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CIP 2010

Detail for CIP Code 51.3812

Title: Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing.

Definition: A program that prepares registered nurses to provide care to patients before and during surgery, and provide tableside assistance to surgeons. Includes instruction in operating room safety and preparation, aseptic technique, anesthesia, patient preparation, surgical instruments and procedures, sterilization and disinfecting, surgical drugs and solutions, hemostasis, emergency procedures, and patient/family education.

Action: Moved from - to -

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CIP Title or Definition Changed
CIP 2000 CIP 2010
Code Title Action Code Title
51.1612 Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing. Moved to 51.3812 Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing.
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