AORN Journal

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Articles in Dec 2002 issue of AORN Journal

• What makes a good journal great? - Editorial
  by Nancy J. Girard
• Former nursing research committee chair passes away - Obituary
• Remember to use your member identification number
• Medication may help smokeless tobacco users quit
• Pharmacology Made Easy For NCLEX-RN - Book Review
  by Vickie Snyder
• AORN Journal Home Studies available on AORN Online
• Eating the right foods can help prevent the flu - Home Study
• Ethics in perioperative practice—values, integrity, and social policy
  by Cecil A. King
• Recommended practices for environmental cleaning in the surgical practice setting
• Nurse Executive Resource Manual - Book Review
  by Gwendolyn Watkins
• Optimists experience better health and quality of life - Editorial
• Medical organization calls for changes to food groups
• Free breast cancer treatment guidelines available
• Surgical-grade stainless steel; when to administer antibiotics; medication labels; mixing medications; bioburden
  by Carol Petersen
• Forehead optimal site for pulse oximetry in cold conditions
• Manager, student, and faculty programs and anniversary celebration reasons to attend 2003 Congress: Sunday, March 23, to Thursday, March 27, 2003
• Complementary and alternative medicine use by surgical patients
  by Carol L. Norred
• Healing patients on a spiritual, as well as physical, level
  by Donna L. Gucwa
• AORN library offers wide variety of services, information
• AORN Journal index of articles published in 2002
• Centers for gender and sex health research formed
• Nursing school curricula and hospital-based training programs
  by Rick P. Ward
• Migraines often mistaken for sinus headaches
• Looking back on 2002, looking forward to 2003
  by Frederick P. Franko
• Perioperative time capsule
• Treating varicose veins with transilluminated powered phlebectomy
  by Lisa M. Zotto
• Earn one free contact hour by visiting AORN online
• Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease associated with surgery
• Cases of arthritis and chronic joint symptoms rising
• Number of fatalities from home fires declined in 2001
• Napping may assist in the learning process
• The importance of properly preparing the OR
  by Ellen K. Murphy
• Oral intake; thromboembolism; bacterial penetration; nurse staffing levels
  by Ric Cuming
• AORN Journal Home Studies valid for three years
• A precepted perioperative elective for baccalaureate nursing students
  by Linda L. McCausland
• How to use medical devices safely
  by Doreen Wagner
• Educational opportunities from the Center for Perioperative Education - Educational Opportunities
• The only game in town
  by Donna S. Watson
• Changes to accreditation process announced
• Increased efficiency through OR redesign and process simplification
  by Sandra S. Mangum
• Surgical patients at higher risk as RN caseloads increase
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine Management Forms and Guidelines - Book Review
  by Michelle M. De Lima
• New hand hygiene guidelines released
• Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for cervical disc disease
  by Cecile Cherry
• Have a new job title? New e-mail address? Tell AORN!
• Committee members report on 2002-2003 progress
• Electrosurgery Competency Assessment Module - Book Review
  by Colleen Lindell