AORN Journal
Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages 417-436 , September 2008

Perioperative Nursing Competency

  • James X. Stobinski, RN, MSN, CNOR

      Affiliations

    • James X. Stobinski, RN, MSN, CNOR, is the director of surgical services at Platte Valley Medical Center, Brighton, CO, and a doctoral candidate at Touro University International, Cypress, CA.

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 Editor's notes: Periop 101 is a trademark of AORN, Inc, Denver, CO. CINAHL, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, is a registered trademark of EBSCO Industries, Birmingham, AL. MEDLINE is a registered trademark of the US National Library of Medicine's Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System, Bethesda, MD. NCLEX is a registered trademark of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc, Chicago, IL.

PII: S0001-2092(08)00325-6

doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2008.05.001

AORN Journal
Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages 417-436 , September 2008

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