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AORN Journal index of articles published in 2000 AORN Journal Index to Volumes 71-72 January-December 2000 his index is divided into two sections: the Name Section and the Subject Section. The Name Section includes author(s), and individuals about whom articles are written, in which case the names are in brackets. In the Subject Section, articles appear under one or more subject headings. AORN recommended practices appear under the appropriate subject(s), under AORN, and under Practice Guidelines. Subject headings are taken from the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature.

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Abbreviations used in this index: Board Report BR Career Line Career Case Commentary cc Clinical Issues CI Clinical Exemplars Clin Ex Committee Report CR Elder Care EC Editorial Ed Headquarters Report HR Joint Author jt auth OR Nursing Law Law Membership Committee MC 0 Opinion Online Communications Online Perioperative Pharmacology Pharm PI Practical Innovations President’s Message PM Health Policy Issues Policy Position Statement Position RC Research Corner TR Treasurer’s Report NAME SECTION

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ABERNATHY, WILLIAM J; MCDAMEL, MARK; EDWARDS, RICHARD C; KIELY,KEVIND; FFNIER, DOROTHY Nonmetallic fixation in elective maxillofacial surgery 71 (Jan 00) 193 ALDAY, NENITA jt auth see Duvdevany, Yael72 (Aug 00) 179 ALLEN,GEORGE Maximizing nurses’ advocacy role to improve patient outcomes 71 (May 00)1038 ALLEN,MARY H Development of a patient education process 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00)S14 ALLEN,MARYH; GARABELIS, NENITAS; BORNICK, PATRICIA W, QLJINTERO, RUBENA Home Study Program. Minimally invasive treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome 7 1 (Apr 00) 796 ALLEN,SHEILA SPERA, PATRICE The Nurses in Washington Internship program allows nurses to learn about the legislative process (Policy) 72 (Sep 00)516 ALLEN,SHEILA L S m r z , BETIYJ; WATSON, VIVIAN C Logo Update. The AORN logo update project 71 (Feb 00)328 &SOP-SHIELDS,LINDA Perioperative care of children in a transcultural context 71 (May 00) 1004 ALVEREZ, MARIAA Perioperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00)S16 AMBURGEY, LISAB jt auth see Moore, Linda W 71 (Apr 00)873 ANTHONY,MARGARET L Home Study Program. Surgical treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer 71 (Mar 00) 552 AORN OF ANCHORAGE Perioperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00)S6 AORN OF GREATER SYRACUSE AREA Perioperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00) S8 AORN OF Los ANGELES Perioperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl 1082

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00) s 9 AORN OF MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER I Perioperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00) s11 AORN MIDLANDS CHAFER OF SOUTH CAROLINA Perioperative nursing contributions-premiere president 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00) S 12 BAENA DE MORAES LOPES,MARIA H; MENDES LOPES, ROSIMEIRE A Home Study Program. Latex allergy in health care personnel 72 (Jul 00) 42 BAILES, BARBARA K Home Study Program. Perioperative care of the elderly surgical patient (Bailes) 72 (Aug 00) 186 jt auth see Czerwinski, Barbara S 71 (May 00) 1051 BARKAUSKAS, VIOLET jt auth see Holodnick, Cherie L 72 (Sep 00) 461 BARNARD, ANGELA Perseverance-even the snail made it to the ark (Policy) 71 (Apr 00) 891 BARTLETT, CAROLYN Book Review. Home Care Nursing Delegation Skills: A Handbook for Practice 72 (Aug 00) 313 BARTON, ANN Book Review. Majoring in Nursing from Prerequisites to Postgraduate Study and Beyond 7 1 (Mar 00) 696 BECKWITH, HELEN Book Review. Advanced Precautions for Today’s OR 71 (May 00) 1071 BEITER,MARY Clinical exemplars-highlights from the 1999 Leadership Conference 71 (Mar Suppl 00) S49 L BELKIN, NATHAN The role of surgical gowns, drapes, and masks in the generation of airborne particulates (0)72 (Oct 00) 678 BELL,HELENM Shared governance and teamwork-myth or reality (PI) 71 (Mar 00) 631 BEYEA,SUZANNE C Clinical practice guidelines-an organizational effort 7 1 (Apr 00) 852 Evaluating evidence found on the Internet (RC) 72 (Nov 00) 906 Finding Internet resources to support evidencebased practice (RC) 72 (Sep 00) 514 Getting started in nursing research and tips for success (RC) 72 (Dec 00) 1061 More Internet resources for learning about evidence-based practice (RC) 72 (Oct 00) 708 Perioperative data elements: Interventions and outcomes 71 (Feb 00) 344 Preventing surgical site infections-guiding practice with evidence (RC) 72 (Aug 00) 305

Structural data elements-standardized terms and definitions 71 (Mar 00) 541 Why should perioperative RNs care about evidence-based practice? (RC) 72 (Jul 00) 109 BEYEA,SUZANNE C; NICOLL,LESLIEH Clinical expertise and research findings: Understanding the fit (RC) 71 (Feb 00) 410 Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting focus group data (RC) 71 (Jun 00)1278 Decision analysis-putting it all together (RC) 7 1 (Mar 00) 678 Evaluating patient care programs (RC) 71 (Jan 00) 228 Learn more using focus groups (RC) 71 (Apr 00) 897 Methods to conduct focus groups and the moderator’s role (RC) 71 (May 00) 1067 BLACKWELL, LEEA Leadership conference 71 (Mar Suppl 00)S50 [BLICK, JOANM] AORN welcomes two new department directors 71 (Mar 00) 670 BOPP, SANDRA K In honor of Donna Watson 71 (Mar Suppl 00) S17 W BORNICK, PATRICIA jt auth see Allen, Mary H 71 (Apr 00) 796 BRIGGS,LORRE AORN 2000 member/nonmember needs assessment results (HR) 72 (Oct 00) 586 BROADWAY, DAVID R jt auth see Moss, Rose 71 (Feb 00) 370 BROSNAN, JOAN jt auth see Cerone, Elissa 72 (Jul 00) 105 BRUMLEY, CINDY Home Study Program. Herbs and the perioperative patient 72 (Nov 00) 785 BURG,SUSAN Special children, special day 71 (Mar Suppl 00) S18 BURLINGAME, BYRON L Leadership conference 71 (Mar Suppl 00)S52 BUTLER, LORRAINE J Striving for excellence and being recognizedAORN national awards (CR) 7 1 (Mar 00) 67 1 BYRD,DEBRAL,MARKS,WILL~AM J, JR; STARR, PHILIP A Home Study Program. Deep brain stimulation for advanced Parkinson’s Disease 72 (Sep 00) 387 CALVIN, ROSIEL Research Review. Pediatric day surgery outcomes management: The role of preoperative anxiety and home pain management protocol 71 (Mar 00) 695 Research Review. Pediatric satisfaction with an outpatient endoscopic service 71 (Apr 00) 901 CALVIN, ROSE L; KOLAR,KATHRYN R

