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Articles in April 2005 issue of AORN Journal

• Dual-chamber pacemaker improves quality of life
• Trials to Triumphs: Perspectives from Successful Healthcare Leaders
  by Jeannemarie Hennessey
• Reintegrating the mind and body
  by Michelle Byrne
• Recommended practices for cleaning, handling, and processing anesthesia equipment
• Educating perioperative managers about materials and financial management
  by Eric J. Davis
• Parental presence during anesthesia induction in children
  by Stacy L. Romino
• New biopsy technique reduces need for surgery
• Survey finds Americans still worry about medical errors
• Survey helps promote patient safety culture
• AORN guidance statement: preoperative patient care in the ambulatory surgery setting
• Allogeneic blood transfusion; intraoperative autologous transfusion; ultra-clean ORs; local anesthesia
  by George Allen
• Heel and calf capillary-support: pressure in lithotomy positions
  by Rebecca A. Roeder
• AORN guidance statement: postoperative patient care in the ambulatory surgery setting
• Fiber intake low among preschoolers
• New web site addresses women's heart health
• New resource available for RN first assistants
• Best practices for safe medication administration
  by Suzanne C. Beyea
• The effect of a preadmission videotape on patient satisfaction
  by Elaine A. Yellen
• Opportunities from the center for perioperative education
• Resolving Conflicts at Work: a Complete Guide for Everyone on the Job
  by Jo Ann Scherffius
• Two Senators receive award from Nursing Alliance
• If Disney Ran Your Hospital: 9 1/2 Things You Would Do Differently
  by Mary Kay Harvey
• Update on KEYS to patient safety and public policy
  by Burke Beu
• Techniques in Dermatologic Surgery
  by Lethia Collins
• Safety scalpels; turnover time; personal clothing, implant sterilization; using suture packets to rectify counts
  by Carol Petersen
• Executive Excellence: Protocols for Healthcare Leaders, 2nd edition
  by Jennifer Zuber
• Be the nurse you want to be
  by William J. Duffy
• New silicone breast implants under review