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. 2022 Mar;115(3):273-281.
doi: 10.1002/aorn.13631.

Clinical Issues-March 2022

Julie Cahn

Clinical Issues-March 2022

Julie Cahn. AORN J. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

Nursing scope of practice Key words: state nurse practice act (NPA), state board of nursing, decision-making framework, standards, guidance. Practice of unlicensed perioperative personnel Key words: job description, task delegation, unlicensed personnel, allied health care provider, scope of practice. Definition of a cavity for counting procedures Key words: anatomical hollow space, counting, cavity, retained surgical item (RSI), retained foreign object (RFO). Identifying retained suture needles on radiographic images Key words: suture needle size, suture needle length, radiographic imaging, counting procedures, count discrepancy.

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