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Perioperative Nurses provide for the surgical patient's needs, by assessing, planning, and implementing nursing care patient receives preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively. Nursing activities performed by the perioperative nurse include patient assessment, creating and maintaining a sterile and safe environment, preoperative and postoperative teaching, monitoring physiologic and psychological status, integration and coordination of care across settings and among disciplines, patient advocacy, and efficient provision of resources.
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Perioperative nurses can affect positive change for patients. The president of the Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses explains how. Read more »
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- Anesthesia in the Perioperative Setting CE443
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- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Part 1 —… CE117-60
- Nursing Ethics, Part 5: The Process of Ethi… CE563
- Novice to Expert: Through the Stages to Suc… CE556
- Keep It Clean: Hand Hygiene and Skin Antise… CE568
- Malignant Hyperthermia CE567
- What Infectious Diseases Can Providers Expe… CE590
- Antibiotic Resistance: The Emergence of ‘Su… CE509
- Earning Degrees By Distance Education CE171-60
- Emotional Intelligence Helps RNs Work Sm… CE373-60
- Nursing Ethics, Part 5: The Process of Ethi… CE563
- Novice to Expert: Through the Stages to Suc… CE556
- Keep It Clean: Hand Hygiene and Skin Antise… CE568
- Malignant Hyperthermia CE567
- What Infectious Diseases Can Providers Expe… CE590
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Even before Michael Jackson's death, propofol misuse raised concerns among healthcare providers. Read more »
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A Boston team of nurses and physicians performs a face transplant and provide a new lease on life for their patient. Read more »
Opinion: Surgical Suite Still Appeals to RNs
A recent survey points out OR careers remain satisfying to most RNs in the specialty. Read more »
- AORN Survey Paints Picture of Perioperative Nursing
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- FDA Clears Surgery Developed at Penn
- PTSD Increases Post-Surgical Mortality Rate
- Hospitals Experiment with Tweeting During Surgery
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