Periop Talk

On this Q&A episode of Periop Talk , we get all the details on nails with Guideline author Lisa Spruce, DNP, RN, ACNP, CNOR, CNS-CP, ACNS, FAAN, Director of Evidence-Based Perioperative Practice at AORN. Support the show Welcome to the Periop Talk—your go-to podcast series where we examine the world of perioperative nursing. Episode after episode, we're bringing you professional tips, cli...

On this Q&A episode of Periop Talk , we get the latest update on the Guideline for Surgical Attire with Guideline author Lisa Spruce, DNP, RN, ACNP, CNOR, CNS-CP, ACNS, FAAN, Director of Evidence-Based Perioperative Practice at AORN. She’ll tell you what you can – and can’t – wear in the OR.  Support the show Welcome to the Periop Talk—your go-to podcast series where we examine the world of pe...

On this Q&A episode of Periop Talk , we sit down with Guideline author Lisa Spruce, DNP, RN, ACNP, CNOR, CNS-CP, ACNS, FAAN. She is the Director of Evidence-Based Perioperative Practice at AORN and she answers your questions on having tattoos as a periop nurse and wearing fake eyelashes in the OR.  Support the show Welcome to the Periop Talk—your go-to podcast series where we examine the world...

On this episode of Periop Talk , we talk with Doreen Wagner, PhD, RN, CNOR, about the importance of nursing research. A Professor of Nursing at WellStar School of Nursing, Kennesaw (Ga.) State University, AORN member, and perioperative nurse, Wagner and her team conducted the first known study to explore the relationship between unplanned perioperative hypothermia, the most common perioperative co...

On this episode of Periop Talk, we discuss the evolution and use of the Surgical Checklist with Past President of AORN Mary Jo Steiert who was on the ground floor during its creation and, with AORN, was tasked with introducing it to the U.S. In mid-2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened its second international gathering of healthcare providers who were challenged with coming up with s...