AORN Policy & Procedures
The Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses is an professional organization and advocacy organization for nurses. AORN's employees work on behalf of these nurses and are bound by a set of policies and procedures to ensure ethical and professional behavior when they work on their members' behalf.
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Mission
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AORN's mission is threefold. First, advocate for the safety of patients that undergo invasive and surgical procedures. Second, provide professional development to its member nurses. Third, work with other professional organizations and medical industry leaders to promote the mission of AORN.
Ethical Conduct
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AORN regulates the conduct of its employees and board members through several directives. They are not allowed to accept money to give out confidential information. They are not supposed to use company funds for nonbusiness purposes. And they should not supply confidential information, including information on their co-workers or employer, with other entities. Any of these behaviors can earn an AORN employee or board member disciplinary action, including termination, and could adversely affect their ability to service their member nurses.
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Conflict of Interest
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AORN employees also should not engage in behavior that would be considered a conflict of interest. These behaviors include the acceptance of gifts for care, engaging in contracts with friends or family members, doing business with those that compete with AORN or serving on a board of an organization that competes with AORN. Members do have some leeway. They are allowed to take no more than $100 per calendar year in gifts, as long as the gifts are not personal in nature. A good example of this is a gift that can be shared with co-workers.
Professional Behavior
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AORN's policies suggest that professional behavior includes being treated and treating others with respect. Employees are entitled to a work environment in which they are not subjected to abuse or harassment, or in which they are bullied by a co-worker or superior. AORN employees are urged to report this behavior to a supervisor or to their human resources supervisor so they may use AORN's whistleblowing process.
Discrimination
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AORN's policies specifically address discrimination. Employees may not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, nationality, ancestry, disability, veteran status, marital status or any other status. If an AORN employee believes she has been discriminated against, she has the right to bring these concerns to her supervisor without retaliation, and AORN has the right to investigate the claims on her behalf.
Investigation Of Infractions
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Should an AORN employee violate some part of the policy or procedures, a corporate compliance committee has the power to investigate any violations and discipline for the violation if necessary. That discipline can include the termination of the AORN employee and legal proceedings.
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