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Research Review. Development of a family liaison model during operative procedures 72 (Aug 00) 308 CALVIN,ROSE L; WILLIAMS, P RENEE Research Review. Hysterectomy: What do women need and want to know? 72 (Dec 00) 1078 CAMPESE,CLAUDIA Preparation, experience, and aftermath of Hurricane Floyd 72 (Jul 00) 82 CARPENTER, KATHERINE H Professional Services Department changes to meet member needs (HR) 72 (Sep 00)382 CARTER, HELENM Patient family liaison 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00) S20 CASTLE,LAURA Business Sessions. Delegates ratify revised resolution, proposed statement; approve creation of task forces; elect officers, Board and Nominating Committee members 7 1 (Jun 00) 1149 jt auth see Hately, Jeanne 7 1 (Jun 00) 1 183 jt auth see Warren, Deb 71 (Jun 00) 1167 CASTLE,LAURA;JAKOBER, AMY;DAWES,BRENDA SG; HATELY, JEANNE Opening Session. Dynamic opening session marks beginning of Congress 7 1 (Jun 00) I 135 CENDRON, MARC jt auth see Ellsworth, Pamela L 71 (Mar 00) 498 CERONE, ELISSA; BROSNAN, JOAN;PELLETIER, CLAIRE H Open heart surgery and the latex-sensitive patient (PI) 72 (Jul 00) 105 CHARD,ROBINR A phenomenologic study of how perioperative nurses perceive their work world 72 (Nov 00) 878 CLAYTON, JUDITH L; KEENE, KENDRA Member ambassador program offers new incentives (MC) 72 (Aug 00) 285 Membership Committee unveils eChapter (MC) 7 1 (May 00) 1069 CLEMONS, BETTEJ The first modem operating room in America 7 1 (Jan 00) 164. Letter 71 (Apr 00) 785 COLLETTE, CAMILLEL Understanding patients’ needs is the foundation of perioperative nursing 7 1 (Mar 00) 629 CONNELLY, CYNTHIA Audiotape Review. The Art of Caring 72 (Nov 00) 917 CONNER,RAMONA Cellular telephones; irrigation fluid; insufflation filters; sterilization condensate; counts; head covers (CI) 72 (Jul 00) 112 Eye screening; home laundering; attire for central sterile supply; cleanup; unopened supplies (CI) 72 (Sep 00) 511 Head lice; formaldehyde storage; chewing gum in

the OR; building design (CI) 71 (Mar 00) 688 jt auth see Fox, Vicki J 72 (Aug 00) 254 CONNOR, PAULA jt auth see Dixon, Patricia T 72 (Oct 00) 615 [CORLEY, MARGARET] Perioperative nursing contributions-Margaret Corley 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00) S 12 CORRAO, SHARON;WALTERMAN, VICKI;WOZNIAK, GAIL Letter. Affective competencies 71 (Feb 00) 321. Letter 71 (Apr 00) 785 COUGHLIN, MARYANNE K Research Review. Radial scars in benign breastbiopsy specimens and the risk of breast cancer 71 (Jan 00) 240 Research Review. Recognition of staff nurse job performance and achievements: Staff and manager perceptions 72 (Sep 00) 522 Research Review. Vancomycin use in pediatric neurosurgery patients 72 (Jul 00) 119 CUDDEFORD, JAMESD jt auth see Koziol, Carol A 72 (Dec 00) 1018 CZERWINSKI, BARBARA S; PLUSH, LINDAH; BALES, K BARBARA Nurses’ contributions to the US space program 7 1 (May 00) 1051 DAVIES,CHERYL She gave her heart but kept her soul 71 (Mar Suppl 00) 54 DAVIS,BLANCA R Home Study Program. Perioperative care of patients with latex allergy 72 (Jul 00)47 DAVIS,JANICE Book Review. Case Manager’s Desk Reference 71 (May00) 1072 DAVIS,REBECCA J Book Review. Clinical Genetics in Nursing Practice 71 (Apr 00) 904 DAWES,BRENDA SG ANA House of Delegates. Nurses spur decision making on core issues at the biennial American Nurses Association convention 72 (Sep 00)500 AORN’s new President. Daring spirit and strong belief system guide new AORN President into the future 7 1 (Apr 00) 789 Building teams, synergy, and your resources (Ed) 72 (Sep 00) 372. Letter 72 (Nov 00) 772 Caring with the simplest acts (Ed) 71 (Feb 00) 3 17 Changing for the better (Ed) 72 (Oct 00) 584 Changing times, changing roles (Ed) 72 (Aug 00) 177 Chronicles add value to practice and progress (Ed) 71 (Jan 00) 19 Conference Report. Nursing organization leaders communicate common priorities and strategies at

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annual meetings 71 (Jan 00) 213 (Online) 71 (Jan 00) 232 DREGER,VICKI Defining the future, planning the destination (Ed) Book Review. Nursing Care of the General 72 (Dec 00) 978 Pediatric Surgical Patient 72 (Dec 00) 1079 Extending nursing care into the world of technoloDRESCHER, NADINE I gy (Ed) 71 (Apr 00) 782 History in the making (Ed) 71 (Mar 00) 477 Redesign of medication and supply distribution in a day surgefy center 72 (Nov 00) 854 jt auth see Castle, Laura 71 (Jun 00) 1135 DUFFY,WILLIAM J jt auth see Hately, Jeanne 71 (Jun 00) 1183 A diversified AORN manages a challenging year Making joint commitments for decision making (TR) 71 (Jan 00) 36 (Ed) 72 (Jul 00) 14 jt auth see Fox, Vicki J 72 (Aug 00) 254 Newsworthy or not worthy (Ed) 71 (Jun 00) 1130 Letter. Affective competencies 71 (Apr 00) 785 Response to letter 72 (Nov 00) 774 DUNN,DEBRA Solutions at your fingertips (Ed) 71 (May 00) 956 Home Study Program. Chronic regional pain synStop smoke campaign begins with you (Ed) 72 drome, type I: Part I 72 (Sep 00) 422 (Nov 00) 768 DAWES, BRENDASG; JAKOBER,AMY; HATELY, Home Study Program. Chronic regional pain syndrome, type 1: Part II 72 (Oct 00)643 JEANNE; WARREN, DEB Letter. Treating glaucoma 72 (Sep 00) 376 Specialty Assemblies. Attendees discover stimulatDUNSCOMBE, ALTHEA ing education opportunities at specialty conferjt auth see Homan, Timothy 72 (Aug 00) 234 ences 71 (Jan 00) 213 DURAN, DIANE DEAN,SUSAN F Book Review. Integrated Women’s Health: jt auth see Weinholz, Sandra 72 (Oct 00)633 Holistic Approaches for Comprehensive Care 72 DENHOLM, BONNIEG; WARREN,DEB (Dec 00) 1079 RNFA Forum. RNFA Forum offers opportunities DURRANCE, SYLVIA for growth in mind, body, and spirit 72 (Sep 00) Planning Congress. Volunteers from throughout 505. Correction 72 (Nov 00) 776 the host state collaborate for years before AORN DEPASQUALE, SUSAN Congress attendees arrive 71 (Feb 00) 391 Letter: Team dynamics 72 (Nov 00) 772 DUVDEVANY, YAEL;ALDAY,NENITA DEXTER, FRANKLIN Letter. Mentor program 72 (Aug 00) 179 jt auth see Macario, Alex 71 (Apr 00) 860 J DIXON,PATRICIAT; DOWDEN,RICHARD;CONNOR, DYCK,REUBEN Home Study Program. Historical development of PAULA; KLEIN,CLAUDIA latex allergy 72 (Jul 00) 27 Home Study Program. Transumbilical breast augEDWARDS, RICHARD C mentation 72 (Oct 00) 615 jt auth see Abemathy, William L 71 (Jan 00) 193 [DONNELLY, KAY] ELLSWORTH, PAMELAL; CENDRON, MARC; Kay Donnelly, RN-a family’s story (Tillman) 7 I MCCULLOUGH, MAUREEN F (Mar Suppl 00) S22 Home Study Program. Surgical management of DOWDEN, RICHARD vesicoureteral reflux 71 (Mar 00) 498 jt auth see Dixon, Patricia T 72 (Oct 00) 615 FENTON, CLARENCE DRAKE,CYNTHIA Book Review. Creating Consumer Choice in Finding information about glaucoma on the Healthcare: Measuring and Communicating Internet (Online) 71 (Jun 00) 1284 Health Plan Performance Information 72 (Dec Finding Internet information about geriatric issues 00) 1081 (Online) 72 (Aug 00) 300 FISCHER, DEBORAH L Internet resources about latex allergy (Online) 72 Kentucky RN first assistants affect medical legisla(Jul 00) 107 tion (Policy) 72 (Aug 00) 288 Internet resources for reconstructive breast surgery FLANIGAN, LORELEI (Online) 71 (Feb 00) 404 Entertaining and lively New Orleans welcomes Internet resources for researching eye surgical pro2000 Congress attendees 7 1 (Jan 00) 49 cedures (Online) 71 (May 00) 1065 Habitat for Humanity. ‘Angels with Tool Belts’ 71 Internet resources for researching nonmelanoma (Jun 00) 1160 skin cancers (Online) 71 (Mar 00) 674 FLESHMAN, BARBARA Internet resources for researching twin-to-twin Leadership conference 71 (Mar Suppl 00),955 transfusion syndrome (Online) 7 1 (Apr 00) 894 FOGG,DOROTHY M Internet resources for total parenteral nutrition 1085 AORN JOURNAL

