AORN Journal

Article	Citations
2022 Conference Poster Winners	15
Two Cases of Retained Vaginal Packing: When Writing an Order Is Not Enough	14
What's Coming in Future Issues	12
Educational Opportunities	12
New Guidance Outlines Safe Medication Practices in the Perioperative Setting	11
Issue Information	11
Guideline for a Safe Environment of Care	10
Preventing Perioperative Sharps Injuries	9
Making Your Mark as a Patient Advocate	9
Does the Type of Surgical Headwear Worn in the OR Matter? A Review of Evidence and Opinions	8
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What's Coming in Future Issues	8
What's Coming in Future Issues	8
Managing Medication Shortages	8
Updated Considerations Regarding Cannabis Use in Perioperative Patients	7
Preventing an Unintentionally Retained Surgical Item	7
Using a Specimen Resource Aid to Reduce Intraoperative Specimen Errors	7
Making Preoperative Cesarean Delivery Instructions More Accessible to Patients	7
Guideline for Sterile Technique	7
Compliance With and Barriers to Implementing the Surgical Safety Checklist: A Mixed‐Methods Study	7
Reducing Traffic in the OR	7
What's Coming in Future Issues	7
Vagina	7
Guidelines in Practice: Prevention of Unintentionally Retained Surgical Items	7
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AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo 2026 Speaker Interviews	6
Navigating Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty	6
Candidate Biographical Information and Election Statements	6
Guideline Quick View: Retained Surgical Items	6
2023 Conference Poster Collection: Instrument Cleaning, Storage, and Reprocessing	6
Guideline Quick View: Autologous Tissue	6
What's Coming in Future Issues	5
What's Coming in Future Issues	5
Best practices for the use of telemedicine	5
Using Simulation to Teach the Scrub Person Role to Perioperative Nurses	5
In This Issue	5
Reimagining the Operating Room: A Blueprint to Innovative Modern Surgery	5
60 Years of AORN Journal: 1993–1997	5
Tips for Being an Effective Nurse Preceptor	5
Machine Perfusion Improves Organ Preservation for Transplant	4
Lighting the Pathway for Transformative Change	4
Environmental Cleaning	4
News Briefs	4
Guidelines in Practice: Sterilization	4
Closing the Gap Between Infection Prevention Guidelines and Real‐World Practice	4
Perioperative Communication Gaps: A Qualitative Exploration	4
Perioperative Management Strategies for the COVID‐19 Pandemic at a Facility in China	4
Recent Evidence in Patient Temperature Management	4
Clinical Issues — December 2025	4
Implementation of a Blended‐Learning Perioperative Nursing Education Program in Canada	3
Educational Opportunities	3
Making Your Mark	3
Clinical Issues — May 2025	3
Determining Instrument Sterility	3
New Clinical Trial Combines Fetal Surgery With Cellular Therapy	3
News Briefs	3
Bupivacaine Plus Magnesium Sulfate for Arthroscopy: A Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	3
Effect of Erector Spinae Plane Block on Postoperative Opioid Consumption: A Meta‐Analysis	3
Advocating for the Count	3
2024 Conference Awards	3
Guideline for Sterilization Packaging Systems	3
Robotic‐Assisted Surgery: A Brief History to Understand Today’s Practices	3
Laser Safety	3
What's Coming in Future Issues	3
Reducing OR Traffic	3
Implementing a Barcode‐Based Whole–Life Cycle Management Process to Improve Robotic Instrument Tracking	3
Guidelines in Practice: Pneumatic Tourniquet Safety	3
General	2
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Implementing a Standardized Surgical Count Process for Spine Implant Breakaway Components	2
Maintaining Perioperative Normothermia in Patients Undergoing Ambulatory Surgery	2
Improving Team Members’ Attention During the OR Briefing or Time Out	2
In This Issue	2
Serving as a Perioperative Nurse Advocate	2

What's Coming in Future Issues	2
Guideline for Design and Maintenance of the Surgical Suite	2
Guideline for Processing Flexible Endoscopes	2
Lack of Sepsis Recognition Leads to Delay in Care Following Cesarean Delivery	2
Streamlining Instrumentation Through Collaboration	2
Gamified Perioperative Education	2
Reusable Versus Single‐Use Endoscopes	2
Issue Information	2
Issue Information	2
Preparing RN First Assistant Orientees to Respond to a Cardiac Arrest	2
Improving the Care of Obstetric Patients in the Postanesthesia Care Unit	2
Whole‐Room Disinfection Using Germicidal Light	2
Performance Qualification Testing Improves Processing of Lumened Surgical Instruments in Ultrasonic Cleaners	2
