10 years ago in the AORN Journal - Perioperative Time Capsule - Association of Operating Room Nurses - Brief Article

AORN Journal, Oct, 2003

Education sessions for the upcoming Congress in New Orleans include "Where is Nursing in Health Care Reform?" and "The Role of Nursing in 1994 and Beyond." * An author describes how installing a local area network (LAN) can be valuable in a surgery department. Uses for the LAN include scheduling, handling inventory control, interdepartmental communications, staffing assignments, and billing.

* The Journal reports that unintended injuries caused by medical mismanagement cost the United States $10.1 billion per year in additional medical costs, loss of household production, and lost wages. * AORN endorses ANA policy statements on HIV-related issues, including support of a needle exchange program.