2018 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 38 - HEALTH OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
38-3511 Licensed surgical first assistant; activities authorized.
38-3511. Licensed surgical first assistant; activities authorized.
A licensed surgical first assistant may engage in the practice of surgical assisting, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Assisting in the intraoperative care of a surgical patient;
(2) Positioning the patient;
(3) Preparing and draping the patient for the surgical procedure;
(4) Providing visualization of the operative site;
(5) Assisting with hemostasis;
(6) Assisting with closure of body planes, including the following:
(a) Inserting running or interrupted subcutaneous sutures with absorbable or nonabsorbable material;
(b) Utilizing subcuticular closure technique with or without adhesive skin closure strips; and
(c) Closing skin with method indicated by surgeon, including, but not limited to, suture and staples;
(7) Applying appropriate wound dressings;
(8) Providing assistance in securing drainage systems to tissue;
(9) Preparing specimens, such as grafts; and
(10) Performing other tasks during a surgical procedure delegated by and under the personal supervision of a physician appropriate to the level of competence of the surgical first assistant.
Source
- Laws 2016, LB721, ยง 11.
