Association of periOperative Registered Nurses

I've been around the block for a bit of time.

You'll catch me at the AORN, HSPA, APIC shows.

So I'm on LinkedIn.

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You know, AIME is updating one of their things.

AORN is updating one of their things.

And you're like, even the CDC is always up.

You're like, what? Oh, my gosh.

From start to finish, the program typically takes about six months.

Just want to jump in here and ask for those listeners who don't know, what does CNA stand for? And what about AORN? There's a couple of acronyms in there that they might not be familiar with.

Yeah, thanks for that question, Rachel.

So I forget sometimes that people don't know what all of our acronyms mean.

It touches the workflow around cleaning, preparation, assembly, packaging, loading, sterilization, cooling, right? Storage, handling, documentation, and quality practices.

You know, there's also AORN guidance, right? AORN is relevant because, you know, perioperative teams are involved in packaging integrity.

Sure.

Aseptic presentation, opening, inspection, communication, good or bad, back to SPD when something does not look right, right? And then there, you know, there's also the international perspective.

They differ depending upon what organization you look at.

And AORN makes a certain statement about it, right? So we all have these general, these organizations that are coming out making these statements and they don't all match.

And so the nurse and the physicians and the administrators are all not on the same page.

And we don't know what to do.