It is one of the largest nursing specialties in Canada, but perioperative nursing remains poorly understood by nurses who don’t venture behind the closed doors of the operating room. Canadian Nurse asked the Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) to put to rest some common misperceptions about this challenging area of practice.
As a health officer on the Canadian coast guard Ship Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Theresa McGuire provided primary care, counselling, health and safety promotion and emergency treatment for the ship’s crew and passengers
