Whether you are a nursing student learning to don a sterile gown for the first time, or a seasoned OR director preparing for a CMS survey, the AORN Guidelines are your definitive reference. To practice without them is to practice in the dark. To adopt them is to commit to the highest standard of patient safety.
In a malpractice lawsuit, attorneys frequently ask: "Did you follow the AORN Guidelines?" If a perioperative nurse deviates from a published guideline and a patient is harmed, the court may view that deviation as negligence per se (negligence as a matter of law). The guidelines represent the "standard of care" in the OR. aorn guidelines for perioperative practice
AORN regularly updates guidelines based on emerging evidence and expert consensus. Facilities should reference the most recent AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice publication and associated toolkits for details, rationale, and references. Whether you are a nursing student learning to
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