20 years ago in the AORN Journal

AORN Journal,  Nov, 2004  

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The tentative program for the 32nd annual Congress in Dallas includes education sessions on the natural disaster medical system, tissue banking, sexual harassment, and staffing for ambulatory surgery units. * In "Clinical Issues," a reader asks whether a hospital can reuse disposable items as a way to save money.

The answer states that according to Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals standards, disposable items should not be reused. * The Journal reports that American Medical Association data indicate that the number of women physicians has grown 27.9% since 1980. * "OR Nursing Law" discusses the importance of providing written discharge instructions to ambulatory surgery patients.

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