Position statements
In addition to the Professional Practice Standards for Perioperative Nurses and the Standards for Safe and Quality Care in the Perioperative Environment, ACORN has a range of position statements outlining the position of the national peak professional organisation for perioperative nurses. These position statements cover a variety of clinical and professional issues within the perioperative environment.
Documentation and Patient Information Management
Emotional Support for Personnel
Perioperative Nurses as Surgical Assistants
Registration Requirements for Exposure Prone Procedures
Undergraduate Nursing Students
Recently archived Position Statements (July 2024)
Accountability for practice (now included in PPSPN Standards)
Medication Safety (refer to NSQHS National Standard 4)
Surgical Plume (now included in SSQCPE Standards)