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Author’s response. Ankle tourniquets 71 (Feb 00) 325 Flash pans; survey process; sterilizing endoscopes; equipment rental; surgical zippers; abbreviations; floor cleaning (CI) 71 (May 00) 1061 High-level disinfection; sponge counts; explanted hardware; scrub counts; OR clogs; double gloving; endoscope disinfection (CI) 71 (Feb 00) 398 Scrub laundering; postprocedure cleanup; count sheets; bowel procedure instrumentation; surgical consents (CI) 71 (Jun 00) 1270. Letter 72 (Sep 00) 376. Author’s response 72 (Sep 00) 376 Terminal cleaning; regulated waste; sponge items; patient instructions; preoperative assessment; damaged packs; storage (CI) 72 (Oct 00) 713 FOLIN,ANN;NYBERG, BJORN;NORDSTROM, GUN Reducing blood exposures during orthopedic surgical procedures 7 1 (Mar 00) 573 Fox, DAVID Letter. Syms Memorial Operating Pavilion 7 1 (Apr 00) 785 Fox, VICKIJ; DUFFY,WILLIAM J; CONNER,RAMONA Position Statement. Applying the health care industry representative statement to your setting 72 (Aug 00) 266 FOX, VICKI J; SCHIRA, MARY;WADLUND, DIANA The pioneer spirit in perioperative advanced practice-two practice examples 72 (Aug 00) 241 FRANKO,FREDERICK P 2000-2001 legislative and regulatory update (Policy) 72 (Dec 00) 1068 FRAZIER,DOROTHY jt auth see Abemathy, William L 71 (Jan 00) 193 GABERSON, KATHY Letter: Clinical nurse specialists 72 (Nov 00) 774 GARABELIS, NENITA jt auth see Allen, Mary H 71 (Apr 00) 798 GARMAN,HARRIETTE Perioperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00) S23 GOLDBERG, SUSAN M; RIVERS,PEGGY;SMITH,KELLY; HOMAN, WILLIAMP Home Study Program. Vertical banded gastroplasty: A treatment for morbid obesity 72 (Dec 00) 988 GORSCHALK, JANIE Leadership conference 71 (Mar Suppl 00) S56 GOUIN,GEMSEDK Penoperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00) S25 GRALING, PAULA Perioperative paradigm case 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00) S26 GRESH-CALLAHAN, KAREN Leadership conference 71 (Mar Suppl 00) S57 GUGLIELMI, CHARLOTTE

Members play vital role in helping Nominating Committee meet responsibilities (CR) 71 (Mar 00) 656 HABGOOD, CHR~STOPHER Ensuring proper delegation to unlicensed assistive personnel (Policy) 71 (May 00) 1058. Letter 72 (Aug 00)179. Response (Romig) 72 (Aug 00) 179 New nurse-to-patient ratio legislation and its effect on perioperative nursing (Policy) 71 (Jun 00) I265 Taking the confusion out of the regulation of health care professions (Policy) 71 (Jan 00) 225 HABGOOD, CHRISTOPHER M; WELTER, CJ Importance of the legislative process and regulation (Policy) 71 (Mar 00) 682 HALEY,DEBORAH Letter. Paper count sheets 72 (Sep 00) 376 HALFORD, SCOTT G The art of fitting into our lives 72 (Sep 00) 484 HALVERSON-CARPENTER, KATHERME A AORN welcomes two new department directors 71 (Mar 00) 670 HAPPELL,BRENDA Student interest in perioperative nursing practice as a career 7 1 (Mar 00) 600 HARRIS, LINDSAY jt auth see Onstott, Anne T 71 (Apr 00) 843 HATELY, JEANNE jt auth see Castle, Laura 71 (Jun 00) 1135 jt auth see Dawes, Brenda SG 71 (Jan 00) 213 jt auth see Warren, Deb 71 (Jun 00) 1167 HATELY, JEANNE;WARREN, DEB;DAWES,BRENDA SG; JAKOBER, AMY;CASTLE,LAURA Education Sessions. Attendees gain valuable information and contact hours attending Congress education sessions 71 (Jun 00) 1183. Correction 72 (Nov 00) 776 HAYES,STEPHEN M jt auth see Weaver, Robert D 71 (Feb 00) 324 HAYNES, LINDACH; MARTIN, JANH Home Study Program. Depression, delirium, and dementia in the elderly 72 (Aug 00) 209 HENDERSON, LESLEYJ Diagnosis, treatment, and lifestyle changes of interstitial cystitis 7 1 (Mar 00)525 HENDRICKS-FERGUSON, VERNAL; NELSON, MARTHA A Home Study Program. Laparoscopic splenectomy for splenic sequestration crisis 7 1 (Apr 00) 820 HERCEG, SUSAN jt auth see Moran, Steven L 71 (Feb 00) 354 HICKEY, PAT A 0 R ” s role in the Best Practice Network (Practice) 7 1 (Mar 00) 664 Hispanic initiative 71 (Mar Suppl 00)S28 HILBIG, JILL

