What is perioperative nursing?
Perioperative nursing is otherwise known as surgical or operating room nursing. AORN recognizes the “perioperative nurse” as one who provides, manages, teaches, and/or studies the care of patients undergoing operative or other invasive procedures in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of the patient’s surgical experience. Perioperative nurses work on the surgical front lines, so no one is better qualified or has the capacity to advocate for and ensure patient safety in the surgical setting.
