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Virtual Town Hall and Special Business Meeting Monday, March 2, 2020
by Kathleen Gaberson - Feb 21, 2020 1:07 pm - 0
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Virtual Town Hall and Special Business Meeting Monday,...
by Kathleen Gaberson
Feb 21, 2020 1:07 pm
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Virtual Town Hall and Special Business Meeting Monday, March 2, 2020
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Safety in the OR
by Sabra Putinta - Feb 20, 2020 5:01 pm - 0
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Safety in the OR
by Sabra Putinta
Feb 20, 2020 5:01 pm
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Safety in the OR
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On Call Scheduling Policy
by Maggie Tharp - Feb 19, 2020 3:57 pm - 0
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On Call Scheduling Policy
by Maggie Tharp
Feb 19, 2020 3:57 pm
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On Call Scheduling Policy
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Hand hygiene in the OR
by Dorothy Serralles - Feb 10, 2020 1:49 pm - 1
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Re: Hand hygiene in the OR
by Byron Burlingame
Feb 19, 2020 12:55 pm
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Hand hygiene in the OR
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CVOR Staffing Plan
by Debra Callender - Feb 11, 2020 11:12 am - 1
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Re: CVOR Staffing Plan
by Byron Burlingame
Feb 19, 2020 12:54 pm
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CVOR Staffing Plan
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Skills Labs
by Jillian Smith - Feb 11, 2020 12:11 pm - 1
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Re: Skills Labs
by Byron Burlingame
Feb 19, 2020 12:54 pm
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Skills Labs
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Risk Assessment for Wet OR Procedures & Medical Gas
by Crystal Luke - Feb 11, 2020 8:05 pm - 1
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by Byron Burlingame
Feb 19, 2020 12:53 pm
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Risk Assessment for Wet OR Procedures & Medical Gas
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Mask Shortage
by Nicole Johnson - Feb 11, 2020 10:05 am - 1
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Re: Mask Shortage
by Byron Burlingame
Feb 19, 2020 12:43 pm
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Mask Shortage
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Precounting emergency trays
by Sharon Hershey - Feb 13, 2020 3:20 pm - 1
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Re: Precounting emergency trays
by AORN Nursing Practice
Feb 14, 2020 1:04 pm
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Precounting emergency trays
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Maxair CAPR without a surgical mask
by Marc Parent - Jan 31, 2020 4:40 pm - 1
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Re: Maxair CAPR without a surgical mask
by Julie Cahn
Feb 5, 2020 2:40 pm
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Maxair CAPR without a surgical mask
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AORN definition of "perioperative"
by Laura Staubitz - Oct 30, 2019 11:57 am - 1
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by Julie Cahn
Feb 5, 2020 2:30 pm
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AORN definition of "perioperative"
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Surgical/OR Committee
by Joni Turner - Nov 8, 2019 2:54 pm - 1
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by Julie Cahn
Feb 5, 2020 2:21 pm
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Surgical/OR Committee
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Intentionally retained foreign objects
by Julie Moench - Nov 12, 2019 7:05 pm - 1
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by Julie Cahn
Feb 5, 2020 2:20 pm
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Intentionally retained foreign objects
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Assisting a physician with endoscopes
by Kami Good - Dec 24, 2019 12:58 pm - 1
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Re: Assisting a physician with endoscopes
by Julie Cahn
Feb 5, 2020 2:12 pm
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Assisting a physician with endoscopes
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Table Covering
by Cara Rich - Dec 20, 2019 9:50 am - 1
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Re: Table Covering
by Julie Cahn
Feb 5, 2020 1:51 pm
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Table Covering
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