AORN Journal

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Articles in Jan 2004 issue of AORN Journal

• Experience myriad events at Congress and make your trip one that you will remember forever—Congress highlights
• 2004 slate of candidates
• Medical laser safety officer certification offered - Brief Article
• Nursing reflections from journaling during a perioperative internship
  by Ruth Ann Kuiper
• The Volunteer Coordinator for the 51st annual Congress invites attendees to enjoy sunny San Diego
  by Vickie Pierce
• Have a new job title? New e-mail address? Tell AORN!
• Health gap will cost $331 billion from 2004 to 2010 - Brief Article
• It was huge! Nursing students' first experience at AORN Congress
  by Michelle Byrne
• Earn valuable contact hours by attending education sessions and viewing posters at AORN Congress
• AORN Awards to be presented at Congress
• Information and services for Congress 2004
• Learning from stories—a pathway to patient safety - Patient Safety First
  by Suzanne C. Beyea
• Leadership—the practical application of character - President's Message - Editorial
  by Betty J. Shultz
• Registering for Congress
• Ceasing aspirin therapy may pose threat - Brief Article
• Assertiveness training to prevent verbal abuse in the OR - Home Study Program
  by Debra Buback
• Representing and working for the members - Health Policy Issues
  by Frederick P. Franko
• January blahs and gray days - Editorial
  by Nancy J. Girard
• Von Willebrand's disease underdiagnosed in women
• Number of medical school applicants increases - Brief Article
• Publish an AORN Journal Home Study Program
• Standing orders; automated endoscope reprocessors; documentation; central service department attire; counting ligaclips - Clinical Issues
  by Ramona Conner
• Majority of Americans say they would donate organs - Editorial
• 2004 Pre-Congress and Congress planning calendar - Calendar
• Specialty assembly and group meetings provide networking opportunities
• Vehicle collisions leading cause of accidental death - Brief Article
• Inhalational anaesthetic exposure; screening for bleeding disorders; hand hygiene; Staphylococcus aureus infections - Evidence For Practice
  by George Allen
• Board of Directors reviews reports, approves agenda - Board Report
  by McNamara Sharon A.
• 2004 forum and house of delegates agenda
• Majority of Americans have not been tested for HIV
• Safe use of lasers in the operating room: what perioperative nurses should know
  by Karen Andersen
• 40 years ago in the AORN Journal - Perioperative Time Capsule
• Be an AORN Journal book reviewer - Board Report
• Delegate duties and parliamentary procedures at AORN's 51st Congress
• Groups to meet at Congress
• Grants available to improve patient safety - Brief Article
• 30 years ago in the AORN Journal - Perioperative Time Capsule
• Working together to ensure quality patient care - Opinion
  by Adam Frederic Dorin
• AORN Journal Home Studies are available on AORN Online
• Excessive fluid intake can harm athletes - Brief Article
• Using activity-based costing in surgery
  by Cheryl Grandlich
• 20 years ago in the AORN Journal - Perioperative Time Capsule
• AORN Board of Directors
• 2003-2004 AORN Nominating Committee
• 2004 Congress exhibitors' product listing - Directory
• Caffeine content of brewed coffee may vary widely
• 10 years ago in the AORN Journal - Perioperative Time Capsule