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, § 11.
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