Clinical Issues—December 2022	2
Guideline Quick View: Flexible Endoscopes	2
Guiding the Pen: Navigating the AORN Journal Submission Process and Author Guidelines	2
Preventing Exposure to Surgical Smoke	2
60 Years of AORN Journal: 1963–1967	2
Issue Information	2
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2022 Conference Poster Collection: Sterilization, Infection Prevention, and High‐Level Disinfection	2
Educational Opportunities	1
2023 Conference Highlights	1
Normalization of Deviance in the Perioperative Setting: A Systematic Literature Review	1
News Briefs	1
Health Disparities Experienced by Surgical Patients of Color: What is Known and Key Actions to Take	1
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2024 Conference Poster Collection: Infection Prevention	1
Using Debriefing to Address Disruptive Behaviors and Improve Clinician Well‐Being	1
Clinical Issues — June 2024	1
Encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis Procedure: A Treatment Option for Patients With Moyamoya Disease	1
Decreasing Pathogen Transmission From Stethoscopes	1
Improving Instrument Transport	1
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Clinical Issues — March 2023	1
Clinical Issues — September 2024	1
News Briefs	1
Forum and House of Delegates Agenda	1
2024 Conference Poster Collection: Patient Safety, Thermoregulation, and Retained Surgical Items	1
What's Coming in Future Issues	1
Recent Evidence in Environmental Cleaning	1
Celebrating Our Journey as Nurses	1
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Improving Tissue Tracking Documentation With Education and Enhanced Forms	1
Clinical Issues — July 2025	1
Perioperative Nurses: Key to Surgical Site Infection Prevention	1
Emerging Technological Innovations in Perioperative Nursing	1
Guideline Quick View: Pneumatic Tourniquets	1
Guidelines in Practice: Moderate Sedation and Analgesia	1
A Perioperative Clinical Advancement Program to Improve Nurse Recruitment and Retention	1
Safety Coach Simulation Training Helps Nurses Practice Speaking Up	1
Guideline for Hand Hygiene	1
Evaluation of the Content, Reliability, and Quality of YouTube Videos on Surgical Hand Scrubbing	1
60 Years of AORN Journal: 1988–1992	1
Automating Perioperative Inventory Management: A Quality Improvement Project	1
What's Coming in Future Issues	1
What's Coming in Future Issues	1
Guideline for Positioning the Patient	1
Developing a Program for Sustained Prevention of Retained Surgical Items	1
2025 Conference Poster Collection: Thermoregulation	1
Guideline for Surgical Attire	1
Solutions for Reducing Perioperative Supply Waste	1
Issue Information	1
Surgical Air Disinfection Technology Leads to Improvements in OR Air Quality	1
Writing for the AORN Journal: Sharing Your Voice	1
Factors in the Perioperative Nurses’ Work Environment That Predict Work Engagement	1
Using Continuous Intraoperative Pressure Mapping to Describe Patterns of Tissue Interface Pressure	1
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News Briefs	1
The Role of the Robotics Coordinator: Improving Efficiency in a Robotic Surgery Program	1
Guideline Quick View: Minimally Invasive Surgery	1
Guideline for Safe Patient Handling and Movement	1
Preventing Miscommunication During Invasive Procedures	1
Clinical Issues—July 2022	1
Considerations for Presenting Items to the Sterile Field	1
Improving Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Specimen Handling and Processing	1
Guidelines in Practice: Surgical Smoke Safety	1
Slate of Candidates and Voting Procedures	1
Guideline Quick View: Positioning the Patient	1

Honoring the Patient's Wishes	1
The Future of Perioperative Nursing: Promoting Health Equity and Nurse Resilience	1
Sharing Perioperative Nursing Expertise Through Publication: A Guide for the Novice Author	1
Issue Information	1
Focus on Infection Prevention	1
Effect of Citrus aurantium Aromatherapy on Pain After Orthopedic Surgery	1
Preventing Personnel Exposure to Antineoplastic Agents in the OR	1
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Results of the 2023 AORN Salary and Compensation Survey	1
What's Coming in Future Issues	1
Guideline for Manual High‐Level Disinfection	1
Development of an Education Program to Address an Anesthesia Technician Shortage	1
2024 Conference Poster Collection: Instrumentation and Sterile Processing	1
Guideline Quick View: Implementation of ERAS	1
Issue Information	1
