2025-2026 Perianesthesia Nursing Standards,
Practice Recommendations and Interpretive Statements
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The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) has been convening perianesthesia practice experts to produce and publish perianesthesia nursing standards since the early 1980’s. The 2025-2026 edition of ASPAN’s Perianesthesia Nursing Standards, Practice Recommendations and Interpretive Statements (Standards) continues to provide the foundation for the expanding scope of care for a diverse patient population of all ages across all perianesthesia settings and phases of care. The Standards are reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis and are republished biennially. Each revised edition incorporates contemporary evidence-based practice, emerging regulatory requirements, and reflects changing technology and nursing practice
The 2025-2026 edition of the ASPAN Standards contains updated principles for ethically sound care, safety, and evidence-based values for perianesthesia nursing practice. This new edition introduces expanded standards of perianesthesia care including patient rights, family presence, environment of care, staffing and personnel management, and clinical inquiry. The section dedicated to practice recommendations provide clinical guidance and support to perianesthesia registered nurses. Position statements continue to identify ongoing topics and concerns in practice and have been incorporated into the body of the edition as appropriate. The three newest position statements introduce the concepts associated with postoperative capnography monitoring, non-operating room anesthesia, and perianesthesia nursing’s impact on and response to climate change.
Each edition of the ASPAN Standards serves perianesthesia nurses as an invaluable resource and provides guidance and support for the expanding scope of perianesthesia nursing practice across the care continuum.
ASPAN’s Perianesthesia Nursing Standards, Practice Recommendations and Interpretive Statements is available in print or individual electronic access versions.
Please note: Access to the electronic ASPAN 2025-2026 Standards will expire on December 31, 2026.
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PRICE PER COPY (print or individual electronic access):
- ASPAN Member price: $109.00
- Non-member price: $229.00
- Members-Only Combo: $159.00 (one print copy plus one electronic access)
MEMBERS-ONLY VOLUME DISCOUNT
Members-Only Volume Discount: 10% off orders of 10 or more print copies
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NOTE: Access to the individual access electronic version of the 2025-2026 ASPAN Standards will end on December 31, 2026.
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