THIS MONTH
Nursing scope of practice
Key words: state nurse practice act (NPA), state board of nursing, decision‐making framework, standards, guidance.
Practice of unlicensed perioperative personnel
Key words: job description, task delegation, unlicensed personnel, allied health care provider, scope of practice.
Definition of a cavity for counting procedures
Key words: anatomical hollow space, counting, cavity, retained surgical item (RSI), retained foreign object (RFO).
Identifying retained suture needles on radiographic images
Key words: suture needle size, suture needle length, radiographic imaging, counting procedures, count discrepancy.