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jt auth see Mcconnell, Edwina 72 (Aug 00) 254 jt auth see Abemathy, William L 71 (Jan 00) 193 HOLODNICK, CHERIEL; BARKAUSKAS, VIOLET KING,CECILA Reducing percutaneous injuries in the OR by eduResearch Review. Thromboembolic prophylaxis cational methods 72 (Sep 00) 461 with use of aspirin, exercise, and graded electric HOMAN, TIMOTHY; DUNSCOMBE, ALTHEA stockings or internittent compression devices in Marketing the RN first assistant role 72 (Aug 00) patients managed with total hip arthroplasty 72 234 (Dec 00) 1077 HOMAN, WILLIAM P KITZROU, CAROL jt auth see Goldberg, Susan M 72 (Dec 00) 988 Book Review. Ambulatory Surgery Patient Ho-SHING,DONNA Education Manual 72 (Sep 00) 523 Home Study Program. Treating glaucoma with KLEIN,CLAUDIA drainage devices and pericardial grafts 7 1 (Jun jt auth see Dixon, Patricia T 72 (Oct 00) 615 00) 1237. Letter 72 (Sep 00) 376 KLEINBECK, SUSAN VM; MCKENNETT, MELANIE HOWARD-HALL, DENISE Challenges of measuring intraoperative patient outPerioperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl comes 72 (Nov 00) 845 00) S29 KOLAR,KATHRYN R HUPLI,M jt auth see Calvin, Rosie 72 (Aug 00) 308 jt auth see Junttila, K 72 (Nov 00) 862 KOLBER , WARREN INGRAM, LISA AORN moves forward with new patient education jt auth see Miller, Julie 72 (Sep 00) 477 tools (HR) 7 1 (Jan 00) 40 JAKOBER, AMY KOSCHMEDER, ANNEM Awards. Outstanding perioperative nursing Perioperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl achievement and contributions recognized at 00) s31 Awards Dinner (Jakober) 71 (Jun 00) 1140 KOZIOL, CAROL A; CUDDEFORD, JAMESD Moos, DAND Congress Highlights. Congress in New Orleans Assessing the force generated with application of highlights the 50th anniversary of AOWcricoid pressure 72 (Dec 00) 1018 Cajun style 71 (Jun 00) I195 KRISTENSSON-HALLSTROM, INGER jt auth see Castle, Laura 71 (Jun 00) 1135 Parental participation in pediatric surgical care 7 1 jt auth see Dawes, Brenda SG 71 (Jan 00) 213 (May 00) 1021 jt auth see Hately, Jeanne 71 (Jun 00) 1183 KURTELAWICZ, KATHLEEN jt auth see Warren, Deb 71 (Jun 00) 1167 jt auth see Moran, Steven L 71 (Feb 00) 3.54 JAKOBER, AMY;WARREN, DEB [KURTZ,SHERRON] General Sessions. Speakers at general sessions ofOpening Session. Dynamic opening session marks fer methods to meet challenges 71 (Jun 00) 1172 beginning of Congress (Castle) 71 (Jun 00) 1135 JAMPANI, HANUMAN KL~RTZ, SHERRON jt auth see Jones, Rhonda D 71 (Mar 00) 584 Awards. Outstanding perioperative nursing JANSEN, LILLIAN achievement and contributions recognized at Book Review. A Woman’s Decision: Breast Care, Awards Dinner (Jakober) 71 (Jun 00) 1140 Treatment, and Reconstruction 72 (Jul 00) 123 N KUZEL,VICTORIA JETMORE, DELIA Pediatric patient care 71 (Mar Suppl 00) S32 Leadership conference 71 (Mar.SupplO0) S58 LANDRY, CECILIA M JOHNSON, FAY Perioperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl OR nurse week tours 71 (Mar Suppl 00) S30. 00) s33 Correction 71 (Apr 00) LARSEN, PAMALA D JONES,RHONDA D; JAMPANI,HANUMAN; MULBERRY, Effective pain management in older patients (EC) GAYLE;RIZER,RONALD L 71 (Jan 00) 205 Moisturizing alcohol hand gels for surgical hand LEE,IONET preparation 71 (Mar 00) 584 Perioperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl JUNTTILA,K; SALANTERA, S; HUPLI,M 00) s34 Perioperative documentation in Finland 72 (Nov Lepow, Ronald S Letter. Ankle tourniquets 71 (Feb 00) 862 00) 324 KEENE,KENDRA LINDELL, COLLEEN jt auth see Clayton, Judith L 71 (May 00) 1069; 72 Book Review. Hospice Care Planning: An (Aug 00) 285 Interdisciplinary Guide 72 (Sep 00)524 KIELY,KEVIND LINDMARK, CHRISTINE 1087 AORN JOURNAL

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Providing a wealth of information in 450,000 square feet of exhibit space (HR) 72 (Jul 00) 19 LOCKHART, LISA A few extra minutes and a special touch 71 (Mar Suppl 00) s59 MACARIO, ALEX;DEXTER,FRANKLIN Effect of compensation and patient scheduling on OR labor costs 7 1 (Apr 00) 860 MAIER,ELISABETH Book Review. Health Policy and Politics: A Nurse’s Guide 7 1 (Jan 00) 246 MARKS, WILLIAM J, JR jt auth see Byrd, Debra L 72 (Sep 00) 387 MARTIN, JANH jt auth see Haynes, Linda CH 72 (Aug 00) 209 MASON,JOANL AORN Foundation. Securing funds for the future of perioperative nursing (Mason) 71 (Jan 00) 212 MATHEWS, DIANEE Developing a perioperative peer performance appraisal system 72 (Dec 00) 1039 MATHIEU, SHERYL

Perioperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00) s35 MATSON, KIMBERLY States begin passing sharps and needle-stick legislation to protect health care workers (Policy) 72 (Oct 00) 699 MCCONNELL, EDWINAA Research Review. The art and science of searching MEDLINE to answer clinical questions: Finding the right number of articles 71 (Apr 00) 901 Research Review. Needlestick injuries among health care workers: A literature review 7 1 (Jan 00) 240 Research Review. Practical advice for planning and conducting focus groups 72 (Sep 00) 523 Research Review. Social and ethical aspects of in vitro fertilization (McConnell) 71 (May 00) 1071 Research Review. The technology spectrum and its application to orthopedic technologies 7 1 (Mar 00) 695 MCCONNELL, EDWINA A; HILBIG, JILL A national study of perioperative nurse education in two technologies 72 (Aug 00)254 MCCULLOUGH, MAUREEN F jt auth see Ellsworth, Pamela L 71 (Mar 00) 498 MCDANIEL, MARK jt auth see Abemathy, William L 71 (Jan 00) 193 MCKENNETT, MELANIE jt auth see Kleinbeck, Susan VM 72 (Nov 00) 845 CAROLYN MCKENNIS, ANNT; WADDINGTON, To write or not to write: That is the question 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00) S37 MENDES LOPES,ROSIMEIRE A

