AORN Journal

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Articles in Feb 2005 issue of AORN Journal

• Videos review AORN's proposed position statements
• Fiscal year 2005 promises record revenues for AORN
  by Paula Graling
• Preventing patient falls in perioperative settings
  by Suzanne C. Beyea
• Violence in the OR
• Forum emphasizes nurses' leadership role in patient safety
• Recommended practices for surgical attire
• Perioperative time capsule
• Congress Education Planning Committee reviews hundreds of proposals, selects education program for AORN Congress
• Evidenced-based practice for control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
• Managing equipment and instruments in the operating room
  by Egil V. Nilsen
• Cigarette smoking; smoking cessation; reuse of endoscope accessories; conscious sedation
  by George Allen
• Groups scheduled to meet at Congress
• 2005 Ad
• US Food and Drug Administration: reprocessing update; medical device reporting; electrosurgery; dual electrode placement; human factors
  by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson
• PNDS @ Work: Building a Perioperative Patient Record
  by Michele Roberts
• Survey finds married people are healthier
• Recommended practices for high-level disinfection
• Update on the National Patient Safety Goals—Changes for 2005
  by Kathleen Catalano
• Device for treatment of neurological disorders promising
• Is postanesthesia care unit length of stay: increased in hypothermic patients?
  by Kiekkas Panagiotis
• Dr David Sherer's Hospital Survival Guide: 100+ Ways to Make Your Hospital Stay Safe and Comfortable
  by Latanya D. Davidson-Wilson
• Faces of caring
• Web site identifies locations of toxic chemical releases
• Autism and brain's immune system linked, says study
• Low-dose aspirin offers adults inflammation protection
• 2005 Ad
  by Burke Beu
• Specialty assembly and group meetings provide networking opportunities
• Predictor of cancer treatment effectiveness found
• Drug use by teenagers declines
• Magnetic resonance imaging effectively detects cancer
• Governing our profession
  by William J. Duffy
• Exercise reduces incidence of metabolic syndrome
• Beyond Managed Care: How Consumers and Technology are Changing the Future of Health Care
  by Laurie Saletnik
• Physician assistants
  by Nancy Hughes
• Disposables and sacred cows
  by Nathan L. Belkin
• Purchase the latest perioperative nursing resources or shop for unique gifts at AORN's on-site: Congress Bookstore
• Opportunities from the center for perioperative education