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Articles in June 2008 issue of AORN Journal

• Winners taste sweet success at AORN awards reception: Saturday, March 29, 2008
• A small amount of exercise increases quality of life
• Testing the efficacy of a portable anteroom system air fitter unit
  by George Allen
• Counting small needles
  by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson
• Congress 2008 Grand Rounds winners announced
• Validation of concept mapping between PNDS and SNOMED CT
  by Bonnie L. Westra
• Pregnancy testing on the day of surgery
  by George Allen
• Research and clinical poster presenters win awards of merit: Saturday, March 29, to Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Secondhand smoke affects toddlers' cardiovascular health
• Smarts: Are We Hardwired for Success?
  by Julie Thompson
• AORN Foundation Scholarship Program
• Diversity equals organizational strength
  by Susan K. Banschbach
• Children with heart disease may face behavior problems
• Releasing explanted medical devices
  by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson
• A Manager's Guide to Improving Workplace Performance
  by Jason Nelson
• Thanks for the memories
  by Nancy J. Girard
• "What is your AORN IQ?" Winner announced
• Continuous contraception may improve pain and hood
• Conducting an AORN Journal search
  by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson
• Pivotal Moments in Nursing
  by Nancy Herbein
• Surgical smoke evacuation
  by Ioan Cosmescu
• Use of older corneas for transplants may increase
• Safe positioning for neurosurgical patients
  by Danielle St-Arnaud
• Verifying correct prosthesis use
  by Byron L. Burlingame
• 30 Reasons Employees Hate Their Managers: What Your People May Be Thinking and What You Can Do About It
  by Eileen Campbell
• Correction
• Use of tool kits may reduce medical errors
• Mentoring the new graduate perioperative nurse: a valuable retention strategy
  by Debra Persaud
• Keeping nurses safe
  by Suzanne C. Beyea
• Knowledge of plant toxin may combat food poisoning
• "Share your passion, illuminate our profession" Congress highlights: Sunday, March 30, to Thursday, April 3, 2008
  by Liz Cowperthwaite
• Education sessions offer a variety of valuable learning experiences: Saturday, March 29, to Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Blood conservation in a congenital cardiac surgery program
  by Tracey John
• Obese pregnant women may use more health services
• Contest winners identify "What's wrong"
• Congratulations to Exhibit Hall prize station winners
• Attendees laugh, cry, learn at motivational general sessions: Sunday, March 30, to Thursday, April 3, 2008
• DASH diet may prevent strokes in women
• Use of pulse-lavage to remove lipids from allograft bone
  by George Allen
• New procedure reverses weight gain after gastric bypass
• The effect of nurse staffing patterns on medical errors and nurse burnout
  by Connie Garrett
• Delegates debate Bylaws changes during Congress business sessions: Sunday, March 30, to Thursday, April 3, 2008
  by Liz Cowperthwaite
• Acute care nurse practitioner: an advanced practice role for RN first assistants
  by Janice L. Schroeder
• Surgical site infection rates in laparoscopic versus open surgery
  by George Allen
• Unexplained apnea during surgery
• US Pharmacopeia revises glycerin monograph