Standards for Perioperative Nursing in Australia

The New ACORN Standards have superseded the 16^th edition of Standards for Perioperative Nursing in Australia.

However, there are some standards from the 16^th edition which are yet to be updated due to ongoing work in organisations outside of ACORN. As such, these standards still remain pertinent to the clinical setting and should be followed by all perioperative practitioners. They can be accessed through the links below.

Standards still valid from the 16^th edition of Standards for Perioperative Nursing in Australia

Anaesthetic gas pollution

Loan sets and trial re-usable medical devices

New equipment and instrumentation 

Performance review

Perioperative nurse surgeon's assistant

Planning and design of the perioperative environment

Professional development

Reprocessing re-usable medical devices

Staffing for safety

Visitors to the perioperative environment