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20 years ago in the AORN Journal - Perioperative Time Capsule

AORN Journal,  June, 2002  

Understanding the policies of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH) can lessen the fear of a survey and improve patient care, according to one article. Organization and planning are appreciated by JCAH surveyors. * Is having cancer different for a nurse than a patient who is not a nurse? "Yes and no," says one author; physically, it is no different, but emotionally and intellectually, a nurse's experience is unique.

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* One article explores the use of prostheses to treat gastroesophageal reflux. * In "Q & A," a reader questions the appropriateness of her hospital's policy of reprocessing single-use devices. The answer states that single-use devices should never be reprocessed.

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