40 years ago in the AORN Journal - Perioperative Time Capsule

AORN Journal, Sept, 2003

An article about the 1964 AORN Congress, which was held in Dallas, states that events will include a keynote speech on the changing status of women in America and an authentic rodeo. * An author urges perioperative nurses to write for publication so fellow nurses can benefit from their peers' ideas and experiences.

* "News in ORbit on a former tuberculosis ward in Hanover, Germany that was transformed into a treatment center for babies and children affected by thalidomide. * An article about reorganizing surgical services suggests decreasing the number of points of patient origin by establishing a special nursing unit for preoperative patients adjacent to the surgical suite.