2013 Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices for Inpatient and Ambulatory Settings

Let AORN's Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices, 2013 Edition help you create a safe perioperative environment for optimal patient outcomes. An essential resource for OR nurses, this edition features an easy-to-navigate design so you can find the content you need faster. The 2013 edition features the first ever evidence-rated recommended practices with new and significantly revised content on: Prevention of Transmissible Infections Safe Environment of Care Sterile Technique Sterilization These recommended practices have been evidence-rated using the Oncology Nursing Society Putting Evidence Into Practice (ONS PEP) Model and the Johns Hopkins Nursing EBP Model. Also included is updated content on: Minimally Invasive Surgery Electrosurgery Fire Safety