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AORN Journal,  Jan, 2005  

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Get more of what you deserve for the work you perform. Receive helpful information on correct coding, modifiers, and appeal procedures for RN first assistants (RNFAs). You also will learn common pitfalls of incorrect coding and ways to stay compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Ample question-and-answer time will be provided.

P 8254

PNDS and Perianesthesia Practice--Cindy Ladner; Cindy Ripplinger, RN, BSN, CPAN

Learn how the Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS) can be used in the perianesthesia practice area. The speakers will present practical tips for implementing the PNDS.

P 8255

Holistic Care: Possible in the OR?--Linda P. Voyles, RN, BSN, CNOR

Perioperative nurses and patients have become more interested in alternative and complementary modalities. This presentation discusses fast, easy, and cost-effective ways to bring body, mind, and spirit-conscious patient care into the OR, preoperative area, and postanesthesia care unit. Fifteen to 20 simple, effective methods will be presented, including tuning in to the patients' own preferences as the key member of his or her own surgical team. Patient preoperative preparation techniques will be provided as handouts and will later be available for inclusion in surgical patient preoperative packets.

3:30 to 5 PM

P 8257 Jerry G. Peers Lectureship (1.8 CH)

Loving and Likeable Leadership for the Twenty-first Century (see page 36 in this Journal)

Wednesday, April 6

8 to 9:30 AM P 8258 (1.4 CH)

[check] PATIENT SAFETY FIRST Second Forum

By attending this Forum, you will have the opportunity to be part of a discussion of professional issues affecting patient care and the practice of perioperative nursing. The agenda for the AORN business sessions appears on page 67 of this Journal.

8 to 9:30 AM (1.8 CH)

Concurrent Education Sessions

P 8259

[check] PATIENT SAFETY FIRST First, Do No Harm: Ethics and the Perioperative Nurse--Cecil A. King, RN, MSN, CNOR

Ethical decisions for the perioperative nurse are difficult, but they must be made. Perioperative nurses need to be able to recognize ethical issues and take action. Perioperative nurses are responsible not only for providing clinically and technically sound care but also for providing care that is legally, ethically, and morally sound. The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics articulates our ethical obligations individually and collectively. This session will discuss outcome indictors of the Perioperative Nursing Data Set related to the provision of ethical care. Special emphasis will be placed on informed consent; do not resuscitate policies; and current trends, technology, and research and their ethical implications.

C 8260

Surgical Andrology (Male Erectile Dysfunction)--Wayne J. G. Hellstrom, MD This session will discuss the surgical approaches to different andrology procedures. Particular emphasis will be placed on the latest developments in penile prosthesis implantation, microscopic varicocele repair, vaso-vasotomy, vaso-epididymostomy, and sperm retrieval techniques.