20 years ago in the AORN Journal

AORN Journal, Jan, 2006

The Journal debuts a new "Practical Innovations" column and asks readers to submit articles describing how they or their staff members have solved a problem inherent in most ORs. * An article about the upcoming Congress in Anaheim, Calif, states that it takes 20,000 gallons of paint each year to keep Disneyland looking new.

* A news story reports that the US Food and Drug Administration has ended a two-year moratorium on consumer-oriented advertisements for prescription medications. * An article on computerized systems for the OR says that today's competitive health care environment has shifted the OR director's role from nurse practitioner and supervisor to business partner.