April 2014 Vol 99 No 4 EVIDENCE FOR PRACTICE

foundation for further studies. Final decisions

about medication applications should reside with

the physician or a qualified nurse practitioner or

physician assistant.

PERIOPERATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The results of this study showed that pain can

be minimized in children with minor lacerations

by using a topical anesthetic gel composed of

lidocaine-epinephrine-tetracaine and allowing suf-

ficient time for the medication to take effect (ie,

at least 45 minutes) before beginning treatment.

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Those nurses working in acute care centers,

physicians’ offices, and ambulatory surgery

centers can share research findings such as this

with their colleagues to provide optimal care

for children.

This article was appraised by Nancy Girard, PhD,

consultant/owner, Nurse Collaborations, Boerne,

TX. Dr Girard has no declared affiliation that

could be perceived as posing a potential conflict

of interest in the publication of this article.

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CorrectionCorrection

April 2013, VOL 97, NO 4, page 411. In Table 7 of

the article, “Priority patient safety issues identified by

perioperative nurses,” the symbols used in the column

headings were incorrect. The headings should have

appeared as follows: “work years < 10” and “work

years � 10.”