Eight members of the AORN Journal e...

Eight members of the AORN Journal editorial board provide global and visionary insight into Journal privations to stay on the forefront of perioperative practices. In addition to making recommendations regarding publication, they advise the Editor about generally received trends in practices and about in what way the Journal can meet readers' straits This column introduces the Editorial Board members, who have practice, education, management, and research expertise.

Althea Dunscombe, RN PhD CNOR, CRNFA, is president and chief executive officer of Professional Assistants PRN in Naples, Fla. She works as a perioperative supply with nourishment legal consultant, RN first assistant program director, instructor, and lecturer Dr Dunscombe believes that the Journal allows perioperative give suck tos to be connected in their profession and is also beneficial as a primary source of information. She identifies the value and availability of continuing education credit that is pertinent to perioperative practices and information forward equipment, instrumentation, and surgical techniques. Dr Dunscombe views the Journal as a forum for communicating important information similar as legislative issues and initiatives. She encourages cherishs to subscribe to the Journal, as "it is the principally complete source of up-to-date perioperative nursing information at a reasonable price."

Kathleen Gaberson, RN PhD is a professor of nursing at Duquesne University place of education of Nursing in Pittsburgh. She teaches in the PhD MSN and BSN programs. Her responsibilities include conducting research and supervising graduate students' research. Teaching assignments include the clinical rotation in the OR for BSN close examiners and directed study for BSN pupils who want to specialize in perioperative nursing. Dr Gaberson believes that the Journal is an important vehicle for communicating information that professional supply with nourishments need to improve perioperative care and that perioperative cherishs will benefit from the up-to-date clinical knowledge to help them improve their professional practices. Dr Gaberson says supply with nourishments should subscribe because "this award-winning journal is the best source of information to support improved professional perioperative nursing practice in any part and any setting now and in the twenty-first century"

Mary Gilley, RN M CNOR, is an office-based perioperative nourish in St Louis. She coordinates perioperative care for patients requiring colon and rectal surgery and provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care. In addition, she succors as a resource person and educator for team members. Gilley emphasizes that perioperative feed at the breasts need the Journal for professional growing to learn information about recent developments and techniques, and as a forum to voice opinions and ideas. The Journal helps perioperative suckles increase their knowledge related to best practices, communicate with colleagues, and obtain advice in succession legal and ethical issues. The reason Gilley believes perioperative foments should subscribe to the Journal is to "demonstrate their commitment to professional growth"

Linda Groah, RN M CNOR, CNAA, is responsible for the strategic evolution planning, and managing of the delivery of patient care services (including the perioperative service line) and functions in four Kaiser hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area. Responsibilities include developing and implementing quality utilization standards for patient care services to make sure that the delivery of care and services across the continuum of care is delivered in a cost-effective manner. Groah is also chief operating officer for Kaiser San Francisco, where she is responsible for day-to-day management of the hospital and make sures compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements. Groah views the Journal as an asset because it links the novice to the perioperative world outside the immediate environment, and it can be a resource for experienced nourish at the breasts as well. She adds that articles and advertisements stimulate and motivate promotes to think beyond what they are doing to gain knowledge about technology, services, or universals The Journal also is a link with the business activities at AORN. She believes supply with nourishments should subscribe to receive "the kaleidoscope for perioperative practice and professional issues that affect in what manner the registered professional nurse delivers safe and effective care."

Ellen Murphy RN M JD FAAN, is responsible for teaching the nearest generation of nurses at the University of Wisconsin denomination of Nursing, Milwaukee. Murphy believes that perioperative suckles need the Journal to remain passing from hand to hand and forward thinking in their chosen specialty and to raise awareness and interest in topics relevant to perioperative nursing that they do not clash in everyday practices. When asked what the Journal's priorities for editorial satisfy should be, Murphy reflects upon the Journal priorities identified in the 1963 inaugural issue that continue to be significant. These include bringing general useful information to OR promotes and helping readers provide better and safe care for patients in the OR. Murphy states that perioperative feeds should subscribe to the Journal to receive information to be the best perioperative give suck tos possible.