AORN Invites Members to Comment on Patient Safety Position Statements

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The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) is encouraging its members to comment on three patient-safety related position statements. The comment period closes on Nov. 15, 2010.

The following position statements are open for comment:

AORN Position Statement on Preventing Wrong Site Surgery

AORN Position Statement on Patient Safety

AORN Position Statement on Creating a Patient Safety Culture

Visit http://www.aorn.org/ for more information.

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