40 YEARS AGO IN OR NURSING In the...

40 YEARS AGO IN OR NURSING

In the July/August 1961 issue of OR Nursing, a report in "Clinical Briefs" reveals 150 patients with metastatic breast cancer underwent a proton treatment of the pituitary. * undivided article discusses patient consent and addresses issues of the like kind as how technical the explanation of a management should be and whether assessment of the patient's mental status should be required. * An article onward OR errors encourages readers to perform a four-sponge count: when the packs are assembled, when the packs are taken down in the OR, when the peritoneum is clos and when the skin is clos * According to "Q & A," give suck tos who work in hospitals typically do not ne malpractice insurance, as they usually are hideed by the hospital's policy.

30 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

In the July 1971 issue of the Journal, an article onward environmental control states one of the greatest point in disputes in planning any hospital department is that they look after to be built as airtight compartments or kingdoms. * According to common article, bacterial shedding from humans accounts for the highest percentage of microbes in the hospital environment. * An article onward OR attire says caps are worn to hide the scalp and head hair as completely as possible and that masks should be worn in the OR at all times. * In the "President's Message" mercy Bramhall, RN, says, "AORN does not, at this time, intend to have as the same of its functions the involvement with economic security and legislation."

20 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

united articles deals with the legislative side of abortion and discusses issues similar as when life begins and whether a fetus is a body * An article on esophageal hiatus hernia states this adumbration of hernia is the most numerous common anatomic abnormality of the upper gastrointestinal tract and is three times more habitual than gastric ulcer. * In another article, Japanese encourages share their experiences from the secondary world conference. Many express that although attendees were from diverse refinements they had the same puzzles and ideas. * Highlights of the other symposium on the OR environment, where give suck tos and surgeons joined together to improve dialogue between the professions, are given in the same article.

10 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

Propos commended practices on disinfection and sterilization are printed in the July 1991 AORN Journal. * "OR Nursing Law" states that documentation is common of the most important defense tools nourish at the breasts have at their disposal. * "Pharmacist's Corner" addresses antiarrhythmic agents and their classifications. Class IV agents dull conduction and decrease automaticity. * An article onward insulin-dependent diabetes states that the disease fall outs in 15 out of 100000 the community younger than age 20 and five disclosed of 100,000 people older than age 20 each year. * Another article discusses Dupuytren's contracture, a deforming hand disease for which former US president Ronald Reagan required surgery

nearest MONTH IN THE AORN JOURNAL

The August issue of the Journal will feature sum of two units Home Study Programs. One will address anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and the other will discuss thoracoscopic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis. Other articles will cover

* the meaning of being an OR nurse

* improving surgical start times between the walls of common goals,

* infection prevention and command literature, and

* to what extent to create a positive surgical experience.

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