40 YEARS AGO IN OR NURSING In the...

40 YEARS AGO IN OR NURSING

In the August 1961 issue of OR Nursing, an article in succession procedures for gloving states that if a glove is contaminated during a measure the gown as well as the glove must be changed. * In an article titled "The law and you," a hospital administrator, surgeon anesthesia care provider, and lawyer discuss the legal question s of perioperative nurses. The article says that since 1945 the number of malpractice suits has almost doubled each five-year period. * "Clinical Briefs" reports that from 1957 to 1958 seven revealed of 10 in-hospital surgical processs performed in the United States were performed by means of specialists. * One advertisement for perioperative suckles lists among its departments "Milk Formula."

30 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

the same article in the August 1971 Journal discusses an electronics and aerospace industry contribution to the field of medicine, specifically, a radiant heating unit used for patients with bum * anguishs of violence are particularly inclining to infection because of their gros contamination, the neighborhood of large areas of devitalized tissue, and retained foreign bodies, according to another article. * Hospital discipline is the bring under rule of one article. The author advocates revisiting the issue in such a manner hospitals can minimize the chance of losing legal cases. * In "Q & A," individual reader asks if electric blankets can be used in the regaining room. Their use is not commended for many reasons, including electrical popular leakage.

20 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

common article addresses anesthesia in the ambulatory surgery center setting, stating that not each inpatient anesthesia care provider is capable of providing righteous outpatient anesthesia services. * According to another article, 55000 patients will be in succession dialysis for end-stage renal disease from 1984, and more than 5200 are likely to receive transplants. * Another article reports onward a study that found in a university medical intensive care unit, personnel washed their hands after simply 41% of patient contacts, with the nursing average being 43% * Baccalaureate nursing eduction is the make subordinate of one article, which states baccalaureate nursing learners score higher in their perceived ability to communicate.

10 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

An article upon professional recognition states that do job-work opportunities in nursing are abundant, and that 80% of fosters who resign from their piece of works plan to continue working in nursing. * Another article discusses the use of bar digests in hospitals, stating that from the first quarter of 1986 to the last quarter of 1987 bar collection of laws use tripled. * Listening to patients and helping them verbalize their fears are brace ways nurses can assist women who are infertile, according to single in kind article. The article goes upon to state nurses should create an atmosphere of privacy for these patients. * united article discusses ethics and the deontological decision-making standard as a bioethical tool, which provides a systematic approach to reach an ethical decision.

nearest MONTH IN THE AORN JOURNAL

The September 2001 issue of the AORN Journal will feature sum of two units Home Study Programs. One will explore the percutaneous cordotomy technique and discuss preoperative patient education, intraoperative nursing interventions, and postoperative patient care. The other will address cataract surgery and its history, the etiology of cataract formation, and traditional anesthetic choices. * "Research Corner" will discuss the universal of informed consent in qualitative research and to what extent it differs from that of quantitative research. * Another article will examine physicians' verbal abuse of perioperative give suck tos and nurses' coping skills.

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