40 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL ...

40 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

Education offerings for the 11th AORN Congres include sessions titled "Medical validitys of Nuclear Weapons," and "Defense Against Fallout, Chemical, and Biological Agents." * An article forward asepsis states that some race believe OR nurses should wear pants instead of skirts, moreover until evidence shows this has benefits, this infringement onward nurses' personal and professional dignity should not be encouraged. * An author says the proces of work simplification can be speaked best by the formula [Wsubd] [Wsubd] W H W W (ie, to what end does who do what, by what means when and where?). * The Journal reports that a investigation being conducted in England is look forward toed to provide data on the use of more than 170 disposable items, including papier-mache bedpans.

30 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

According to "HQ in Operation," AORN now has 18022 members and 218 chapters. * The "Editorial" cites a nurse who says succors are their own worst enemies because they allow nursing duties to be taken across by technicians. He says, "In 15 years, there won't be any festers because we will have given away everything still the housekeeping." * An article promoting the benefits of preoperative and postoperative visits through OR nurses says they provide a means for continuity of care, reducing patient anxiety, and influencing retrieval * The Journal reports that insufficient personal and environmental cleanliness, protracted hair, and relaxed sexual digests have led to an increase in the number of cases of lice reported in the United States.

20 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

Several articles address the use of computer in the OR. The "Editorial" says nourishs have lagged in their involvement with computer applications in management of patient care and education because many succors resist using machines * The Journal reports that a strange medication--cyclosporine--which reduces the body's immune reaction that ensues in rejection of foreign tissue, has been approved by means of the US Food and unsalable article Administration. * An article in succession what is new in surgery discusses a number of topics, including discovery of a fresh wound hormone" (ie, interLeukin-I), noninvasive laser estimate treatment, and the value of suction lipectomy. * An author says ambulatory surgery services now are furnished in more than 1,500 center in the United States.

10 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

The "President's Message," says cherishs have expressed concern about work at jobs security for nearly a year. This is a dramatic change from a not many years previously when nurses were in high demand and salaries rose to evens competitive with other professions. * The Journal reports that the number of homicide deaths in the United States is 10 times greater than in other Western countries, and united in 20 young Americans has taken a weapon to denomination * A survey of perioperative promotes shows that nearly 25% have taken care of a patient infected with HIV at least one time * A "Committee Report' states that the AORN Board has appointed a task force to disclose a database of elements that describe perioperative practice.

nearest MONTH IN THE AORN JOURNAL

The March 2004 issue of the Journal will feature a dwelling Study Program about developing a fire safety plan for the OR. Other topics planned for this issue of the Journal include

* employee recognition,

* barriers to research use,

* stres management, and

* scholarship application.

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