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Position 
statements are used to clearly delineate AASCIN's stand on a particular health 
policy or professional practice issue. The following position statements have 
been endorsed or written by AASCIN. 
 
PS/E 1. The Role of the Registered 
Nurse in the Management of Patients Receiving IV Conscious Sedation For 
Short-Term Therapeutic, Diagnostic, or Surgical Procedures (Endorsed) 1991 
PS/E 2. Rescinded due to Board Action 
9/96 
PS 1. Access to 
Health Care (AASCIN) 1991 
PS 2. Nursing 
Education and Research (AASCIN) 1991 
PS 3. Prevention 
of Transmission of Blood Borne Pathogens (AASCIN) 1991 
PS 4. Health 
Care Reform (AASCIN) 1993 
PS 5. Advanced 
Practice Nurses (AASCIN) 1993 
PS/E 3. Tuberculosis Prevention and 
Control (Endorsed) 1992 
PS/E 4. Medical Rehabilitation 
Insurance Benefits (Endorsed) 1993 
PS 6. Registered 
Nurse Utilization of Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (AASCIN) 1995 
PS 7. Violence 
as a Leading Cause of Spinal Cord Injury (AASCIN) 1996 
PS/E5. The Use of Placebos for Pain 
Management in Patients with Cancer (Endorsed) 1996 
PS/E 6. Resolution in Support of a 
National Child Safety Lock Law (Endorsed) 1997 
PS/E 7. Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 
in Home Care Settings (Endorsed) 1998 
PS 8. Access to 
Home Care Services 
PS 9. Position 
Statement on Multi-State Licensure 
PS/E 8. The Perianesthesia Patient 
with a Do-Not-Resuscitate Advance Directive (Endorsed) 1998 
PS/E 9.  The Nurse's Role in Laser 
Procedures (Endorsed) 1999 
PS/E 10. Protection and Early 
Detection of Skin Cancer (Endorsed) 1999 
PS/E 11. Political Awareness for the 
Registered Nurse (Endorsed) 1999 
PS/E 12. General Health and Wellness 
(Endorsed) 1999 
PS/E 13. Identification of the 
Registered Nurse in the Workplace (Endorsed) 1999 
PS/E 14. Unlicensed Assistive 
Personnel (UAP) (Endorsed) 2000 
                    
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