10 years ago in the AORN Journal

The Forum and House of Delegates agenda for the 42nd Congress include two proposed position statements, one on unlicensed assistive personnel and one on care of patients with do-not-resuscitate orders. * "OR Nursing Law" examines changes in the past five years that have affected nurses' liability in the OR. For example, technological advances allow procedures to be performed in a less invasive manner, but technology (eg, lasers) also creates new areas for potential liability. * An article discusses the role of the corporate clinical nurse educator in the changing health care environment. * An author advocates using a systems approach to handle staff member conduct problems.

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