AORN Journal

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Articles in Jan 2008 issue of AORN Journal

• National objectives for exclusive breast-feeding not met
• Candidate biographical information and election statements
• Diesel exhaust exposure may cause stroke or heart attack
• The Manager's Guide to Rewards: What You Need to Know to Get the Best for—and From—Your Employees
  by Patricia A. Hembree
• Perioperative workflow: barriers to efficiency, risks, and satisfaction
  by Patricia H. Fowler
• Future Congress dates and locations announced
• Pray to win a free congress registration
• Sterilization: would your facility pass a standards audit? 1.7 [e]
  by Chuck Hughes
• New algorithm improves warfarin dosing
  by Ericson G. Genetic
• Research linking nurses' work hours to errors prompts more state restrictions
  by Ronda G. Hughes
• New therapy developed to reduce surgical bleeding
• 2008 Congress education sessions: Saturday, March 29, to Thursday, April 3, 2008
• 2008 Forum and House of Delegates agenda: Sunday, March 30, to Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Women less likely to receive implantable defibrillators
• AORN membership program offers rewards to facilities
• Microbial transmission
  by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson
• Protective footwear
  by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson
• Preparing for Congress 2008
  by Mary Jo W. Steiert
• Benefits of some osteoarthritis treatments questionable
• AORN Congress delegate duties and parliamentary procedure: Saturday, March 29, to Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Flaxseed dietary supplement may reduce hot rashes
• Upcoming AORN events
• Glutaraldehyde fixation
  by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson
• Chlorhexidine gluconate showers
  by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson
• AORN Library offers a variety of services, information
• Exhibit floor education
• 55th AORN Congress events: Saturday, March 29, to Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Intestinal microbes show complex development in infants
• What happened to my foot?: Amnesia following surgery
  by Nancy J. Girard
• Being a patient safety leader
  by Suzanne C. Beyea
• Practice-based evidence
  by Nancy J. Girard
• Be a "congress Voices" journalist
• Most primary care physicians would choose another field
• Use of fibrin sealant in aesthetic surgical procedures
  by George Allen
• Effect of triclosan-coated sutures on wound infection
  by George Allen
• Surgical care improvement project
  by Catherine Hackney
• AORN awards
• 2008 Congress exhibitor and product listings: Tuesday, April 1, to Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Predicting conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy
  by George Allen
• Patients' time investment in colonoscopy procedures
  by George Allen
• Welcome from the Congress volunteer coordinator: Saturday, March 29, to Thursday, April 3, 2008
  by Jeanette Gavin
• Congress highlights video available online
• Evaluating the evidence: web sites
  by Brenda Hoss
• Ensuring Fairness in Health Care Coverage: An Employer's Guide to Making Good Decisions on Tough Issues
  by Kerrick Lisa
• Educational opportunities
• AORN Board of Directors
• 2007-2008 AORN Nominating Committee
• Total knee arthroplasty: past successes and current improvements: 3.7 [e]
  by Sharon E. Hohler
• A Survival Guide to Managing Employees From Hell: Handling Idiots, Whiners, Slackers, and Other Workplace Demons
  by Mary-Ellen Ouellette
• Information and services for congress 2008
• 2008 slate of candidate
• Perceptions of patient safety culture among physicians and RNs in the perioperative area
  by Denise Scherer
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine Sourcebook
  by Nathalie Walker