40 years ago in the AORN journal - Perioperative Time Capsule

A priest discusses prolonging the lives of people who are terminally ill, saying it is one of the most difficult problems physicians face. * An architect outlines how architects work, influences on trends in surgical suite planning, and architects' responsibility in promoting good techniques. He says architects are trained to consider human needs. * In an article on OR nursing, a surgeon says that by temperament, patience, and history, women are better nurses than men. He also says that caring for others is a traditional female virtue. * It is reported that 3,056 people, 2,350 of whom were RNs, attended the 10th annual AORN Congress in Washington, DC, in 1963.

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