30 years ago in the AORN Journal - Perioperative Time Capsule

AORN Journal, May, 2002

In the May 1972 issue of the Journal, one nurse tells of her experiences during the Vietnam conflict. At the hospital where she worked in Vietnam, 56 nurses were on staff, and every field of medicine was represented. * An article says that although cleaning standards are highest in the OR, it is one of the hardest places to achieve such high standards because of the large number of patients and the tight schedule.

* AORN's policy on commercial sponsorship is published in this issue. It states that industrial sponsorship and financial support of the Association's educational programs are not appropriate. * "News in ORbit" reports on the development of a pill that, if taken in early pregnancy, induces abortion.