AORN Journal

Article	Citations
Guidelines in Practice: Hypothermia Prevention	23
Surgical Team Familiarity: An Integrative Review	20
The Role of Perioperative Hypothermia in the Development of Surgical Site Infection: A Systematic Review	13
Risk Factors of Postoperative Delirium in Older Adult Spine Surgery Patients: A Meta‐Analysis	13
Effectiveness of a Group Game Intervention in Reducing Preoperative Anxiety Levels of Children and Parents: A Randomized Controlled Trial	13
Nurses’ Perceptions of the Extent and Type of Missed Perioperative Nursing Care	12
Occupational Heat Stress, Thermal Comfort, and Cognitive Performance in the OR: An Integrative Review	11
A Network Analysis of Perioperative Communication Patterns	10
Staffing and Orientation During the COVID‐19 Pandemic	10
Just Culture: The Foundation of Staff Safety in the Perioperative Environment	9
Strengthening Student Nurses’ Sense of Belonging Through Attendance at a Professional Nursing Conference	9
State of the Science: A Concept Analysis of Surgical Smoke	9
Ergonomic Challenges in the Perioperative Setting	8
Addressing the Perioperative Nursing Shortage Via a Perioperative Nursing Preceptorship for Baccalaureate Nursing Students	7
Using an Academic‐Practice Partnership to Implement a Perioperative Nursing Elective in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program	7
Patients' Perceptions After Robot‐Assisted Surgery: An Integrative Review	6
Using Radiofrequency Technology to Prevent Retained Sponges and Improve Patient Outcomes	6
Results of the 2022 AORN Salary and Compensation Survey	6
“Perioperative Unfolding Case Study”—A Lesson in Quality and Safety	6
Using Simulation‐Based Education to Improve Team Communication During a Massive Transfusion Protocol in the OR	6
COVID‐19 in the Perioperative Setting: Applying a Hierarchy of Controls to Prevent Transmission	6
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Surgical Intervention for Treating Cervical Disc Disease	5
Guideline for Positioning the Patient	5
Adding a Visual Communication Tool to the Electronic Health Record to Prevent Pressure Injuries	5
A Systematic Review of Interventions Used to Enhance Implementation of and Compliance With the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist in Adult Surgery	5

Using Virtual Human Technology in Perioperative Team Training Simulations	5
Evaluation of a Redesigned Perioperative Specialty Elective to Address the Perioperative Nursing Shortage	5
COVID‐19 Emergency Management Structure and Protocols	5
Results of the 2020 AORN Salary and Compensation Survey	5
A Scoping Review of Strategies Used to Implement the Surgical Safety Checklist	5
A Five‐Step Evidence‐Based Practice Primer for Perioperative RNs	4
A Curriculum for Perioperative Nurse Deployment During a Pandemic	4
Expanding an Academic‐Service Partnership to Develop a Summer Perioperative Nursing Practicum for Baccalaureate Students	4
Perioperative Interventions to Reduce Surgical Site Infections: A Review	4
Maintaining Perioperative Safety in Uncertain Times: COVID‐19 Pandemic Response Strategies	4
Care of the Patient Undergoing Robotic‐Assisted Brain Biopsy With Stereotactic Navigation: An Overview	4
AORN Position Statement on Prevention of Perioperative Pressure Injury	4
Linen: The New Frontier in Infection Control and Prevention	4
Robotic‐Assisted Surgery: A Brief History to Understand Today’s Practices	4
An Examination of Factors That Predict the Perioperative Culture of Safety	4
The Role of the Robotics Coordinator: Improving Efficiency in a Robotic Surgery Program	4
Implementing Daily Management Systems to Support Sustained Quality Improvement in Ambulatory Surgery Centers	4
Guideline for care and cleaning of surgical instruments	4
Guidelines in Practice: Sterilization Packaging Systems	4
Perioperative Acute Myocardial Infarction and Ischemia After Noncardiac Surgery: Pathophysiology, Prevention, and Nursing Implications	3
Using a Complementary Intervention to Decrease Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting	3
Developing a Perioperative Nurse Residency Program to Address Planned Nurse Retirements	3
Preparing for the next infectious disease pandemic	3
Guideline for preoperative patient skin antisepsis	3
Guidelines in Practice: Instrument Cleaning	3
Guideline Quick View: Pressure Injury Prevention	3
An Interprofessional Branching Simulation to Introduce RN First Assistant Students to Their Role in the Perioperative Setting	3
Robotic‐Assisted Lumbar Fusion: An Effective Technique for Pedicle Screw Placement	3
