COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT

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COMPETENCY ASSESSMENTIn the Operative and Invasive Procedure SettingJoyce A. Cox, MBA, CNP, CRNFA, OCNContributing AuthorsDawn Whiteside, BSN, RN, CNOR, RNFAJames X. Stobinski, PhD, RN, CNORCompetency ASSESSMENT in the Operative and Invasive Procedure Setting1Operative and invasive procedures requiring the use of sterile technique are no longer performed only in the operating room (OR). Advances in technology and techniques have facilitated the performance of procedures in non-traditional settings beyond the OR. These include settings such as cardiac catheterization labs, physician offices, gastrointestinal labs and interventional radiology suites.

the nursing team as well as those supporting the delivery of surgical care in the operative and invasive procedure suite. The results of Montogmery’s Perioperative Nurse Competency …

  Nursing, Perioperative