The RN in the circulator role--a proactive approach.(Health Policy Issues)

AORN Journal | March 1, 2004| | Copyright

Ensuring that there is a perioperative RN in the circulator role in the OR is one of AORN's top legislative priorities. Every patient deserves a perioperative RN during their surgical experience. AORN President Betty Shultz, RN, CNOR, reiterated this point in her presentation at the 2003 AORN Congress in Chicago. (1) Advocating for the RN in the role of circulating nurse in the OR is not new, but AORN has renewed its level of commitment to achieve this objective in all 50 states.

AORN's legislative priority specifically states, 

 
   AORN maintains that every ...

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