Using a Virtual Reality and Communication Intervention to Reduce Pain and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Lipoma Excision With Local Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial	3
Guideline for Prevention of Perioperative Pressure Injury	3
Engaging Perioperative Learners Using Online Game‐Based Education	3
Management and Mitigation of Temperature and Humidity Events in the Perioperative Setting	3
The Effect of Brush Motion and Rinsing When Manually Cleaning Cannulated Medical Devices	3
Interprofessional Collaboration in the OR: A Qualitative Study of Nurses’ Perspectives	3
Intraoperative Irrigation: Fluid Administration and Management Amidst Conflicting Evidence	2
Protecting your organization from e‐mail phishing and ransomware attacks	2
Clinical Issues	2
Key considerations for processing surgical instruments	2
Results of the 2021 AORN Salary and Compensation Survey	2
Guideline for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism	2
Encouraging Interdisciplinary Preoperative Communication With a Virtual Huddle	2
Preventing Retained Surgical Items During Endovascular Procedures: Bridging the Gap Between Guidelines and Practice	2
The Effect of RN Circulator–Scrub Person Dyad Consistency on Total OR Time and Turnover Time	2
Learning From Lessons for Change	2
Guidelines in Practice: Moderate Sedation and Analgesia	2
Relocating Sterile Processing Activities to an Off‐Site Facility: Cost, Design, and Project Management Considerations	2
Fostering a Culture of Well‐Being in Perioperative Nursing: A Call to Action	2
Addressing the Gap, Advancing the Knowledge: Guidance for the Abstract Reviewer	2
Hand Hygiene	2
Perioperative Prewarming: Heat Transfer and Physiology	2

Guidelines in Practice: Prevention of Unintentionally Retained Surgical Items	2
A Nomogram for Predicting Unplanned Intraoperative Hypothermia in Patients With Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Laparoscopic Colorectal Procedures	2
What's Coming in Future Issues	2
Guidelines in Practice: Specimen Management	2
A Central Sterile Processing and Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control Collaboration to Ensure Safe Patient Care	2
Our Shared Purpose: Communicating the Value of Nursing	2
Guidelines in Practice: Surgical Attire	2
Guidelines in Practice: Environmental Cleaning	2
Guidelines in Practice: Electrosurgical Safety	2
Guideline Quick View: Pneumatic Tourniquets	2
Improving Perioperative Nursing Care for Transgender and Gender‐Diverse Patients	2
Incorporating Human Factors in Perioperative Nursing to Reduce Errors	2
Demystifying the Institutional Review Board	2
Preventing Surgical Site Infections: Implementing Strategies Throughout the Perioperative Continuum	2
Community Hospital Perioperative Services Department Responds to the COVID‐19 Pandemic	2
Guidelines in Practice: Surgical Smoke Safety	2
Perioperative Nurse Educators: Rapid Response to the COVID‐19 Pandemic	2
Developing a Surgical Site Infection Prevention Bundle for Patients Undergoing Elective Spine Surgery	2
Problem Identification: The First Step in Evidence‐Based Practice	2
Patients With COVID‐19 Undergoing Cesarean Deliveries: Adapting the OR Suite and Perioperative Care to Prevent Transmission	2
AORN Position Statement on Managing Distractions and Noise During Perioperative Patient Care	2
Implementing a Surgical Smoke Evacuation Policy and Procedure: A Quality Improvement Project	2
Developmentally Appropriate Care of Pediatric Patients in the Perioperative Setting	2
Unintentional Ketamine Overdose in the Operating Room – Mixing Up the Ampules	2
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Patients Undergoing Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty	2
Infection Transmission Associated With Contaminated Ultrasound Probes: A Systematic Review	2
Surgical Skin Prep: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Chlorhexidine Versus Povidone‐Iodine	2
Improving Skin Assessment Documentation in the Electronic Health Record to Prevent Perioperative Pressure Injuries	2
Safety huddles improve patient safety and quality of care	1
Advocating for surgical smoke evacuation legislation	1
The Role of the Perioperative Nurse in Implementing Contact Precautions to Prevent Transmission of Multidrug‐Resistant Organisms	1
Needed Practice Change: Surgical Smoke Evacuation	1
Accessing and Selecting the Best Available Evidence: The Second Step in Evidence‐Based Practice	1
Optimizing patient health before surgery to improve outcomes	1
