AORN New Member Resources

Welcome to AORN, Thank You for Joining!

We’re here to help ensure your onboarding experience is easy and seamless. You’ll find helpful videos, tips, tutorials, resources, and more to get started with your AORN membership. 
Let’s dive in so you can start taking advantage of the valuable benefits you joined for!

Getting Started

Welcome to Your Community

Become an AORN pro with tips and tricks to help you make the most of your membership.

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AORN Website

Familiarize yourself with the AORN website and how to find and access your membership benefits.

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My AORN Portal

MyAORN is your member portal

My AORN is your one-stop shop for membership. Login from the AORN homepage to:

  • View your member details
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AORN Help Page

Have a question about your membership or AORN in general? Need an answer to a clinical practice question? We’ve got you covered. View this short walkthrough to learn how to get help.

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Solutions for Your Challenges

Your membership provides tools and resources to help you tackle your top challenges as a new AORN member.

Connect with other periop professionals locally through your AORN chapter to get support and attend chapter events and meetings for education and contact hours. Search for your chapter's page on Nursing Network and find upcoming events, news & announcements, and more.
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Are you following and developing evidence-based policies and procedures? Do you need help assessing gaps in your or your team’s competencies? Be your facility’s go-to clinical expert by using Guidelines Essentials: ready-to-use tools that keep your skills sharp on a variety of clinical topics.
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Maintain your credentials with more than 200 free CH through AORN Journal CNE articles:
  • New to the OR? Back to Basics articles help you develop a foundation for effective, evidence-based practice.
  • Need help implementing a new AORN Guideline? Guidelines in Practice articles provide guidance and case studies.
  • Want answers to hot clinical topics? Clinical Issues articles address top member questions with answers from our Guideline authors.
Access the full library of articles and submit evaluations directly from the article to easily earn contact hours. Available on My AORN – log in to access.
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No matter what stage of your career you are in, the AORN Career Center can help you achieve your goals. Explore job postings, get career coaching, use our salary calculator, and more.
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Registered nurses (RNs) practicing in the United States have three foundational and professional resources that inform the thinking and decision making that guides their practice:
  • Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statement
  • Nursing’s Social Policy Statement: The Essence of the Profession
  • Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 4th Edition

AORN’s “Perioperative Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice” builds on these professional resources, describes the scope of perioperative nursing practice, and identifies the specialty’s Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance and accompanying competencies. Read the full publication here.

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More New Member Resources

AORN Member Mentor Program

Develop career-long connections to help nurture your professional and personal development.

Periop Corner Online Community

Connect with your periop peers online. Ask questions, find answers, resource share, and more.

The Stitch

This digital resource supports novice periop nurses and the educators and preceptors that support them. Get quick tips, articles, and expert advice to help navigate challenges. 

Postcard Quiz Answers

Surgial Instruments

Did you correctly identify and name the surgical instruments? See answers below:

Stevens Tenotomy Scissors

Stevens Tenotomy Scissors: Used for dissecting and cutting delicate tissue, typically muscles and tendons of the eye.

Mayo
Scissors

Mayo Scissors: Straight Mayo scissors are used to cut suture. Curved Mayo scissors are used to cut thick or heavy tissue.

Schnidt
Tonsil

Schnidt Tonsil: Used for clamping small vessels or holding tonsil sponges.

Metzenbaum
Scissors

Metzenbaum Scissors: Used for dissecting and cutting delicate tissue. Should never be used to cut suture or drapes.

Kocher
Forceps

Kocher Forceps: Used for grasping, holding, and crushing heavy tissue.

Right Angle
(Mixter)

Right Angle (Mixter): Used for clamping, dissecting, or grasping tissue.

Resources:

Get images and descriptions for 20 basic instruments, and an overview of instrument categories, to help you become familiar with commonly used instruments. Learn More

The AORN Mobile App also includes NEW Instrument Pocket Cards to help you quickly identify instruments from your phone.