AESOP, the Portuguese Operating Room Association, has revealed that Perioperative Nursing is now recognised as a clinical speciality following a unanimous decision by the Portuguese Nurses’ Bar.
This accreditation was later heralded by the European Operating Room Nurses Association (EORNA) during their seventh congress, recently staged in Rome.
During the congress, which brought together associations from 46 countries, AESOP was handed the EORNA Prize for Achievement and Leadership in recognition of the work done in Portugal to have perioperative nursing approved as a speciality.