AORNs Proposed Recommended Practices for Reducing Radiological Exposure in the Perioperative Practice Setting are Up for Public Comment
The "Recommended Practices for Reducing Radiological Exposure in the Perioperative Practice Setting has been reviewed and revised by the Recommended Practices Committee of the Association for periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). These recommended practices are being presented for public review and comment. The comment period will close on July 10, 2006.
To download the practices and submit comments online, go to: http://www.aorn.org/proposed/RadiationComment.htm
Source: AORN
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