In This Issue	1
Quality Improvement Project to Reduce Opioid Use in Patients Undergoing Cesarean Birth	1
Managing a Multigenerational Workforce	1
Preventing Complications During Aneurysm Clipping – The Role of Neuromonitoring	1
Issue Information	1
QR Code Streamlines Attendance‐Taking Process During Surgical Inservice Seminars	1
2025 Conference Highlights	1
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A New, Minimally Invasive Treatment Option for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia	1
Predicting Postoperative Outcomes in Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Machine Learning Approach Using Electronic Health Records	1
Managing Conflict to Promote Patient Safety	1
Improving Infection Prevention in Cardiac Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project on Antibiotic Prophylaxis	0
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Health Care Worker Exposure to Blood and Other Body Fluids	0
60 Years of AORN Journal: 2003–2007	0
Guideline Quick View: Information Management	0
Malignant Hyperthermia	0
Caring for Patients With Diabetes in the Ambulatory Setting	0
2025 Conference Poster Collection: Pressure Injury Prevention	0
Items Commonly Retained After a Surgical Procedure	0
Clinical Issues — June 2023	0
Guideline Quick View: Medication Safety	0
In This Issue	0
Guidelines in Practice: Design and Maintenance of the Surgical Suite	0
Using Fatigue‐Reducing Techniques in the Perioperative Setting	0
Guidelines in Practice: Manual High‐Level Disinfection	0
News Briefs	0
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How to Assess Patients for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Risk	0
Pain Management Procedures	0
Using QR Codes to Digitize Perioperative Resources	0
Operating Theater Nurses’ Main Concerns During Organ Procurement Procedures: A Grounded Theory Study	0
Patient Smoking Status and Postoperative Outcomes: An Integrative Literature Review of Studies Using the ACS NSQIP Data Set	0
2023 Conference Poster Collection: Smoke Evacuation and Management and Staff Well‐Being	0
Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair With Concomitant Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication	0
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A Meta‐Analysis of Minimally Invasive Versus Open Approaches to Pancreatic Surgery	0
Safe Practices for the Use of Bone Cement	0
How to Safely Tuck a Patient's Arms	0
Sterile Processing Department Benchmarking for Labor Productivity	0
Developing Education to Increase Staff Member Competency With Organ Procurement	0
2024 Conference Poster Collection: Robotics	0
The Importance of Ergonomic Education in Preventing Perioperative Musculoskeletal Disorders	0
Team Member Roles in Preventing Unintentionally Retained Surgical Items	0
News Briefs	0
What's Coming in Future Issues	0
What's Coming in Future Issues	0
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Guideline Quick View: Design and Maintenance	0
Issue Information	0
Strategies to Prevent Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity	0
Improving Access to Alcohol‐Based Hand Rub Dispensers for Surgical Hand Antisepsis	0
Effect of Weighted Blanket Versus Traditional Practices on Anxiety and Pain in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial	0
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Issue Information	0
Reducing the Risk of Perioperative Transmission of Candida auris	0
Guideline Quick View: Hand Hygiene	0
2023 Conference Awards	0
Prevention and Management of Workplace Violence	0
Using Equipment According to the Manufacturer's Instructions for Use	0
News Briefs	0
Guideline Quick View: Instrument Cleaning	0
Avoiding Malpractice Claims as a Perioperative Nurse	0
AORN Nominating Committee	0
Electrosurgical Safety	0
Proper Use of Equipment	0
Overcoming Challenges Related to Perioperative Staffing and Retention	0
Clinical Issues—May 2022	0
What's Coming in Future Issues	0
Guideline for Minimally Invasive Surgery	0
What's Coming in Future Issues	0
A Thorough Assessment May Save a Patient’s Life	0
Improving Weekend First‐Procedure On‐Time Starts at a Level I Trauma Center	0
Moderate or Deep Sedation/Analgesia	0
Clinical Issues—January 2023	0
Surgical Technologist Apprentice Program: An Innovative Approach to Improve Staffing	0
Guidelines in Practice: Processing Flexible Endoscopes	0
Meeting the Challenges of Staffing	0
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