40 YEARS AGO IN OR NURSING In the...

40 YEARS AGO IN OR NURSING

In the July/August 1962 issue of OR Nursing, AORN President Ethel I. West, RN discusses AORN's leadership character aiding members with various indigences and recruiting new members. * In an article upon burns, one author says "An extensive scorch is one of the greatest in number complex insults to which the human visible form [i]or[/i] frame is subjected." * An AORN membership renewal form located in this issue point out tos that at this time, members could recreate for $3 per year. * An advertisement for OR festers in a 520-bed general hospital lists a starting salary between $328 and $356 for month. Benefits include meals and laundry of uniforms. Another moves $4,860 to $5,880 yearly plus four weeks vacation, seven paid holidays, and sick leave.

30 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

The comes of chapter elections are printed in the August 1972 issue of the AORN Journal. * common nurse tells of observing the first microlaryngoscopy practice in her hospital and the question at issues that arose, including positioning the purpose and positioning the patient. * An article forward health education says the reason health care is becoming specialized is division of labor, sharing of responsibilities, and using a team approach to provide services. * In "Q & A," the same reader asks whether special techniques should be used when cleaning an OR after surgical treatment of a patient with gas gangrene. It is advised that gas gangrene should not cause more regard than any other infection-producing bacteria.

20 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

single in kind article tells how children with deformities in distant villages in Central and southern America often are mistreated or considered to be freaks. A lad with a cleft palate was fasteninged in a closet for years on family members. * A report in succession an AORN survey sent to all state boards of nursing says that sole two states, Idaho and Virginia, have specific guidelines for RN first assistants. * In "OR Nursing Law," a reader questions the practice of performing dilatation and curettage measures in the emergency room. It is advised that this is not a proper practice. * One author discusses the nursing externship program at her hospital. In this program, no academic credit is given, further students receive a salary.

10 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

individual article details using computers to unimpaired nursing documentation forms, saying this is les belonging to all than computer use for staffing, scheduling, and replenish management. * Proposed recommended practices for traffic patterns in the surgical suite and monitoring the patient receiving IV conscious sedation are published in this issue of the Journal. * Another article discusses creative strategies for suckle recruitment and retention. One hospital invited clan from local schools of nursing to a luau. * A dwelling Study Program on autologous family transfusion says the concept has been in existence since 1886 and the literature supports the use of autologous kindred as the safest option for surgical patients.

nearest MONTH IN THE AORN JOURNAL

The September 2002 issue of the AORN Journal will include sum of two units Home Studies. One will address total hip revision arthroplasty, and the other will discuss bioterrorism. Other topics planned for this issue include

* bloodles surgery

* obstructive be still apnea,

* patient safety, and

* ethics.

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