jt auth see Baena de Moraes Lopes, Maria H 72 (Jul 00) 42 MILLER,JULIE;INGRAM, LISA Perioperative nursing and animal-assisted therapy 72 (Sep 00) 477 Moczo, AUDREY jt auth see Onstott, Anne T 71 (Apr 00) 843 MOLENDA, BERNYCE Book Review. Essential Readings in Nursing Managed Care 71 (Apr 00) 905 MOORE,LINDAW; AMBURGEY, LISAB Older adults and HIV (EC) 7 1 (Apr 00)873 Moos, DAND jt auth see Koziol, Carol A 72 (Dec 00) 1018 MORAN,STEVENL; HERCEG,SUSAN;KURTELAWICZ, KATHLEEN; SERLETTI, JOSEPHM Home Study Program. TRAM flap breast reconstruction with expanders and implants 71 (Feb 00) 354. Correction 72 (Nov 00) 776 MORRILL, PAULA Home Study Program. Pharmacotherapeutics of positive inotropes 71 (Jan 00) 173 MORRISON, JANETD Evolution of the perioperative clinical nurse specialist role 72 (Aug 00) 227. Letter 72 (Nov 00) 774 Moss, CHARLES J jt auth see Moss, Rose 71 (Feb 00) 370 Moss, ROSE;Moss, CHARLES J; BROADWAY, DAVIDR Home Study Program. Body contouring with ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty 71 (Feb 00) 370 MULBERRY, GAYLE jt auth see Jones, Rhonda D 71 (Mar 00) 584 MURPHY, ELLENK Continuing developments in informed consent (Law) 72 (Oct 00) 717 History Comer: History of AORN’s logo 71 (Feb 00) 393 The Multistate Licensure Compact (Law) 71 (Apr 00) 878 New roles and new twists to old roles (Law) 71 (Jan 00) 209 NELSON,MARTHA A jt auth see Hendricks-Ferguson, Verna L 7 I (Apr 00) 820 NICOLL,LESLIEH jt auth see Beyea, Suzanne C 71 (Jan 00) 228; 71 (Feb 00)410; 71 (Mar 00) 678; 71 (Apr 00) 897; 71 (May 00) 1067; 71 (Jun 00) 1278 NISEN,CATHYM Leadership conference 71 (Mar Suppl 00) S61 NORDSTROM, GUN jt auth see Fohn, Ann 71 (Mar 00) 573 NORRED, CAROLL Minimizing preoperative anxiety with alternative

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caring-healing therapies 72 (Nov 00) 838 Sterilizing bone grafts; accreditation; private scrub NYBERG, BJORN people and first assistants; including towels in jt auth see Folin, Ann 71 (Mar 00) 573 counts (CI) 72 (Dec 00) 1064 OBULANEY, PATRICIA A PLUSH,LINDAH Perioperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl jt auth see Czenvinski, Barbara S 71 (May 00) 1051 PORTER, JODY 00) S39 O’CONNER-VON, SUSAN Film Review. Preventing Intraoperative Skin Preparing children for surgery-an integrative Injuries 72 (Aug 00) 308 research review 71 (Feb 00) 334 POWERS, LEE Anatomy of an interview 72 (Oct 00) 671 O’NEALE,MARY Letter: CBPN criteria 72 (Nov 00) 772 QUINTERO, RUBEN ONSTOR,ANNET; Moczo, AUDREY; HARRIS,LINDSAY jt auth see Allen, Mary A 71 (Apr 00) 798 Osteochondral autotransfer-newer treatment for RAMSEY, CAROLYN A chondral defects 71 (Apr 00) 843 Storytelling can be a valuable teaching aid (PI) 72 OWEN,BERNICED (Sep 00) 497 Preventing injuries using an ergonomic approach [RAY, CATHY] 72 (Dec 00) 1031 Opening Session. Dynamic opening session marks PAPE,TESS beginning of Congress (Castle) 7 1 (Jun 00) 1135 Boyer ’s model of scholarly nursing applied to pro- REILAND,KARLA E fessional development 71 (May 00) 995 Gastrointestinal surgical patients’ outcomes influPARKER, JOEL L;ABBOTT,PATRICIA A enced by nutrition 7 1 (Jan 00) 199 The new millenium brings nursing informatics into RIESE,SHARON A historical review of the AORN Journal 7 1 (Mar the OR 72 (Dec 00) 1011 PARSONS, ELIZABETH C 00) 606 Successful reduction of sharps injuries using a RIVERS,PEGGY structured change process (PI) 72 (Aug 00) 275 jt auth see Goldberg, Susan M 72 (Dec 00) 988 PASHLEY, HELENS RIZER,RONALD L Book Review. Tending Lives: Nurses on the jt auth see Jones, Rhonda D 71 (Mar 00) 584 ROBINSON, SHARON Medical Front 71 (Jan 00) 246 PASS, MIMI Perioperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl Leadership conference 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00) S62 00) S40 PATTY,CHRISM ROCKWELL, VIRGINIA Author’s response. Affective competencies 7 1 Penoperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl (Feb 00) 322 00) S42 PEARSON, KATHY ROMIG,CANDACE L AORN set for certified RN first assistant Medicare A guide to preoperative pregnancy testing for the nurse practitioner (PI) 71 (Mar 00) 637 reimbursement in the new year (Policy) 71 (Feb PELLETIER, CLAIREH 00) 414 jt auth see Cerone, Elissa 72 (Jul 00) 105 Developing a nurse-to-patient ratio policy (Policy) PENPRASE, BARBARA 72 (Nov 00) 912 Collaboratively developing an orientation program Response to letter 72 (Aug 00) 179. Letter 72 for OR nurses 72 (Oct 00) 663 (Nov 00) 772 Update on the Health Care Financing PETERSEN, CAROL Abrasions; skin blades; count sheets; sterilizing Administration proposed rule change (Policy) 72 laryngoscope blades; epidural anesthetic; surgical (Jul 00) 116 staples (CI) 71 (Jan 00) 234 ROOT,SUSAN D Implementing a shared governance model in the Biological indicators; sterile storage; hands-free technique; instrument counts; ceramic tile in the perioperative setting 72 (Jul 00) 95 OR (CI) 72 (Nov 00) 903 ROSEN,Jo-ANN Incorrect counts; biological tests; flash sterilizajt auth see White, Doreen L 72 (Aug 00) 280 tion; handling packages; scrub attire; incorrect ROTH,ROSEMARY Member support is critical for Foundation’s continrecords (CI) 72 (Aug 00) 297 Latex guidelines; moving supplies and instruued success (FR) 71 (Mar 00) 650 ments; herbal medications; instrument counts; ROTHROCK, JANEC; SMITH,DALEA Selecting the Penoperative Patient Focused Model tracking prostheses (CI) 71 (Apr 00) 886 1089 AORN JOURNAL

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jt auth see Junttila, K 72 (Nov 00) 862 SCHELLINGER, JAYNEA Perioperative nursing contributions 7 I (Mar Suppl 00) s44 SCHRA,MARY jt auth see Fox, Vicki J 72 (Aug 00) 241 SCHROETER, KATHRYN Home Study Program. Advocacy in perioperative nursing practice 71 (Jun 00) 1207. Correction 72 (Aug 00) 180 Research Review. A study of proactive ethics consultation for critically and terminally ill patients with extended lengths of stay 71 (Apr 00) 902 Research Review. Use of placebo surgery in controlled trials of a cellular-based therapy for Parkinson’s Disease 72 (Jul 00) 121 SEE,MARTHA Leadership conference 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00) S63 SEIFERT,PATRICIA C AORN leaders identify perioperative accomplishments, threats, and attributes (Ed) 71 (Jan 00) 10 A message from the 1999-2000 AORN President 71 (Mar Suppl 00) S5 Partnering for quality (PM) 71 (Mar 00) 466 Partners in care-the magic continues (PM) 7 1 (Apr 00)774 The shortage (PM) 71 (Feb 00) 310. Letter 72 (Aug 00) 179 SERLE~TI, JOSEPHM jt auth see Moran, Steven L 71 (Feb 00) 354 SHOUP,ANITAJ; STEIN,PATRICIA S Expanding your perioperative practice into the health care industry (Career) 71 (Mar 00) 645 SHULTZ,BETTYJ Board of Directors addresses business decisions to secure AORN’s future (BR) 71 (Jan 00) 33 Board of Directors reviews progress of projects, approves annual reports (BR) 71 (Apr 00) 786 jt auth see Allen, Sheila L 71 (Feb 00) 328 SMITH, DALEA jt auth see Rothrock, Jane C 71 (May 00) 1030 SMITH,KELLY jt auth see Goldberg, Susan M 72 (Dec 00) 988 SOOK,CYNTHIA Book Review. Long-Term Care: Managing Across the Continuum 71 (Mar 00) 699 SPERA,PATRICE jt auth see Allen, Sheila 72 (Sep 00) 516 STARR, P H L P A jt auth see Byrd, Debra L 72 (Sep 00) 387

