AORN RN First Assistant Group
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) aims to unite registered nurses in maintaining the highest professional standards of perioperative nursing practice to encourage optimal care of the patient before, during and after operative and other invasive procedures.
Recent News & Announcements
The AORN Guideline for Care and Cleaning of Surgical Instruments will be available for public comment June 13, 2025 - July 13, 2025 at Online...
Posted by Association of periOperative Registered Nurses in Public Commenting
Help AORN build the 2025 salary benchmark by taking our annual Salary Survey. Your input powers the December AORN Journal salary report—and helps...
Posted by Association of periOperative Registered Nurses in AORN HQ Announcements
Looking for clinical resources at your fingertips? The AORN Mobile App now includes updates to Guideline Essentials. NEW & Updated Guideline...
Posted by Association of periOperative Registered Nurses in AORN HQ Announcements
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 8:00am ET
On-Demand CE Activities
The Guideline for Sterilization provides guidance for perioperative teams about sterilizing reusable medical devices to be used in perioperative and procedural settings.
Clinical topics: Surgery
Offers 1.0 contact hour
Available until September 10, 2026
This presentation will review the new guideline for enhanced recovery after surgery.
Clinical topics: Surgery
Offers 1.0 contact hour
Available until October 17, 2026
Guideline for Surgical Attire with guidance for the perioperative RN for wearing surgical attire in semi-restricted and restricted areas, laundering, cleaning items, updates on disinfection criteria.
Clinical topics: Surgery
Offers 1.0 contact hour
Available until January 31, 2026