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Reviews perioperative best practices and general recommendations for establishing, maintaining, and moving around a sterile field, as well as responding to potential contamination of one.
Pediatric patients do not undergo procedures exclusively at pediatric specialty facilities. This article presents insights into the stages of pediatric cognitive and psychosocial development and special pediatric health care considerations. (2.2 CH)
Review best practices for prevention of RSIs, including strategies and adjunct technologies you and your team can implement. (1.5 CH available for AORN members). Our CNE library will help you maintain your license or certification requirements with over 200 free AORN Journal CNE contact hours.
Incorrectly positioning a patient can result in serious injury to personnel or the patient. Ensuring you correctly position the patient every time is of the utmost importance. Since we are not positioning patients in every position, every day, it is hard to remember each of the small actions required for each position.