AORN Facility Reference Center

New Guideline on Design and Maintenance

Now available

Welcome to the AORN Facility Reference Center

A one-stop perioperative portal to The Guidelines for Perioperative Practice, implementation tools, and other clinical content for the entire perioperative team.
• Guidelines for Perioperative Practice
• At a Glance Library
• Tools and Resources
• Clinical FAQs

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, workflow, and post-op
Skin Prep: includes prep solution instructions for each part of the body

Tools and Resources

Hundreds of guideline implementation tools, including:
• Policy and procedure templates
• Competency verification tools
• Inservice PowerPoints
• Case studies

Clinical FAQs

Frequently asked questions about guideline topics.
• 200+ clinical FAQs
• Auto-suggest search features
• Short and expanded answers available

Also available from AORN

• Annual Global Surgical Conference & Expo
• Facility Education
• Group Membership
• Ambulatory Surgery Division
• Career Center