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s nurses, most of us can recall the hospital tours during our first clinical days and the excitement we felt walking from floor to floor, unit to unit,
seeing who worked where and what they were doing. Few stops along the way, however, held more interest or
intrigue than the OR. What was happening behind those big double doors? And what was it like to work there? Whether called the operating room, the surgical suite
or the perioperative area, we knew there were lots of RNs behind those doors working in many different roles with patients before, during and after surgery. As sub-specialties, procedures and surgical techniques
grew over the years, so too did the perioperative nursing specialty. Today it’s still a popular practice area and holds interest for many nursing students. Moreover, for those who enter the big doors and pursue the specialty, it’s proven to be a rewarding career. According to AORN, the professional nursing orga-
nization for perioperative nurses, more than 160,000 perioperative RNs are working in the U.S. and more than 40,000 of them belong to AORN. Whether they work in the neurosurgical, orthopedic,
urological, oncological, cardiac or any one of the countless other sub-specialties, perioperative nurses are valued and admired for the crucial roles they play in surgical patients’ care and well-being.
Before, during and after surgery, perioperative nursing forms the perfect care continuum for patients, and we salute these nurses.
T is special edition brings
you the following features: • An infographic on how perioperative nurses feel about their roles; • A look at how ICU Liberation changes patient experiences; • Top traits of nurses who work in each periop area; • Tips for a healthy OR workspace. • Why it’s important for nurses to advocate for sedated patients. •
NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
National Association of Hispanic Nurses Executive Director Celia Trigo Besore, MBA, CAE; National Black Nurses Association Executive Director Millicent Gorham, MBA; Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses CEO Linda Groah, MS, RN, FAAN; The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future Director Andrea Higham; Emergency Nurses Association Executive Director Susan M Hohenhaus, LPD, RN, CEN, FAEN; National Student Nurses Association Executive Director Diane J. Mancino, EdD, RN, CAE; CGFNS International, Inc. CEO Franklin A. Shaffer, EdD, RN, FAAN; American Organization of Nurse Executives CEO Pamela Thompson, MS, RN, FAAN; Sigma Theta Tau International CEO Patricia Thompson, EdD, RN, FAAN; American Association of Colleges of Nursing CEO Deborah E. Trautman, PhD, RN; American Nurses Association CEO Marla Weston, PhD, RN.
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