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• Be the nurse you want to be 

  Colleagues, this is my last "President's Message" to you. I cannot believe the year has passed so quickly and that my time as your President has...

  AORN Journal, 04/01/05 by William J. Duffy · More from publication

• Membership: it is all about the mission 

  Colleagues, I must start this message with a disclaimer. This column may upset some people, and that is not my intent. Every month, I write to you...

  AORN Journal, 03/01/05 by William J. Duffy · More from publication

• Governing our profession 

  There is an old saying I believe in that says the world is governed by those who show up. In our country's governance, as well as in nursing's...

  AORN Journal, 02/01/05 by William J. Duffy · More from publication

• Celebrating our value—the message in our eyes 

  The logo for the 52nd AORN Congress includes a perioperative nurse who is looking down at a patient about to go under anesthesia. The nurse s eyes...

  AORN Journal, 01/01/05 by William J. Duffy · More from publication

• Celebrating the art of mentoring by sharing the gift of knowledge 

  Mentoring is about the circle of life and the passing on of knowledge. It is as old as humankind. For millennia, generations have passed on...

  AORN Journal, 12/01/04 by William J. Duffy · More from publication

• The importance of keeping our hand in the scrub role 

  Perioperative nurses' primary role in the OR is that of the circulating nurse. The circulating role is complex and requires licensed nurses to wear...

  AORN Journal, 11/01/04 by William J. Duffy · More from publication

• The gift of touching lives 

  I want to wish each of you a wonderful Perioperative Nurse Week. As part of the goal of celebrating our value this year, we should all pause and...

  AORN Journal, 11/01/04 by William J. Duffy · More from publication

• Keeping surgical procedure turnover in perspective 

  Throughout history, mankind has been challenged by problems that do not have easy answers. History is replete with issues that have vexed leaders...

  AORN Journal, 10/01/04 by William J. Duffy · More from publication

• The value of association and enhancing ease of access 

  I think "A" is the most important letter in the AORN alphabet. It stands for Association, which comes from the root word associate. Associate is...

  AORN Journal, 09/01/04 by William J. Duffy · More from publication

• Representing our value 

  As an owner, with you, of the perioperative nursing profession, I have learned that our actions as perioperative nurses send a message about the...

  AORN Journal, 08/01/04 by William J. Duffy · More from publication