The Recommended Practices Committee of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has reviewed its Proposed Recommended Practices for Managing the Patient Receiving Local Anesthesia and presents them for public review and comment. The comment period will close Aug. 5, 2006. To download the proposed practice, go to: 

http://www.aorn.org/proposed/LocalAnesthesiaComment.htm

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 operating room page provides news articles and videos on the intersection between surgery and infection prevention. The operating room is a prime breeding ground for harmful pathogens to spread, resulting in surgical site infections. The role of the infection preventionist, together with the perioperative nursing staff, is to craft policies and processes to cut down on these infections and ensure patient safety during surgical procedures. 

AORNs Proposed Recommended Practices for Managing the Patient Receiving Local Anesthesia are Up for Public Review and Comment