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Results of the 2011 AORN Salary and Compensation Survey
Author(s) -
Bacon Donald
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/j.aorn.2011.09.012
Subject(s) - salary , overtime , certification , compensation (psychology) , perioperative nursing , ninth , affect (linguistics) , psychology , demographic economics , medicine , accounting , business , nursing , perioperative , economics , labour economics , management , social psychology , surgery , physics , communication , acoustics , market economy
AORN conducted its ninth annual compensation survey for perioperative nurses in June and July 2011. A multiple regression model was used to examine how a number of variables, including job title, education level, certification, experience, and geographic region, affect nurse compensation. Comparisons between the 2011 data and data from previous years are presented. The effects of other forms of compensation, such as on‐call compensation, overtime, bonuses, and shift differentials, on base compensation rates also are examined. Additional analyses explore the effect of the current economic downturn on the perioperative work environment.