STEELMAN, VICTOIUA M Research Review. Management of bladder function after outpatient surgery 72 (Aug 00) 310 Research Review:Ropivacaine epidural anesthesia and analgesia versus general anesthesia and intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with morphine in the perioperative management of hip replacement 7 1 (May 00) 1070 STEELMAN, VICTORIAM; WILT,WINERED Research Review:Children’s preoperative coping and its effects on postoperative anxiety and return to normal activity 7 1 (Jan 00) 242 STEIERT, MARYJ Board addresses legislative priorities and intemational efforts, approves 2000-2001 budget (BR) 72 (Sep 00) 380 STEIN,PATRICIA S A catalyst for changing procedures (PI) 72 (Oct 00) 676 jt auth see Shoup, Anita J 7 1 (Mar 00) 645 SUCHANEK, MARYK Letter. Surgical technologists 72 (Aug 00) 179. Response 72 (Aug 00) 179. TAYLOR, KAY Book Review. AHNA Standards of Holistic Nursing Practice 72 (Dec 00) 1080 THOMAS, MARGARET A Letter. Affective competencies 71 (Feb 99) 776 THOMPSON, GELENE T Letter: More basic procedures 72 (Nov 00) 774 AND DICK TILLMAN, RICHARD, ROSALIE, Kay Donnelly, RN-a family’s story 71 (Mar Suppl 00) s22 TURNBEAUGH, SHARON R Leadership conference 71 (Mar Suppl 00)S64 TWOMEY, CAROLYN Home Study Program. Antibiotic resistance-an alarming health care issue 72 (Jul 00) 64 ULLMANN, EILEENJ Film Review. Outcomes Analysis and Management 72 (Aug 00) 308 [ULMER,BRENDA C] AOR”s new President. Daring spirit and strong belief system guide new AORN President into the future (Dawes) 71 (Apr 00) 789 ULMER,BRENDA C Choosing the right attitude (PM) 72 (Dec 00)974 Establishing ties (PM) 72 (Oct 00) 581 The image of nursing (PM) 71 (Jun 00) 1124 The importance of international initiatives (PM) 72 Nov 00) 760 Innovative celebrations for Perioperative Nurse Week (PM) 72 (Sep 00) 369 Partners in practice-50 years of magic (PM) 71 (Apr 00)777 1090

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Preserving the legacy (PM) 72 (Aug 00) 173 Professional advocacy (PM) 72 (Jul 00) 9 Sharing successes, making a difference (PM) 71 (May 00) 952 UTZ, PAMELA K; BRIGGS, LORRIE Membership Committee creating a stronger link with Member Ambassador program (MC) 71 (Mar 00) 654 WADDINGTON, CAROLYN jt auth see McKennis, Ann T 71 (Mar Suppl 00) s37 WADLUND, DIANA jt auth see Fox, Vicki J 72 (Aug 00) 241 WALTERMAN, VICKI jt auth see Corrao, Sharon 71 (Feb 00) 321 WARREN, DEB Closing Session. Closing session motivates nurses to strive for success 71 (Jun 00) 1200 jt auth see Dawes, Brenda SG 71 (Jan 00) 213 jt auth see Denholm, Bonnie G 72 (Sep 00) 505; 72 (Nov 00) 890 jt auth see Hately, Jeanne 71 (Jun 00) 1183 jt auth see Jakober, Amy 71 (Jun 00) 1172 WARREN, DEB;HATELY, JEANNE; JAKOBER, AMY; CASTLE, LAURA Specialty Assemblies. Specialty assemblies meet and review progress during Congress 71 (Jun 00) 1167 [WATSON, DONNA] In honor of Donna Watson (Bopp) 71 (Mar Suppl 00) 517 WATSON, VIVIAN C jt auth see Allen, Sheila L 71 (Feb 00) 328 Perioperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00) s45 WEAVER, ROBERT D; HAYES,STEPHENM Letter. Ankle tourniquets 71 (Feb 00) 324 WEINHOLZ, SANDRA; DEAN,SUSANF Sentinel lymph node dissection as a means of managing breast cancer 72 (Oct 00) 633 WELTER, CJ jt auth see Habgood, Christopher M 71 (Mar 00) 682 WHEADON, PAM Perioperative nursing contributions 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00) S46 WHITE,DOREEN L; ROSENJo-ANN A memory box for baby Chandler (Clin Ex) 72 (Aug 00) 280 WICK,JANEM Home Study Program. “Don’t destroy the evidence!” 72 (Nov 00) 807 WILLIAMS, P RENEE jt auth see Calvin, Rosie L 72 (Dec 00) 1078 WILSON, THERESA s

Home Study Program. LASIK surgery 7 1 (May 00) 963 WILT,WINIFRED jt auth see Steelman, Victoria M 71 (Jan 00) 242 WOZNIAK, GAIL jt auth see Corrao, Sharon 71 (Feb 00) 321 ZEMAN, JODY The Congress hotel system demystified (HR) 71 (Feb 00) 332

SUBJECT SECTION ABBREVIATIONS Flash pans; survey process; sterilizing endoscopes; equipment rental; surgical zippers; abbreviations; floor cleaning (CI) (Fogg) 71 (May 00) 1061 Abrasions and Contusions see CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS ACCREDITATION Sterilizing bone grafts; accreditation; private scrub people and first assistants; including towels in counts (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Dec 00) 1064 Activism, Political see POLITICAL PARTICIPATION ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONERS The pioneer spirit in perioperative advanced practice-two practice examples (Fox) 72 (Aug 00) 24 1 Admission Tests, Routine see DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE The pioneer spirit in perioperative advanced practice-two practice examples (Fox) 72 (Aug 00) 24 1 AFFECT Author’s response. Affective competencies (Patty) 71 (Feb 00) 322 Letter. Affective competencies (Corrao) 7 1 (Feb 00) 321. Letter 71 (Apr 00) 785 Letter. Affective competencies (Duffy) 71 (Apr 00) 785 Letter. Affective competencies (Thomas) 7 I (Feb 00) 321 AIDS Nursing see HIV-AIDS NURSING ALCOHOL, ETHYL Moisturizing alcohol hand gels for surgical hand preparation (Jones) 71 (Mar 00) 584 All-RN Staff see RN MIX ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES Minimizing preoperative anxiety with alternative caring-healing therapies (Norred) 72 (Nov 00) 838 AMBULATORY CARE Research Review. Pediatric satisfaction with an outpatient endoscopic service (Calvin) 71 (Apr 00) 901

