Results of the 2005 AORN Salary Survey Trends for Perioperative Nursing

ABSTRACT
- AORN CONDUCTED ITS ANNUAL compensation survey for perioperative nurses in August 2005.
- A MULTIPLE REGRESSION MODEL was used to examine how a variety of variables, including job title, education level, certification, experience, and geographic region, affect nursing compensation.
- THIS SURVEY ALSO EXAMINES the effect of other forms of compensation (eg, on-call compensation, overtime, bonuses, shift differential) on average base compensation rates. AORN J 82 (December 2005) 965-972.