AORN eGuidelines+

Read the newly updated Guideline for Retained Surgical Items and Guideline for Surgical Smoke Safety.

Easily view summaries of the resources available on eGuidelines+ for Endoscopy and Cardiac Catheterization.

The Accreditation Assistant for the AAAHC Standards is now available on the eGuidelines+. Facilities can contact their AORN account executives for a free trial subscription.

The first half of the Room Setup at a Glance is now available.

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Accreditation Assistant*

The Accreditation Assistant is designed to improve the quality of a facility’s survey preparation and save staff time by aligning each of the accreditation standards with the specific AORN Guideline recommendations, policies & procedures, competencies, and other tools that apply to the specific elements of that standard. The Accreditation Assistant is available for:
• The Joint Commission Standards
• The AAAHC Standards

*Additional subscription required for each. Joint Commission is a registered trademark of the Joint Commission. AAAHC is a registered trademark of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. Neither the Joint Commission nor the AAAHC have reviewed or endorsed these tools. Facility use of their accreditation standards are subject to the copyrights owned by The Joint Commission and AAAHC.

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, with popup instrument images.
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.
Hand-Over Tools: includes customizable templates (by clinical speciality) to help you build hand-over tools that align with the type of procedure performed.
Room Setup: includes images and brief descriptions of common room setups by specialty.

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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