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AMBULATORY SURGERY Book Review. Ambulatory Surgery Patient Education Manual (Kitzrou) 72 (Sep 00) 523 Redesign of medication and supply distribution in a day surgery center (Drescher) 72 (Nov 00) 854 Sterilizing bone grafts; accreditation; private scrub people and first assistants; including towels in counts (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Dec 00) 1064 AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION ANA House of Delegates. Nurses spur decision making on core issues at the biennial American Nurses Association convention (Dawes) 72 (Sep 00) 500 Amnioscopy see FETOSCOPY ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL Home Study Program. Laparoscopic splenectomy for splenic sequestration crisis (HendricksFerguson) 7 1 (Apr 00) 820 ANESTHESIA Research Review. Ropivacaine epidural anesthesia and analgesia versus general anesthesia and intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with morphine in the perioperative management of hip replacement (Steelman) 71 (May 00) 1070 ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL Abrasions; skin blades; count sheets; sterilizing laryngoscope blades; epidural anesthetic; surgical staples (CI) (Petersen) 7 1 (Jan 00) 234 Animal Assisted Therapy see PET THERAPY ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS Maximizing nurses’ advocacy role to improve patient outcomes (Allen) 71 (May 00)1038 Antibiotic Resistance see DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY Minimizing preoperative anxiety with alternative caring-healing therapies (Norred) 72 (Nov 00) 838 AORN AORN Board of Directors 1999-2000 71 (Jan 00) 25 AORN Foundation. AORN Foundation receives generous support at 2000 Congress 71 (Jun 00) 1178 AORN Foundation. Securing funds for the future of perioperative nursing (Mason) 71 (Jan 00) 2 12 AORN leaders identify perioperative accomplishments, threats, and attributes (Ed) (Seifert) 71 (JanOO) 10 AORN moves forward with new patient education tools (HR) (Kolber) 71 (Jan 00) 40 AORN Scholarship Program. AORN Scholarship Board awards scholarships to 72 members 72 (Nov 00) 895 AORN Scholarship Program. AORN Foundation scholarships awarded, frequently asked questions

answered 71 (Mar00) 621 AORN 2000 member/nonmember needs assessment results (HR) (Briggs) 72 (Oct 00) 586 AORN welcomes two new department directors 71 (Mar 00) 670 The AORN Year 2000 Time Capsule: 1991 Congress attendees address the future of perioperative nursing 7 1 (Mar Suppl 00) S67 AORN’s new President. Daring spirit and strong belief system guide new AORN President into the future (Dawes) 71 (Apr 00) 789 AORN’s role in the Best Practice Network (Practice) (Hickey) 71 (Mar 00) 664 Author guidelines 72 (Nov 00) 921 Awards. Outstanding perioperative nursing achievement and contributions recognized at Awards Dinner (Jakober) 71 (Jun 00) 1140 Board addresses legislative priorities and intemational efforts, approves 2000-2001 budget (BR) (Steiert) 72 (Sep 00) 380 Board of Directors addresses business decisions to secure AORN’s future (BR) (Shultz) 71 (Jan 00) 33 Board of Directors reviews progress of projects, approves annual reports (BR) (Schultz) 71 (Apr 00) 786 Building teams, synergy, and your resources (Ed) (Dawes) 72 (Sep 00) 372. Letter 72 (Nov 00) 772 Business Sessions. Delegates ratify revised resolution, proposed statement; approve creation of task forces; elect officers, Board and Nominating Committee members (Castle) 71 (Jun 00) 1149 Caring with the simplest acts (Ed) (Dawes) 7 1 (Feb00) 317 Changing for the better (Ed) (Dawes) 72 (Oct 00) 584 Changing times, changing roles (Ed) (Dawes) 72 (Aug 00) 177 Chapter Presidents. 2000-200 1 chapter presidents 72 (Oct 00) 683 Choosing the right attitude (PM) (Ulmer) 72 (Dec 00) 974 Chronicles add value to practice and progress (Ed) (Dawes) 71 (Jan 00) 19 Closing Session. Closing session motivates nurses to strive for success (Warren) 71 (Jun 00) 1200 Congress Awards. AORN awards to be presented at Congress 71 (Jan 00) 136. Correction 71 (Mar 00) 480 Congress Highlights. Congress in New Orleans highlights the 50th anniversary of AORNCajun style (Jakober) 71 (Jun 00) 1195 The Congress hotel system demystified (HR) (Eman) 71 (Feb 00) 332 Congress 2000 71 (Jan 00) 49, 52,62, 66, 69, 70,

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72, 90, 93, 95, 101, 103, 106, 111, 112, 134, 136, 138, 140, 142, 144, 146; 71 (Feb 00) 326,332, 391,404; 71 (Mar 00) 484; 71 (Jun 00) 1135, 1140,1147, 1160, 1167, 1172,1175,1178,1183, 1195, 1200 Congress 2001 72 (Jul 00) 19,22; 72 (Aug 00) 181; 72 (Sep 00) 377; 72 (Oct 00) 591; 72 (Nov 00) 778; 72 (Dec 00) 981 Defining the future, planning the destination (Ed) (Dawes) 72 (Dec 00) 978 A diversified AORN manages a challenging year (TR) (Duffy) 71 (Jan 00) 36 Education Sessions. Attendees gain valuable information and contact hours attending Congress education sessions (Hately) 71 (Jun 00) 1183 Correction 72 (Nov 00) 776 Entertaining and lively New Orleans welcomes 2000 Congress attendees (Flanigan) 71 (Jan 00) 49 Establishing ties (PM) (Ulmer) 72 (Oct 00) 581 Extending nursing care into the world of technology (Ed) (Dawes) 71 (Apr 00) 782 General Sessions. Speakers at general sessions offer methods to meet challenges (Jakober) 71 (Jun 00) 1172 Habitat for Humanity. 'Angels with Tool Belts' (Flanigan) 71 (Jun 00) 1160 A historical review of the AORN Journal (Riese) 71 (Mar 00) 606 History Comer: History of AOR"s logo (Murphy) 71 (Feb 00) 393 History in the making (Ed) (Dawes) 7 1 (Mar 00) 477 The image of nursing (PM) (Ulmer) 71 (Jun 00) 1124 The importance of internationaI initiatives (PM) (Ulmer) 72 Nov 00) 760 Innovative celebrations for Perioperative Nurse Week (PM) (Ulmer) 72 (Sep 00) 369 Intent to submit 72 (Nov 00) 923 Logo Update. The AORN logo update project (Allen) 71 (Feb 00) 328 Making joint commitments for decision making (Ed) (Dawes) 72 (Jul 00) 14 Member ambassador program offers new incentives (MC) (Clayton) 72 (Aug 00) 285 Member support is critical for Foundation's continued success (FR)(Roth) 7 1 (Mar 00) 650 Members play vital role in helping Nominating Committee meet responsibilities (CR) (Guglielmi) 71 (Mar 00) 656 Membership Committee creating a stronger link with Member Ambassador program (MC) (Utz) 71 (Mar 00) 654 Membership Committee unveils eChapter (MC)

