Professional development
Professional Boundaries
Operation-room nurses provide authorised perioperative nursing care and maintain surgical safety processes. They do not perform surgery, independently administer anaesthesia, prescribe medicines or make medical decisions...
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Skills students should develop
Operation-room nurses provide authorised perioperative nursing care and maintain surgical safety processes. They do not perform surgery, independently administer anaesthesia, prescribe medicines or make medical decisions beyond nursing scope.
Counts, identity, site verification, allergies, sterility and specimens require exact communication and documentation. Safety concerns must be escalated even when the surgical list is busy.
Official verification
Sources to check before acting
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