30 years ago in the AORN Journal - Perioperative Time Capsule

AORN Journal, April, 2002

An article in the April 1972 issue of the Journal outlines the impact of the women's liberation movement on nursing. The author says nurses are members of a woman's occupation in a male dominated culture. * "News in ORbit" tells how samples from 38 can openers were shown to be infected with one or more bacteria capable of causing foodborne illness.

* In "Q & A," one reader asks how long nurses should scrub between procedures if gloves are not removed until immediately before scrubbing. The answer suggests a policy should be established and adhered to by all team members. * An article on education says that 1972 will be remembered as historic because AORN awarded credit hours at Congress for the first time.