30 years ago in the AORN Journal

AORN Journal, Nov, 2005

The Journal cover celebrates the United Nations' (UN's) designation of 1975 as International Women's Year. The UN's objectives were to promote equality between men and women, ensure full participation of women in all aspects of national and international life, and recognize the contribution of women to the promotion of world peace.

* An author opines that obtaining continuing education units does not necessarily show proof of competency. * An article discusses gender reassignment surgery and a related article explores nurses' reactions to transsexual patients. * A news story reports that enrollment has doubled in RN degree programs since 1969. Another item indicates that 9% of student nurses surveyed planned to specialize in OR nursing.