Perioperative nursing standards such as those produced by ACORN and AORN can best be described as:
a. the legislated rules by which perioperative nurses must practise to the exclusion of all other regulations at all times.
b. the best-practice guidelines designed to improve nurses' delivery of patient care during the perioperative journey.
c. the standards of professional practice for all nursing disciplines.
d. the updates to practice in the perioperative setting.
ANS: B
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