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A Message from the President
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Audrey N . Bell, R.N. Serving on the Board of Directors, especially as President, provides one with many learning experiences-from becoming acquainted with the many details of publishing a monthly journal to learning the everyday business of operating a headquarters office. The thousandand-one tasks of conducting an Annual Congress and the mechanics of promoting and maintaining membership have been other challenging areas. Yes, the past twenty-four months, coupled with my five previous years on the Board, have been very exciting and richly rewarding. May I tell each of you that I am most grateful for the opportunity to serve you. The Association has continued on an upward trend during the past years. Additional activities, such as an increase in the number of regional institutes and the monthly publication of the Journal, have resulted in our hiring additional employees. The increased assistance being given to the technicians is also requiring many employee hours. The development and distribution of membership promotion and chapter formation materials as well as news reporting require many hours of preparatory work. But these things are necessary if we do not wish our organization to become stagnant. As an organization grows, so do its physical needs. Even now, our headquarters facility, enlarged only three short years ago, is bulging at the seams. The Board envisions many more programs and services that will benefit the membership, but for now,
February 1969
they must wait in limbo until our headquarters can be enlarged once more. However, we are embarking on a very vital and worthwhile program for 1969. This effort will involve operating room nurses across the country in a recruitment program to bring young people into the nursing field, and ultimately, we hope, will succeed in increasing the number of professional nurses in the operating room. We have had the help of one of America’s outstanding public relations firms in researching and creating this program, and we ask your whole-hearted support in this effort. During the Cincinnati Congress, you will learn how you, as an individual, and your chapter can help to make this program a tremendous success. Our National Nurse Recruiting Program can be a coast-to-coast program of service to people and hospitals throughout our country. Of course, this is an ACTION program, and it will be only as effective as we, the members, make it. In a few short days, our 16th Annual Congress will convene. The members of the Cincinnati AORN Chapter are to be commended for their outstanding work in preparing this meeting for us. Many informative program sessions and an outstanding exhibit hall await you. And once again, you will have the opportunity to renew old acquaintances and make new friends. It is not too late to make arrangements to join us if you have not already done so. See you in Cincinnati, February B4!
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February 1969
they must wait in limbo until our headquarters can be enlarged once more. However, we are embarking on a very vital and worthwhile program for 1969. This effort will involve operating room nurses across the country in a recruitment program to bring young people into the nursing field, and ultimately, we hope, will succeed in increasing the number of professional nurses in the operating room. We have had the help of one of America’s outstanding public relations firms in researching and creating this program, and we ask your whole-hearted support in this effort. During the Cincinnati Congress, you will learn how you, as an individual, and your chapter can help to make this program a tremendous success. Our National Nurse Recruiting Program can be a coast-to-coast program of service to people and hospitals throughout our country. Of course, this is an ACTION program, and it will be only as effective as we, the members, make it. In a few short days, our 16th Annual Congress will convene. The members of the Cincinnati AORN Chapter are to be commended for their outstanding work in preparing this meeting for us. Many informative program sessions and an outstanding exhibit hall await you. And once again, you will have the opportunity to renew old acquaintances and make new friends. It is not too late to make arrangements to join us if you have not already done so. See you in Cincinnati, February B4!
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