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Articles in July, 2008 issue of AORN Journal

• Number of US Surgeons has sharply declined
• Humor in the OR: a stitch in time?
  by Karyn Buxman
• Using bar-code technology to assist with counting
  by Pat Frasher
• Hospital stay may affect mortality rates after discharge
• New opportunities
  by Patricia C. Seifert
• Using principles of health literacy to enhance the informed consent process
  by Bonne Lorenzen
• Leaving the nest and joining the flock: OR residency programs and learn mentoring
  by Lisa Morgenthaler
• Cancer treatment efficacy may depend on surgeon experience
• Perioperative nursing care of the bariatric surgical patient
  by Patricia Ide
• Perioperative celecoxib administration for total knee arthroplasty
  by George Allen
• Nasal surgery improves steep apnea symptoms
• A perioperative team approach to treating patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery
  by Angi Walsh
• Exercise lowers heart disease risk in overweight women
• Free continuing education contact hours for AORN members
• Mutual accountability for the common goal of patient safety
  by Susan K. Banschbach
• Site-Specific Cancer Series: Gastrointestinal Cancers
  by Karen Freeman
• US hip and knee replacements increasing rapidly
• Studies show stenting as effective as surgeries
• Wound classifications
  by Robin Chard
• Bar-coding surgical sponges
  by George Allen
• The increased incidence of anesthetic adverse events in late afternoon surgeries
  by Joshua Johnson
• AORN conferences
• Improving the safety and quality of care transitions
  by Carolyn M. Clancy
• Hyperglycemia as a risk factor for surgical site infections
  by George Allen
• Protective radiation-shielding devices
  by Denise Maxwell-Downing
• Fatigue and charting errors: the benefit of reduced call schedule
  by Anna Warren
• Conversations with Leaders: Frank Talk from Nurses on the Front Lines of Leadership
  by Daphne Stannard
• Mopping between procedures
  by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson
• Evidence-based practice for hospital-acquired conditions
  by Robin Chard
• Speaking up for quality and safety
  by Suzanne C. Beyea
• Not all patients consistently have breast reconstruction
• Individual radiation dosimeters
  by Denise Maxwell-Downing
• Single-dose dexamethasone as an analgesic
  by George Allen
• Combatting production pressure