40 YEAR AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL T...

40 YEAR AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

The AORN Board of Directors regretfully announces the resignation of Virginia T Rockwell, RN the first editor of the AORN Journal. * An article discusses high vacuum sterilization and its potential use in the OR and central afford service. * "News in ORbit" reports that a prosthetic arm weighing 3 lb and driven through electrical impulses from the wearer's forces has been developed by Russian electronic technologists. * An article upon renal transplantation explains that generally x-ray therapy to the transplanted organ or graft and medications are used to suppres human immune reactions. The practice of total corpse irradiation of the organ recipient has almost been abandoned.

30 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

In "Speak Out" an author discusses the ways OR pampers can conserve energy to help ease the country's now passing energy crisis. * According to a report from the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the rife supply of 777,000 RNs falls short of the 925000 indigenceed * AORN's librarian notes that for the first time, "operating sweep nursing" appears as a control heading in Medical Subject Headings, published by the agency of the National Library of Medicine. * An article states that tuberculosis sanatoria are closing at a rate disproportionate to the casualty of the disease. The number of tuberculosis cases in the United States has decreased at 66%, but the number of beds available in sanatoria has declined 90% to 95%

20 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

The "Headquarters Report," announces that the AORN Board has authorized wealth for research to produce hard data in succession the cost-effectiveness of having RN in the OR. * In "OR Nursing Law," a reader discloses of meeting resistance from her hospital in trying to introduce disposable drapes in the OR. She asks whether the hospital is liable for detriment infections resulting from the use of linens. The answer states that using linen rather than disposables is not negligence unles it can be prov that an infection consequence ed from the use of linens. * The Journal reports that more than three million US children dispose of time in day care center * A domicile Study Program addresses replantation for traumatic amputations.

10 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

An article addresses detecting leaks in silicone-gel breast implants. * In "Clinical Issues," a reader asks when AORN will have approveed practices for laparoscopic procedures. The answer indicates that make acceptableed practices for endoscopic minimal access surgery will be submitted to the Board for final approval and will appear in the 1995 Standards & commended Practices. * An article discusses a strange therapy for ventricular arrhythmias--the implantable cardioverter/ defibrillator device. * The Journal reports that the declining number of new high school graduates enrolling in exercises of nursing is one factor contributing to the nursing shortage.

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