AORN eGuidelines+

Read the newly updated Guideline for Local Anesthesia and Guideline for Instrument Cleaning.
Recently added: Procedures at a Glance for Electrophysiology and Cardiac Catheterization.
For Facility Customers: The new AORN COVID-19 Perioperative Playbook has been added to your subscription and can be accessed through the Books drop down menu.

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Accreditation Assistant for Joint Commission Standards*

This tool aligns Joint Commission standards with the AORN Guidelines and associated implementation tools needed. Categories include: Ambulatory, Critical Access Hospital, Hospital, Office-Based Surgery, and Sterile Processing.

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Guidelines for Perioperative Practice

Quick and easy access to evidence-based recommendations. Multiple views are available:

Quick view—photos, illustrations, videos, and bulleted overviews
Outline—a list of all recommendations with the ability to expand
Full view—the entire text of each guideline with evidence cited
Ambulatory supplements included for select guidelines

At a Glance Library

Illustrated, step-by-step guides for quick review:

Positioning: includes assessment, physiological effects and best practices.
Procedures: includes indications, prep, positioning, and workflow for pre-, intra-, and post-op, including popup images of instruments.
Skin Prep: includes prep solution instructions for each part of the body.
Anesthesia: includes information about different types of anesthesia.
Medication: includes brief summaries of perioperative uses and implications of medications.

Tools and Resources

Hundreds of guideline implementation tools, including:
• Policy and procedure templates
• Competency verification tools
• Inservice PowerPoints
• Case studies
• New for AORN members: AORN members at facilities subscribing to the eG+ can find and access AORN member webinars, tool kits, and Journal articles within eGuidelines+.

Clinical FAQs

Frequently asked questions about guideline topics.

200+ clinical FAQs
Auto-suggest search features
Short and expanded answers available

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