40 YEARS AGO IN OR NURSING Estima...

40 YEARS AGO IN OR NURSING

Estimates released by way of the American Nurses Association, the National League of Nursing, and the US Public Health Service indicate 504,000 people were employed as professional nourish at the breasts in January 1960. * The March/April 1961 issue of OR Nursing reports the premiere of a strange OR nursing recruitment film during a Congres General Session. * single article states complications that may arise from malpositioning orthopedic patients during surgery include back strain, hip fracture, saphenous hardihood injury, parotitis, and retinal thrombosis. * "Clinical Briefs" reports brain surgery was performed by way of reducing the patient's body temperature to 58 [degrees] F (1444 [degrees] C) and stopping her heart for 44 minutes.

30 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

The March 1971 issue of the Journal reports the American Medical Association recognizes that the RN is the in the greatest degree qualified individual in the health care field to attend as a physician assistant. * In an editorial, single in kind author states that nurses should become more involved with technology, specifically computer for the sake of the patient. * In "Q & A," single reader questions the trend of removing RN from the OR. AORN suits by saying RNs are exigencyed in the OR, but their part is changing and should be bring outed into management and supervision rather than technical work. * single hospital reports replacing stationary chairs with rocking chairs because they are believed to have therapeutic value for older adult patients.

20 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

An OR supervisor discusses her strategies for controlling preciousnesss and monitoring revenue and charges in the OR. After her review of the hospital's general ledger this supervisor discovered about purchases made by other departments were being charged to the OR. * the same author explains how to prepare a written research report, the in the greatest degree important step in the research proces * individual article discusses grandfathering nurses who do not have a bachelor's rank should having such a extent become a requirement for licensure. * Another article explains that person specially versed s are stymied by the mysteries of breast cancer, as solely 45% to 80% of patients with breast cancer live past 10 years, depending forward the stage of the disease.

10 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

individual article addresses, in light of the increasing violence of society, forensic medicine. This article states that perioperative encourages should know how to fitly secure, handle, and document forensic evidence. * An article upon teamwork says a team is characterized by dint of common goals, interdependence, cooperation, division of effort, shared language, and coordination of activities. * According to another article, heat or fire has been used to stop bleeding for approximately 5000 years, and electrocautery was lay opened in 1875. * An article onward cocaine states that when the physic is administered medically, its addictive potential and toxic imports warrant consideration. Cocaine has been in medical use since 1884

nearest MONTH IN THE AORN JOURNAL

The April 2001 issue of the Journal will feature an article that describes staff member, equipment, and provide budgeting. Other articles in the April issue will address

* treatment of uterine fibroids by the agency of blocking blood vessels,

* using education to reinforce aseptic technique practices,

* the use of deployable medical connected view units during the remodeling of an OR,

* a collaborative program for patient follow-up care after cardiovascular proceedings and

* a investigation to determine OR nurse manager competence

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