Operational Effect of COVID‐19 on Surgical Care at a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital	1
Preventing Unintentionally Retained Surgical Items	1
Using Continuous Intraoperative Pressure Mapping to Describe Patterns of Tissue Interface Pressure	1
Cyberattacks in health care can threaten patient safety	1
A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols for Radical Cystectomy	1
Lessons Learned From COVID‐19 and the New Normal	1
Organizational and personal strategies to support well‐being and address burnout	1
Case‐Mix Moderation of the Relationship Between OR Performance Metrics and Utilization	1
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Hazardous and Harmful Chemicals in the Perioperative Environment	1
Clinical Issues—January 2021	1
Using Adenosine Triphosphate Bioluminescence–Based Technology to Verify Cleanliness of Perioperative High‐Touch Surfaces	1
Preventing Surgical Site Infections	1
Clinical Issues—February 2022	1
Strategies to Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance	1
A Systematic Approach to Systematic Reviews	1
The Future of Nursing: Health Equity	1
Our Journey to a Bright Future	1
Instrument Set Decontamination Workflows Designed for Success in Sterile Processing	1
Deploying perioperative nurses to the intensive care unit during the COVID‐19 pandemic	1
Perioperative Nurse Recruitment: An OR Placement Program for Fourth‐Year Nursing Students in Ontario	1
Environmental Surface Hygiene in the OR: Strategies for Reducing the Transmission of Health Care–Associated Infections	1
Malignant Hyperthermia	1
Intraoperative Cardiopulmonary Arrest	1
Key considerations for elective surgery in patients who previously had COVID‐19	1
Perioperative Antibiotics and Infection Prevention: Demystifying Penicillin Allergies	1
Guideline for prevention of unintentionally retained surgical items	1
Improving communication throughout care to increase patient satisfaction	1
Learning and Leading: The Impact of COVID‐19 in Perioperative Areas	1
Mobile health apps are transforming patient care	1
Public health emergencies underscore the importance of nurse well‐being	1
Laparoscopic‐Assisted Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement: A Less Invasive Approach to Treating Hydrocephalus	1
Our Shared Purpose: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion	1
Strategies to Implement a Competency Assessment Verification Program	1
Emergency Preparedness: Strategies for Maintaining Water Supply Quality and Access for Sterile Processing	1
Clinical Issues—April 2022	1
Health Disparities Experienced by Surgical Patients of Color: What is Known and Key Actions to Take	1
Best Practices and a Business Case for Surgical Site Infection Prevention	1
Innovative and Effective Education Strategies for Adult Learners in the Perioperative Setting	1
A High Reliability Organization’s Use of the Evidence‐Based Practice Process to Eliminate an Identified Potential for Wrong‐Site Surgery	1
Comment on RN First Assistant Application Prerequisites	1
Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke: Indications and Perioperative Care	1
Guidelines in Practice: Sharps Safety	1
Adapting protocols for the care of surgical patients during the COVID‐19 pandemic	1
Instrument Manufacturing: Implications for Perioperative Teams	1
Sterile Processing Department Benchmarking for Labor Productivity	1

Retained Surgical Items: Overview of a Persistent Problem in Health Care	1
Clinical Issues—April 2021	1
The OR Black Box Nursing Education Curriculum: Using Video Review to Optimize Patient Safety	1
Use of 3D printing in surgery	1
Perioperative Nursing Care of the Patient Undergoing a Cochlear Implant Procedure	1
Guideline for care of the patient receiving local‐only anesthesia	1
Down Syndrome: A Review of Key Perioperative Implications	1
Guideline Quick View: Complementary Care	1
OR Traffic and Surgical Site Infections: A Quality Improvement Project	1
The Power of Positivity	1
Electrosurgical Safety	1
Systematic Review of Preoperative Patient Readiness	1
A Grounded Theory of Intraoperative Team Members’ Decision Making Regarding Surgical Attire Guideline Adherence	1
The Effect of a Skin Barrier Film on the Incidence of Dressing‐Related Skin Blisters After Spine Surgery	1
AORN Guidelines in the Era of COVID‐19	1
An Overview of Dupuytren’s Disease for Perioperative Nurses	1
An Examination of Nurses’ Empowerment and Speaking Up During Postanesthesia Clinical Hand Overs	1
The Association for Nursing Professional Development National Preceptor Practice Analysis Study: An Exploration of Precepting in Perioperative Settings	1
