AORN Journal

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Articles in April 2008 issue of AORN Journal

• Caffeine intake may negatively affect diabetes control
• Counting sterile towels
  by Denise Downing
• Some marijuana users have increased risk of liver damage
• Results of a survey on current surgical smoke control practices
  by Ben E. Edwards
• Educational opportunities
• Mandatory reporting and pay for performance: health care infections in the limelight
  by Kathleen Meehan Arias
• Hospital introduced and now ends latex glove use
• Using single-use towels to wrap instrument sets
  by Downing Denise
• Upcoming AORN events
• Placing patient safety first
  by Suzanne C. Beyea
• Epileptic seizures reduced with modified diet
• The breastfeeding surgical patient: 1.8 ce
  by Deborah Dumphy
• Look-alike/sound-alike names cause thousands of errors
• Developers create unique surgical teaching gown
• Studies examine infertility related to extra X chromosome
• Preparing for magnet recognition: a perioperative retreat
• Using betamethasone gel to reduce intubation discomfort
  by George Allen
• The anxiety- and pain-reducing effects of music interventions: a systematic review
  by Ulrica Nilsson
• Playing it safe: simulated team training in the OR
  by Mindi Anderson
• Something is wrong with my eye
  by Nancy J. Girard
• Purgative bowel cleansing combined with simethicone
  by George Allen
• Early cholecystectomy may reduce patient costs
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services payments
  by Robin Chard
• Routine adult vaccinations reduce threat of disease
• Preventing retained surgical instruments
  by George Allen
• Coaching, Counseling and Mentoring: How to Choose and Use the Right Technique to Boost Employee Performance, 2d ed
  by Richard G. Cuming
• Passing the baton
  by Mary Jo W. Steiert
• Registered nurse circulator legislation in Connecticut
  by Judith L. Goldberg
• Surgical site infection in community hospitals
  by George Allen
• AACN Procedure Manual for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care
  by Yvonne A. Dobbenga-Rhodes
• Proper cleaning of electrical equipment
  by Burlingame Byron L.
• Have you read the last page lately?
  by Nancy J. Girard
• Most-effective osteoporosis medication not determined
• Clinical Teaching Strategies in Nursing, 2d ed
  by Jeannemarie Hennessey
• Productive Performance Appraisals, 2d ed
  by Michelle Tattersall
• Using appropriate abbreviations in perioperative documentation
  by Robin Chard
• The hazards of surgical smoke: 3.0 ce
  by Brenda C. Ulmer
• No superior prostate cancer treatment