STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that the AORN Journal has expanded its editorial content and redesigned the layout of its print format. The journal is the official journal of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN).
Working in collaboration with Elsevier, AORN has enhanced both the print and online versions of the journal. The new enhancements include new columns - Tapping into Technology and AORN Innovation Zone. Tapping into Technology seeks to help readers learn how to navigate new electronic information sources. Understanding both the medium and the message enables perioperative nurses to serve more effectively as patient advocates. The AORN Innovation Zone is designed to share innovative technology that can be used by perioperative professionals to improve quality of care and patient safety. Technologies featured in this column are selected by the AORN Journal, and the column is not underwritten by the manufacturers.
Additionally, the Topic Collections online-only feature offers collections of evidence-based articles on subjects such as pressure ulcers, competency, safety and other key topics. This feature helps perioperative nurses easily find the pertinent information they need. The Clinical Issues column will now provide continuing education (CE) contact hours according to the criteria established by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Other regular columns will also offer CE content.
The AORN Journal now offers select articles online ahead of formal publication as part of a specific issue to get information to readers as quickly as possible. The journal will also add two new quarterly columns in 2010, one contributed by the Cochrane Nursing Care Network and one by the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM).
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