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Article: Representing our value.(President's Message)(Editorial)
- Article from:
- AORN Journal
- Article date:
- August 1, 2004
- Author:
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As an owner, with you, of the perioperative nursing profession, I have learned that our actions as perioperative nurses send a message about the value of our profession. We all have heard the saying that power perceived is power achieved. People's assessment of a situation or an individual is more powerful than fact, because perception is something they believe is true. You may not know it, but your actions are being observed. You only have a short period of time to influence those around you who are forming perceptions about your individual practice as well as about perioperative nursing.
Every day, perioperative nurses are on stage representing who they are as ...