site marking for minimally invasive procedures

Preventing Perioperative Sharps Injuries

Guidelines in Practice: Surgical Smoke Safety

Back to Basics 2.0: Point-of-Use Instrument Cleaning and Steam Sterilization

Surgical hand antisepsis recommendations

Surgical hand rub preparation