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Perioperative time capsule

An article says OR nurses are stepping across the isolating threshold of the OR into the hospital's mainstream. * "News From Headquarters" explains that each chapter is allowed one Congress delegate and one alternate delegate for every 25 members or portion thereof. The first Congress registrant from a chapter automatically is a delegate, and the second is an alternate; the 26th registrant is a delegate, and the 27th is an alternate "and so on at intervals of 25." * An author explains the difference between malpractice and negligence in the OR. * "News in ORbit" calls electronics engineers a valuable addition to the medical profession because ORs are using so many electronic devices that they are taking on the appearance of radio or television studios.

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30 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

The "Editorial" says that as a result of the extension of the Taft Hartley Act to private health care institutions, union activity in hospitals is causing increased tensions between supervisory nurses and staff nurses. * An author writes about the importance of considering anesthesiologists' needs during hospital planning and construction. * The Journal reports that the average American's consumption of protein exceeds the recommended daily allowance by 100%. * An article identifies exogenous obesity as a major health problem in the United States and details surgical interventions to control morbid obesity, including jejunocolic, jejunoileal, and gastric bypass.

20 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

The "President's Message" compares specialty nursing associations to professional football players--they represent their own team's interests, but in an all-star game (ie, when there is a common goal), they must work together. * An article discusses one facility's preoperative teaching program for children undergoing ambulatory surgery. The half-hour program included a videotape narrated by an eight-year-old boy. * The Journal reports on a Journal of the American Medical Association article that found break dancing can cause injury to the neck, back, head, and testes. * An author writes about patient selection and education for a new procedure--collagen implantation to correct minor skin depressions and defects.

10 YEARS AGO IN THE AORN JOURNAL

Three articles deal with technological advances in neurosurgery. The topics include transsphenoidal adenomectomy, neuroendoscopic laser-assisted ventriculostomy, and image-guided stereotactic systems.

* In "Clinical issues," a perioperative director expresses concern because administrators have asked her to reduce the number of RN full-time equivalents (FTEs) and increase the number of FTEs for unlicensed assistive personnel. * A study finds that perioperative RNs exhibit caring behaviors during all phases of perioperative care. * Proposed recommended practices for sponge, sharp, and instrument counts and for positioning the patient in the perioperative practice setting are published for AORN members' review and comment.

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Perioperative time capsule

AORN Journal, Feb, 2005

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