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Articles in Feb, 2004 issue of AORN Journal

• Exhibitors offering continuing education at AORN Congress 2004 - Exhibit Floor Education
• Policy recommends restricting soft drinks in schools - Brief Article
• Recommended practices for surgical hand: antisepsis/hand scrubs - Recommended Practices
• Well-funded programs lead to drop in cigarette sales
• Perioperative time capsule
• 2004 budget projects strong profits for the Association - Treasurer's Report
  by Paula Graling
• Early-onset diabetes presents risk to cardiac health
• Leech storage; surgical site: infection study; national patient safety goals; eating on instrument prep tables; razor shaving - Clinical Issues
  by Joan Blanchard
• Recipients of AORN Foundation scholarships announced - AORN Scholarship Program
• Dental health care infection control guidelines released - Brief Article
• Echinacea is ineffective in treating children's colds - Brief Article
• One hospital's clinical evaluation of brushless scrubbing
  by Mara Berman
• Surgeons' experience produces lower death rates
• New memorial honors organ and tissue donors - Brief Article
• Olympus® - Paid Advertisement
• Stress in small doses may be beneficial - Brief Article
• Taking care of patients and caring for patients are not the same
  by Daryl S. Paulson
• Report compares health of US and European teenagers
• Patients' questions about orthopedic surgery; surgical errors; thiazide diuretics; iodophor-impregnated drapes - Evidence For Practice
  by George Allen
• Aspirin therapy may need reinforcement - Brief Article
• Bugging the system: West Nile virus - Editorial
  by Nancy J. Girard
• Majority of Americans feel flu is biggest health concern - Brief Article
• Product liability and perioperative nurses - OR Nursing Law
  by Ellen K. Murphy
• Depression is a workplace barrier for working women
• Genetics may play a role in irritable bowel syndrome - Brief Article
• Earn contact hours at Congress by viewing poster displays - Congress Poster Display
• OR expansion—a journey into the unknown
  by Kate L. Oliver
• Recommended practices for electrosurgery - Recommended Practices
• Telecommunications for Nurses: Providing Successful Distance Education and Telehealth - Book Review
  by Donna Lagueux
• The importance of friendship - President's Message - Editorial
  by Betty J. Shultz
• Medication error reporting helps prevent patient harm
• A pocket full of knowledge—enhancing: nursing practice with handheld computers
  by Sharon E. Hohler
• AORN's legislative priorities have been revised for 2004 - Health Policy Issues
  by Burke Beu
• Medication Safety and Cost Recovery: a Four-Step Approach for Executives - Book Review
  by Anne Marie Herlehy
• Sightseeing, student and faculty programs, education session changes, CNOR celebration, and market research at AORN Congress - Congress 2004 - Calendar
• Public can help increase cardiac arrest survival
• Creating a just safety culture - Patient Safety First
  by Suzanne C. Beyea
• Survey examines opinions about healthier workplaces - Brief Article
• Opportunities from the center for perioperative education - Educational Opportunities - Cover Story
• New research on peanut allergies
• Older adults risk more hospital medication errors
• Recommended practices for surgical tissue banking - Recommended Practices
• Learning in Action: a Guide to Putting the Learning Organization to Work - Book Review
  by Lesley J. Henderson
• The ins and outs of body piercing - Home Study Program - Cover Story
  by Brenda G. Larkin
• From handmaiden to right hand—the infancy of nursing
  by Victoria L. Holder
• Green tea catechin shows promise in HIV prevention - Recommended Practices - Brief Article
• Nursing-Sensitive Outcomes: State of the Science - Book Review
  by Maria S. Ortiz