Do Nurses Perform Exposure Prone Procedures?

Do Nurses Perform Exposure Prone Procedures?

General nursing procedures do not include EPPs. The duties of operating theatre nurses should be considered individually. Theatre scrub nurses do not generally undertake exposure prone procedures.

Do enrolled nurses perform exposure prone procedures?

What are examples of EPP for nurses and midwives? The majority of nurses do not perform EPPs. Midwives who work in birth suites or homebirth settings may perform EPPs. Midwives that do not practice in these areas are unlikely to perform EPPs.

Do midwives perform exposure prone procedures?

The majority of HCWs do not perform EPPs.

Midwives are involved with some exposure prone procedures when attending labour and birth.

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