With the introduction of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs), the boundaries of responsibility between theatre nurse and operating department practitioner have become indistinct. The author calls for a clearer definition of roles and for nurses to show the true value of their contribution to perioperative patient care
Nurses and operating department practitioners have been working alongside each other for some time and some may say that their roles are converging. Reasons for this may include:
Nursing Standard. 11, 20, 44-45. doi: 10.7748/ns.11.20.44.s40
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