40 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL ...

40 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

A piece of poetry parody of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," in which St Nick arrives in an OR suffering from appendicitis, is featured in this issue. * "New in ORbit" says a certain physicians predict that implantations of artificial hearts in humans should be forthcoming within a small in number years. * AORN members can attend the 1964 Congres in Dallas for $2 by day or $5 for the week. Non-members must pay $3 by day or $10 for the week. * An author details psychological considerations unique to the OR that account for question at issues in maintaining aseptic technique. Among them is the belief of health cam workers that aseptic technique provides no other than relative rather than absolute protection from pathogenic microorganisms.

30 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

A story about the interpret house and dedication of the fresh AORN Headquarters building says visitors "toured the building, enjoyed a candlelit knock and conversed by the fireplace." * The "Editorial" discusses nurses' opposition to propos institutional licensure instead of individual professional licensure. * An article relates to what extent a hospital uses closed-circuit television to entertain and inform patients mid orient and educate promotes and other health care workers. All programs originated in the facility's on-premise television studio. * An article about electrical hazards in the OR states that "electrosurgical units account for more injuries than any other model of clinical device in a hospital."

20 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

Reporting upon the 1983 World Conference in Hawaii, AORN's President says greatest in quantity countries have retained OR clinical experience in the basic nursing drill curriculum and require between six and 18 month of postgraduate preparation for encourages specializing in OR nursing. * A observe of health care professionals' salaries reveals that the median snare income for a staff promote was $22,080. Directors of nursing were the highest paid nursing professionals, with a median pure income of $38,300. * An article presents pros and cons of freestanding versus hospital-affiliated ambulatory surgery units. * The Journal reports that surgeon are flocking to training courses for a of recent origin surgical procedure--suction-assisted lipectomy.

10 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

An article explains the modern federal requirements for tracking permanently implantable devices. * The Center for Perioperative Education furnishs a perioperative ski symposium, to be held in Breckenridge, Colo * An article supporting the use of specialty surgical teams says technology has allowed compound surgical procedures, once performed sole in large medical centers, to be performed regularly in smaller surgical departments. This forces perioperative foments to become "super nurses" to accord to increasingly complex patient care. * An author states that society is in a state of "information overdrive." She says, "You cannot flat buy a t-shirt without being given a of great depth and meaningful message."

nearest MONTH IN THE AORN JOURNAL

The January 2004 issue of the Journal will feature couple Home Study Programs. One will discuss assertiveness training for verbal abuse prevention, and the other will address surgical implications of visible form [i]or[/i] frame piercings. Other topics planned for this issue include

* stres management for patients,

* students' Congres experiences,

* pediatric anesthesia, and

* Congres 2004

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