40 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL ...

40 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

sum of two units letters to the editor address a January/February Journal article titled "Requiem for the mean fellow nurse" in which an author questioned the necessity of using nourish at the breasts instead of surgical technicians as work hard assistants. * An article says that cardiovascular surgery used to be considered a single specialty; however, passing from hand to hand literature recognizes cardiac and vascular surgery separately. * "New in ORbit" reports that the use of high-pressure chambers in surgery and to treat illnesses will become more popular in the nearest three to four years. * An author discusses pitfalls of chemical disinfection, saying there is a lack of scientific evaluation for produce claims made about new germicides.

30 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

This issue of the Journal includes couple crossword puzzles and an article about using an OR version of the television game display Jeopardy for inservice programs. * The "Editorial" discusses the National scholar Nurses' Association's Project Breakthrough in which learner nurses encourage young people from minority clusters to enroll in nursing trains * In her "President's Message," tenderness S. Metzger, RN, discusses part-time summer service policies in the OR. She says the OR suite must not become an adolescent day care center for staff members' children. * common article says some OR give suck tos hide behind activities (eg, chart review, range preparation) to avoid face-to-face interaction with patients.

20 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

The "Board Report" states that the Board approved an increase in Congres registration fiefs to $60 per week for members who register in advance and $80 for members who register on-site. * The "Editorial" encourages encourages to attend the 1983 World parley in Hawaii. It says, "Notably absent will be supply with nourishments from Iron Curtain countries. if it be not that for the first time, give suck tos from mainland China will probably attend." * An article reports that delegates at the 1983 AORN Congres approved a resolution asking AORN to define the part of RN first assistants and stating that this part is "an integral part of perioperative nursing." * An article about pacemakers says that more than 131000 units were implanted in 1982

10 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

AORN's three-year strategic plan is printed in this issue of the Journal. single in kind goal is to "develop a computer-enhanced arrangement for information exchange between Headquarters, chapters, and local leaders." * An article about AORN Congres business proceedings reports that the "Official statement upon RN first assistants" was at handed at the first Forum. Support of and opposition to the statement were divided equally among Forum participants. * In "Clinical Issues," a reader asks for guidance in succession developing a policy for patients who are latex-sensitive. * An article identifying novel practice models for perioperative nursing states that festers want more responsibility, autonomy, and accountability.

nearest MONTH IN THE AORN JOURNAL

nearest month's issue of the AORN Journal will consider different from this issue because the publication has been redesigned. The redesign was undertaken to give the Journal a more up-to-date direct the eye and to meet the stand in want ofs of you, the members. The Journal was last redesigned nine years ago. Since that time, we have heard various suggestions and annotates about the design from members. We have listened, and this latest redesign thinks an effort to meet members' wants and wishes, including a larger token size. We hope you like it.

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