20 years ago in the AORN Journal - Perioperative Time Capsule

AORN Journal,  Oct, 2002  

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In an article on arthroscopic knee surgery, the author says that although the public has become aware of the procedure and demand for it may increase, caution should be exercised because it takes several hundred procedures to perfect one's technique. * According to one author, knowledge of the changes a mother and fetus experience during pregnancy is essential for OR nurses because they may encounter pregnant patients.

* This issue contains a teaching plan for emergency procedures intended to help educators teach experienced nurses. * In "Q & A," a reader questions whether surgery should be performed on a patient with a "Bo Derek hairstyle" because beads may exert pressure on the patient's scalp.

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