An Examination of the Career Choices of Nursing Graduates After Completing a Perioperative Elective	1
Surgical Conscience: A Concept Analysis for Perioperative Nurses	1
Distending Media Used During Hysteroscopy: Perioperative Nursing Implications	1
Complementary interventions to reduce postoperative pain	1
From Education to Practice: Incorporating Quality Improvement Projects Into a Baccalaureate Nursing Curriculum	1
AORN Position Statement on Patient Safety	1
The Effects of Flow Disruptions on RN Circulators	1
Assessing the Value of Huddle Implementation in the Perioperative Setting	1
Performance Qualification Testing Improves Processing of Lumened Surgical Instruments in Ultrasonic Cleaners	1
Strategies for Safely Maintaining Surgical Volume During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Mixed‐Methods Study	1
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Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism	1
Leveraging Clinical Ladder Nurses to Support an Education Program on Intraoperative Cell Salvage for Obstetric Patients	1
Effective Collaborative Leadership During a Pandemic—and Beyond	1
Thorough Environmental Cleaning Helps to Prevent Pathogen Transmission	1
Commentary on Addressing the Perioperative Nursing Shortage Through Education	1
AORN Position Statement on Perioperative Care of Patients With Do‐Not‐Resuscitate or Allow‐Natural‐Death Orders	1
Guideline for pneumatic tourniquet safety	1
Guideline Quick View: Electrosurgical Safety	1
Preventing Retained Surgical Items	1
Fostering social connectedness	1
Guideline for surgical smoke safety	1
Guidelines in Practice: Preoperative Patient Skin Antisepsis	1
Introduction to Antibiotic Stewardship Principles for the Perioperative Nurse	1
The Challenges of Ethical Decision Making in Nursing	1
Influencing Well‐Being in Perioperative Nursing: The Role of Leaders	1
An Overview of Quality Improvement Processes and Data Analysis in Perioperative Nursing Practice	1
Preventing Staff Member Injury Through Safe Patient Handling and Movement	1
Guideline for radiation safety	1
Our Shared Purpose: Preparedness	1
Compliance With and Barriers to Implementing the Surgical Safety Checklist: A Mixed‐Methods Study	1
Implementing a Standardized Phase‐of‐Care Craniotomy Education Program	1
Fostering patient engagement can aid in infection prevention efforts	1
Evaluating Personal Protective Equipment Compliance in the Midst of a Pandemic	1
AORN Position Statement on Environmental Responsibility	1
Cricoid Pressure: Contradictory Evidence Regarding a Standard Practice	1
Creating a Cardiovascular OR Huddle Board	1
Positioning the Patient	1
Understanding and addressing moral injury in health care	1
Neuraxial	0
News Briefs	0
Fatal Patient‐Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Opioid‐Induced Respiratory Depression	0
Finding a “New Normal” Post Pandemic	0
What's Coming in Future Issues	0
Intraoperative Interventions for Preventing Surgical Site Infection: An Overview of Cochrane Reviews	0
Quality Improvement Project to Reduce Opioid Use in Patients Undergoing Cesarean Birth	0
Issue Information	0
Forum and House of Delegates Agenda	0
News Briefs	0
AORN Nominating Committee	0
Self‐compassion for perioperative nurses	0
Issue Information	0
Educational Opportunities	0
The Perioperative Steering Committee as an Accountable Infrastructure to Enable and Sustain Change	0
Best practices for performing the surgical time out	0
Using Performance Improvement to Enhance Time‐Out Compliance and Prevent Wrong‐Site Surgery	0
Two Cases of Retained Vaginal Packing: When Writing an Order Is Not Enough	0
AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo 2021 Exhibitors	0
Improving Perioperative Communication During the COVID‐19 Pandemic	0
Clinical Issues—January 2023	0
Issue Information	0
Clinical Issues—January 2022	0
Slate of Candidates and Voting Procedures	0
Inadequate Anesthesia Preparation Leading to Difficult Intubation and Hypoxia	0
Preventing Perioperative Sharps Injuries	0
Improving Tissue Tracking Documentation With Education and Enhanced Forms	0
AORN Board of Directors	0
The AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo 2021 is Coming!	0
Issue Information	0
Educational Opportunities	0
Improving the safety of lateral patient transfers	0
Chest	0
Guideline Quick View: Minimally Invasive Surgery	0
Focus on Infection Prevention	0
On the Road to AORN Expo: Speaker Preview	0
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Preventing Complications During Aneurysm Clipping – The Role of Neuromonitoring	0