Operating Room Nursing

Operating room nursing is a nursing specialty that encompasses comprehensive patient care throughout the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of surgery, with emphasis on maintaining asepsis, ensuring patient safety, and coordinating with the surgical team.

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Citations

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Authors

1.8K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

420

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Perioperative Nursing

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Anesthesia SupportAseptic TechniqueBlood Loss ManagementCirculating Nurse ResponsibilitiesElectrosurgical SafetyIntraoperative Patient SafetyOperating Room SafetyOperating Room Team CommunicationOperating Room Workflow CoordinationPatient Assessment

Publications

1.7K

View Through a Window May Influence Recovery from Surgery

Roger S. Ulrich · Science · 1984 · 5.2K citations

Medicine, Perioperative Nursing, Surgery +10

Educational Levels of Hospital Nurses and Surgical Patient Mortality

Linda H. Aiken · JAMA · 2003 · 1.7K citations

Medicine, Anesthesiology, Surgery +7

Communication failures in the operating room: an observational classification of recurrent types and effects

Lorelei Lingard · BMJ Quality & Safety · 2004 · 1.3K citations · Full text

Nursing, Communication, Surgery +14

Nurse Burnout and Patient Satisfaction

Doris C. Vahey, Linda H. Aiken, Douglas M. Sloane et al. · Medical Care · 2004 · 976 citations · Full text

Management, Nursing Administration, Long-term Care Nursing +15

Effects of Hospital Care Environment on Patient Mortality and Nurse Outcomes

Linda H. Aiken, Sean P. Clarke, Douglas M. Sloane et al. · JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration · 2008 · 853 citations · Full text

Nursing, Medical-surgical Nursing, Nursing Administration +16

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Authors

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Linda H. Aiken
University of Pennsylvania, United States
21 publications · 7.5K citations
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Helena Leino‐Kilpi
University of Turku, Finland
17 publications · 1.2K citations
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Franklin Dexter
University of Iowa, United States
15 publications · 676 citations
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Brigid M. Gillespie
Griffith University, Australia
14 publications · 935 citations
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Alvisa Palese
University of Udine, Italy
11 publications · 500 citations
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Journal of Advanced Nursing
JAN · 69 publications · 4K citations
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PubMed
Repository · 125 publications · 3.7K citations
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Journal of Clinical Nursing
JCN · 47 publications · 2.7K citations
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JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration
JNA · 42 publications · 4.6K citations
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AORN Journal
78 publications · 2.2K citations
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See also Operating Room Nursing
Patient Safety	Surgical Safety Checklist Documentation Surgical Counts Timing Of Prophylactic Antibiotics Intraoperative Specimen Management Perioperative Monitoring
Aseptic Practices	Surgical Hand Scrub Sterile Field Management Surgical Draping
Perioperative Phases	Perioperative Nursing Data Set Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Postoperative Handover Postoperative Risk Prediction
Team Coordination	Network Protocols Safety Huddles With Patients Surgical Safety Checklist Documentation Surgical Count Policy
Equipment Management	Surgical Instrument Handling Surgical Instrument Detection Plan-do-check-act Cycle Sterile Supplies Management Sterilization Of Medical Equipment Equipment Checks