Position Statements

 
The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses has formulated the following Position Statements:

1.	A Position Statement on the Perianesthesia Patient with a Do-Not-Resuscitate Advance Directive
2.	A Position Statement on Minimum Staffing
3.	A Position Statement on Registered Nurse Utilization of Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
4.	A Position Statement on “On Call/Work Schedule"
4a.	ASPAN Fatigue Evaluation Checklist
5.	A Joint Position Statement on ICU Overflow Patients developed by ASPAN, AACN, and ASA’s  Anesthesia Care Team Committee and Committee on Critical Care Medicine and Trauma Medicine
6.	A Position Statement on the Nursing Shortage
7.	A Position Statement for Medical-Surgical Overflow Patients in the Postanesthesia Care Unit and   Ambulatory Surgery Unit
8.	A Position Statement on Visitation in Phase I Level of Care
9.	A Position Statement on Safe Medication Administration
10.	A Position Statement on Perianesthesia Safety
11.	A Position Statement on the Geriatric Patient
12.	A Position Statement on the Pediatric Patient
13.	A Position Statement on Workplace Violence in the Perianesthesia Settings

 

Retired Position Statements:

A Position Statement on Entry into Nursing Practice (Retired 2010)

A Position Statement on Perianesthesia Advanced Practice Nursing (Retired 2010)

A Position Statement on Cultural Diversity and Sensitivity in Perianesthesia Nursing Practice  (Retired 2010)

A Position Statement on Advocacy (Retired 2010)

A Position Statement on Fast Tracking (Incorporated into Practice Recommendation 9)