AORN Journal
Volume 91, Issue 2 , Pages 208-213 , February 2010

2010 Forum and House of Delegates Agenda and Proposed Position Statements: Tuesday, March 16, to Thursday, March 18, 2010

References 

    AORN Position Statement on Care of the Older Adult in Perioperative Settings
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    AORN Position Statement on RN First Assistants
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  3. Task force defines first assisting. AORN J. 1984;39(3):403–405

 Original approved by the House of Delegates, Atlanta, March 1984

 Revision approved by the House of Delegates, March 1993

 Revision approved by the House of Delegates, April 1998

 Revision approved by the House of Delegates, March 2004

 Revision approved by the House of Delegates, December 2005

 Sunset review: December 2010

PII: S0001-2092(09)00938-7

doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2009.12.007

AORN Journal
Volume 91, Issue 2 , Pages 208-213 , February 2010

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