From: Suzanne Dornink

Monroe

To the Editor:

If you or someone you love has had a surgical procedure, a perioperative registered nurse was responsible for you or your loved one’s well-being throughout the operation. Perioperative registered nurses provide specialized nursing care to surgical patients before, during, and after surgery in every hospital and ambulatory surgery setting in the United States and around the world. 

November 13-19, 2022, is Perioperative Nurses Week, an annual celebration of perioperative nurses and their commitment to safe care of the surgical patient. The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) is the national association representing the interests of over 160,000 perioperative registered nurses working in hospitals and ambulatory settings. centers. AORN’s registered nurse members manage, teach, and practice perioperative nursing. 

We, as perioperative nurses want our community to know we are working hard to protect you — our patients — when you are most vulnerable. Please join us in celebrating perioperative nurses and our dedication to safe patient care during 2022 Perioperative Nurses Week. 

Sincerely,

Suzanne Dornink BA-HCM, RN, CSSM, CNOR

Director of Surgical Services

SSM Health Monroe Hospital

515 22nd Ave

Monroe, WI  53566