Aorn JournalPub Date : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1002/aorn.14423
Darlene B Murdock
{"title":"Lighting the Pathway for Innovation.","authors":"Darlene B Murdock","doi":"10.1002/aorn.14423","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aorn.14423","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54317,"journal":{"name":"Aorn Journal","volume":"122 4","pages":"203-204"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145187477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aorn JournalPub Date : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1002/aorn.14419
Ray-An B Talatala
{"title":"Preventing Lost Surgical Specimens.","authors":"Ray-An B Talatala","doi":"10.1002/aorn.14419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aorn.14419","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54317,"journal":{"name":"Aorn Journal","volume":"122 4","pages":"249-255"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145187488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aorn JournalPub Date : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1002/aorn.14412
Louisa D Martin, Angela Bratton, Steven Weiss, Caroline McKinnon, Julie K Zadinsky
{"title":"Workplace Incivility Among OR Nurses: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study.","authors":"Louisa D Martin, Angela Bratton, Steven Weiss, Caroline McKinnon, Julie K Zadinsky","doi":"10.1002/aorn.14412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aorn.14412","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Workplace incivility (WPI) is a form of rude behavior involving a disregard for another individual that occurs in perioperative environments. Workplace incivility can cause burnout and negatively affect patient safety, job performance, professional productivity, and mental and physical health. The purpose of our study was to describe the essential structure of the lived experience of WPI among RN circulators in the southeastern United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifteen nurses were interviewed, and descriptive phenomenological methods were used to code the interview transcripts and determine themes and subthemes. The three themes were enduring incivility as an individualized test; COVID-19 as an accelerant for WPI; and addressing WPI through accountability, communication, and education. There is an urgent need to address WPI in the OR. Perioperative health care professionals can use these findings to enhance the overall health of their work environment and begin to foster a culture of civility.</p>","PeriodicalId":54317,"journal":{"name":"Aorn Journal","volume":"122 4","pages":"226-239"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145187609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aorn JournalPub Date : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1002/aorn.14410
Julie Cahn, Jennifer L Zinn Fencl
{"title":"Supporting Perioperative Personnel After a Medical Error: Addressing Trauma and Promoting Recovery With the AORN Second Victim Tool Kit.","authors":"Julie Cahn, Jennifer L Zinn Fencl","doi":"10.1002/aorn.14410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aorn.14410","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The well-being of nurses is at risk, making it a national priority. Perioperative nurses are at high risk for traumatic psychological and physical symptoms after involvement in a medical error. These symptoms can result in workplace-related consequences, including lack of concentration; absenteeism; and leaving their position, facility, or profession. These consequences have implications for the health and safety of the nurse, the patients they care for, and the organization. Providing support to affected individuals is the most important step in reducing the severity and duration of their symptoms. The AORN Clinical Nursing Practice Committee developed an evidence-based tool kit for understanding what affected individuals may be experiencing, how to provide support, how to measure the scope of the issue, and how to set up an organizational support program. This article provides background information on this traumatic phenomenon and reviews the development process for the tool kit and the included resources.</p>","PeriodicalId":54317,"journal":{"name":"Aorn Journal","volume":"122 4","pages":"214-225"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145187507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aorn JournalPub Date : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1002/aorn.14417
{"title":"Addressing Barriers to Good Ergonomic Practices in the OR.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/aorn.14417","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aorn.14417","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54317,"journal":{"name":"Aorn Journal","volume":"122 4","pages":"P1-P4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145187256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aorn JournalPub Date : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1002/aorn.14411
Jonny Marr
{"title":"Guidelines in Practice: Transmission-Based Precautions.","authors":"Jonny Marr","doi":"10.1002/aorn.14411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aorn.14411","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The updated AORN \"Guideline for transmission-based precautions\" provides perioperative nurses with evidence-based guidance on preparing for emerging and persistent infectious threats and outlines strategies to reduce the risk of transmission in the surgical setting. This article provides an overview of the guideline and discusses recommendations for personal protective equipment; implementing standard, contact, droplet, and airborne precautions; infective airborne particle risk assessment; transporting patients with confirmed or suspected infectious disease; and preparing for emerging infectious diseases. A scenario illustrates the application of these practices during the transport of a patient on airborne precautions. Perioperative nurses should review the guideline in its entirety and apply the recommendations to support infection prevention; protect patients and personnel; and ensure safe, evidence-based care across all surgical settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":54317,"journal":{"name":"Aorn Journal","volume":"122 4","pages":"240-248"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145187504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aorn JournalPub Date : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1002/aorn.14422
George Allen
{"title":"Triclosan Sutures for Preventing Surgical Site Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"George Allen","doi":"10.1002/aorn.14422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aorn.14422","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54317,"journal":{"name":"Aorn Journal","volume":"122 4","pages":"267-270"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145187470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}