AORN Journal

DID YOU KNOW? The use of a clean borescope can reveal otherwise hard-to-identify defects.

https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aorn.70070

This Guideline at a Glance highlights important elements of the full guideline for the AORN Guideline for local-only anesthesia and includes images, implementation steps, and the rationale for why these steps are important to promote safety and optimal outcomes for patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures.

https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aorn.70089

Frustrated with your preceptor? Get yelled at during a case? Anxious about your first time being on call? The Masked Maven is here to provide you with expert advice to help you navigate your first few years in the OR.

https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aorn.70082

Article: Where Should You Grow? A Nurse’s Guide to Workplace Fit

Authors: Jill Graham, BSN, RN

Periop Briefing interviewed Jillian Carratala, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, director of nursing for surgical services at Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, New Jersey, about using text messages to improve communication and boost patient satisfaction scores.

https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aorn.70071

Solutions At Work: Automated Text Messages Boost Patient Satisfaction Scores