Health care: Winds of change

摘要

The AORN Board of Directors has focused its operations for the past year on the theme of collaboration. Collaboration with members, headquarters' staff, regulatory agencies, nursing organizations, various health care disciplines, and legislative representatives on issues affecting OR nursing practice has advanced safer patient care. Applying evidence ratings to Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices has served to enhance our ongoing credibility as an indispensible resource.