10 years ago in the AORN Journal

AORN Journal,  May, 2005  

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The "President's Message" discusses formerly common nursing practices that have changed over the years, including reprocessing and reusing IV tubing and gloves, wearing panty hose and scrub dresses, and handling bloody sponges with bare hands. * An article states that cryosurgical prostate procedures were unpopular in the 1960s because of postoperative complications, but new technologies have revived use of these techniques in the 1990s.

* "OR Nursing Law" addresses the difficulty "consumer patients" face in gathering information to make educated decisions about their health care. * The Journal reports that a popular brand of contraceptive sponge has been taken off the market. An FDA inspection found that the product was manufactured with contaminated water.

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