Introduction to the Operating Room
LESSON 2: Operating Room Personnel, Policies, and Nomenclature
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2-16. OPERATING ROOM SUPERVISOR
a. Responsibility. The OR Supervisor (see figure 2-1) (an AN Officer) is responsible for all of the nursing functions performed by the OR personnel. He makes out the time schedule and the duty assignment roster for the OR staff nurses, both military and civilian, within the operating suite. He is accountable to the Chief, Department of Nursing, for the nursing care given by AN Officers, enlisted OR specialists, and civilians. He makes out the OR schedule In coordination with the Chief of Surgery and the Chief of Anesthesiology and operative services. He also formulates policy for nursing service personnel working in the OR.
b. Assistants. The professional staff nurses function under the direction and supervision of the OR Supervisor. They perform the functional duties of, and areassistants to, the OR Supervisor. Since the supervisor may not be in the OR or suite at all times, the staff nurses represent the supervisor during surgical procedures and assist in maintaining high standards of patient care.
