40 years ago in the AORN Journal

AORN Journal, Nov, 2005

"AORN Proceedings" reports on AORN of Central Florida's Gadget Night. Prizes were awarded to members who had devised the most ingenious gadgets to assist them in their work. One hospital's OR staff received $10 for labor-saving, presterilized rubber nasogastric tubes that they stored in the freezer.

* An article urges nurses to pursue scientific research, which will be increasingly important for improving OR nursing care. * An author writing about the care of endoscopic instruments points out that the distal end of an endoscopic instrument is to a urologist what fingertips are to a surgeon. * A Congress article advises readers that the average low temperature for Chicago in February is 23[degrees]F, so attendees should bring their fur coats.