spring2011
Volume 24 Number 3 Spring 2011

President’s report    2
Editorial    4
Guest editorial    6
Executive officer’s report    8
Perioperative advanced nursing practice – where are we?    14 Conference reports
The malta experience    16
Elevating the field of perioperative Nursing orNAC 22nd National Conference    20
Research Corner
The research Corner:
The essentials of nursing research and the relevance for perioperative nursing    26
Understanding nurses’ educational needs in the global setting through stakeholder analysis and electronic polling systems    28
Perioperative nursing shines! magnet designation reflected in staff engagement, empowerment and excellence    34
Use of carbon dioxide for insufflation during endoscopic procedures    43 state and territory news    48
Coming events    58
Information for authors    60

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