20 years ago in the AORN Journal

AORN Journal, Nov, 2005

The "Editorial" covers the fourth AORN World Conference held in The Hague, Netherlands. The Editor reports that attendees joined hands and formed a circle to sing the song We Are the World. * An author discusses using a computer program to teach nurses the principles of positioning surgical patients.

* "Ethics" states that living will legislation has been enacted in 35 states. Living will laws make it a legal responsibility for physicians and nurses to follow patients advance directives where only an ethical obligation previously existed. * A news item reports that a study has found that polysorbate 60 will not cure male baldness. Some study participants perceived new hair growth as a result of the placebo effect, according to the researchers.