Position Statements

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

1.	A Position Statement on Entry into Nursing Practice
2.	A Position Statement on the Perianesthesia Patient with a Do-Not-Resuscitate Advance Directive
3.	A Position Statement on Perianesthesia Advanced Practice Nursing
4.	A Position Statement on Minimum Staffing in Phase I PACU
5.	A Position Statement on Registered Nurse Utilization of Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
6.	A Position Statement on Fast Tracking
7.	A Position Statement on "On Call/Work Schedule"
7a.	ASPAN Fatigue Evaluation Checklist
8.	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
9.	A Position Statement on the Nursing Shortage
10.	A Position Statement for Medical-Surgical Overflow Patients in the Postanesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and Ambulatory Surgery Unit (ASU)
11.	A Position Statement on Visitation in Phase I Level of Care
12.	A Position Statement on Safe Medication Administration
13.	A Position Statement on Cultural Diversity and Sensitivity in Perianesthesia Nursing Practice
14.	A Position Statement on Perianesthesia Safety
15.	A Position Statement on the Geriatric Patient
16.	A Position Statement on Advocacy
17.	A Position Statement on the Pediatric Patient
18.	A Position Statement on Workplace Violence in the Perianesthesia Settings