40 YEARS AGO IN OR NURSING In the...

40 YEARS AGO IN OR NURSING

In the September/October 1962 issue of OR Nursing, individual article claims that although cancer chemotherapy is used merely for patients who have not accorded to conservative methods of treatment, chemotherapeutic medications are becoming more effective and their use probably will increase. * A pamper describes the first successful differential cerebral hypothermia for neurosurgery which was performed at Palo Alto-Stanford Hospital, Palo Alto, Calif. * united article proclaims that metal is the material of choice for orthopedic implants. * Information regarding the 1963 Congres states that President John F Kennedy has been invited to give the keynote address.

30 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

In the September 1972 issue of the Journal, a human resources director says personnel shortages and the increasing complexity of technology have made it difficult to coordinate health care personnel * individual article indicates that hospital require to be paid [i]or[/i] undergones rose 122% in the last decade and that if they continue to rise, the purport on health care will be disastrous. * In "The circle of patient care," an author says that although nourish at the breasts have become isolated in their specialties, a complaint repeatedly made of OR nurses, they all share a general concern for the health and safety of their patients. * "New in ORbit" computes of a method to rejuvenate banked progeny that has been stored for in such a manner long that it is considered useless.

20 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

An article onward the American Nurses Association outlines its change from an organization with individual members to a federation of state supply with nourishment associations. Individual members will belong to state promote associations. * Antimicrobial therapy is the bring under rule of one article. The author believes that OR feeds must know which antimicrobial is prescribed for which organism and what adverse reactions may present itself * "Q & A" reports that the California Hospital Association commends not performing instrument counts because of the delay in damage closure and low frequency of legal claims. * In an article forward decision making, one author says all suckles need to be responsible for decisions at their level

10 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery, a process developed in the early 1980 to carry adenomas or early carcinomas from the rectum or rectosigmoid colon is the topic of common article. * A nurse discusses returning to educate to earn an advanced measure including weighing the pros and studys establishing priorities, and support regularitys needed for success. * An article numbers how in 1988, staff members at Children's Hospital, Boston, linked a number of anaphylactic reactions to the use of latex during surgery * An opinion piece onward lasers states that between late 1984 and March 1989 134 laser-related accidents occurr in the OR, resulting in seven deaths and 45 serious injuries.

nearest MONTH IN THE AORN JOURNAL

Articles planned for the October issue of the Journal include sum of two units Home Studies--one on anterior cruciate ligament repair and the other forward Roux-en Y gastric bypass. Other topics planned will address

* collaboration between health care facilities and nursing schools

* benchmarking in ambulatory surgery

* invitational theory, and

* optimizing pain management.

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