(Clayton) 71 (May 00) 1069 A message from the 1999-2000 AORN President (Seifert) 71 (Mar Suppl 00) S5 Newsworthy or not worthy (Ed) (Dawes) 7 I (Jun 00) 1130 Nominating Committee. AORN Nominating Committee 1999-2000 71 (Jan 00) 106. Correction 71 (Mar 00) 480 Opening Session. Dynamic opening session marks beginning of Congress (Castle) 71 (Jun 00) 1135 Partnering for quality (PM) (Seifert) 71 (Mar 00) 466 Partners in care-the magic continues (PM) (Seifert) 71 (Apr 00) 774 Partners in practice-50 years of magic (PM) (Ulmer) 71 (Apr 00) 777 Perioperative data elements: Interventions and outcomes (Beyea) 71 (Feb 00) 344 Planning Congress. Volunteers from throughout the host state collaborate for years before AORN Congress attendees arrive (Durrance) 71 (Feb 00) 39 1 Position Statement. Applying the health care industry representative statement to your setting (Fox) 72 (Aug 00) 266 Position Statement on the Role of the Health Care Industry Representative in the Operating Room 71 (Jun 00) 1158 Preserving the legacy (PM) (Ulmer) 72 (Aug 00) 173 Professional advocacy (PM) (Ulmer) 72 (Jul 00) 9 Professional Services Department changes to meet member needs (HR) (Carpenter) 72 (Sep 00) 382 Providing a wealth of information in 450,000 square feet of exhibit space (HR) (Lindmark) 72 (JuloO) 19 Recommended practices for documentation of perioperative nursing care 71 (Jan 00) 247 Recommended practices for safety through identification of potential hazards in the perioperative environment 72 (Oct 00) 690 Recommended practices for selection and use of packaging systems 72 (Dec 00) 1052 Recommended practices for traffic patterns in the perioperative practice setting 7 1 (Feb 00) 394 Research Posters. Research poster winners declared at Congress 71 (Jun 00) 1175 Response to letter (Dawes) 72 (Nov 00) 774 Sharing successes, making a difference (PM) (Ulmer) 71 (May 00) 952 The shortage (PM) (Seifert) 71 (Feb 00)310. Letter 72 (Aug 00)179 Slate of Candidates. 2000 slate of candidates 71 (Jan 00) 111 Slate of Candidates. 2001 slate of candidates 72

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(Oct 00) 611 Solutions at your fingertips (Ed) (Dawes) 71 (May 00) 956 Specialty Assemblies. AORN Headquarters hosts the 2000 Rural/Small Hospital Education Conference (Denholm) 72 (Nov 00) 890 Specialty Assemblies. Attendees discover stimulating education opportunities at specialty conferences (Dawes) 71 (Jan 00) 213 Specialty Assemblies. Specialty assemblies meet and review progress during Congress (Warren) 71 (Jun 00) 1167 Stop smoke campaign begins with you (Ed) (Dawes) 72 (Nov 00) 768 Striving for excellence and being recognizedAORN national awards (CR) (Butler) 71 (Mar 00) 671 2001 Congress: Congress 2002 housing information, AORN’s Perioperative Bookstore, education sessions, Habitat for Humanity, and 2002 call for proposals 72 (Nov 00) 778 2001 Congress: Information and deadlines 72 (Aug 00) 181 2001 Congress information and highlights 72 (Dec 00)981 ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP Research Review. Ropivacaine epidural anesthesia and analgesia versus general anesthesia and intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with morphine in the perioperative management of hip replacement (Steelman) 71 (May 00) 1070 Research Review. Thromboembolic prophylaxis with use of aspirin, exercise, and graded electric stockings or intemittent compression devices in patients managed with total hip arthroplasty (King) 72 (Dec 00) 1077 Articular Cartilage see CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR Artificial Implants see PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS ASEPSIS Latex guidelines; moving supplies and instruments; herbal medications; instrument counts; tracking prostheses (CI) (Petersen) 71 (Apr 00)886 The role of surgical gowns, drapes, and masks in the generation of airborne particulates (0) (Bekin) 72 (Oct 00) 678 Scrub laundering; postprocedure cleanup; count sheets; bowel procedure instrumentation; surgical consents (CI) (Fogg) 71 (Jun 00) 1270 Assessment, Nursing see NURSING ASSESSMENT Assessment, Outcome see OUTCOME ASSESSMENT Assessment, Wound see WOUND ASSESSMENT

Assistive Personnel see HEALTH PERSONNEL, UNLICENSED ATTITUDE TO CHANGE Choosing the right attitude (PM) (Ulmer) 72 (Dec 00) 974 AUDIORECORDING Audiotape Review. The Art of Caring ( Connelly) 72 (Nov 00) 917 Authority Delegation see DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY AUTOGRAFTS Osteochondral autotransfer-newer treatment for chondral defects (Onstott) 71 (Apr 00) 843 AWARDS AND HONORS Awards. Outstanding perioperative nursing achievement and contributions recognized at Awards Dinner (Jakober) 7 1 (Jun 00) 1140 Opening Session. Dynamic opening session marks beginning of Congress (Castle) 71 (Jun 00) 1135 Research Posters. Research poster winners declared at Congress 7 1 (Jun 00) 1175 Striving for excellence and being recognizedAORN national awards (CR) (Butler) 71 (Mar 00) 671 BACK INJURIES Preventing injuries using an ergonomic approach (Owen) 72 (Dec 00) 1031 Bacterial Sensitivity Tests see MICROBIAL CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY TESTS BEDDING AND LINENS Sterilizing bone grafts; accreditation; private scrub people and fist assistants; including towels in counts (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Dec 00) 1064 Beepers see WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS BENCHMARKING A 0 R ” s role in the Best Practice Network (Practice) (Hickey) 71 (Mar 00) 664 Biological Waste Disposal see MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL BLADDER Research Review. Management of bladder function after outpatient surgery (Steelman) 72 (Aug 00) 310 BLOOD Reducing blood exposures during orthopedic surgical procedures (Folin) 71 (Mar 00) 573 Blood and Body Fluid Precautions see UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS Blood Clot see THROMBOSIS BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS Reducing percutaneous injuries in the OR by educational methods (Holodnick) 72 (Sep 00) 461 Bone Fixation Devices see ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES BONE TRANSPLANTATION

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Sterilizing bone grafts; accreditation; private scrub people and first assistants; including towels in counts (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Dec 00) 1064 BOOK REVIEWS Book Review. Advanced Precautions for Today’s OR (Beckwith) 71 (May 00) 1071 Book Review. AHNA Standards of Holistic Nursing Practice (Taylor) 72 (Dec 00) 1080 Book Review. Ambulatory Surgery Patient Education Manual (Kitzrou) 72 (Sep 00) 523 Book Review. Case Manager’s Desk Reference (Davis) 71 (May 00) 1072 Book Review. Clinical Genetics in Nursing Practice (Davis) 71 (Apr 00) 904 Book Review. Creating Consumer Choice in Healthcare: Measuring and Communicating Health Plan Performance Information (Fenton) 72 (Dec 00) 1081 Book Review. Essential Readings in Nursing Managed Care (Molenda) 71 (Apr 00) 905 Book Review. Health Policy and Politics: A Nurse’s Guide (Maier) 71 (Jan 00) 246 Book Review. Home Care Nursing Delegation Skills: A Handbook for Practice (Bartlett) 72 (Aug 00) 3 13 Book Review. Hospice Care Planning: An Interdisciplinary Guide (Lindell) 72 (Sep 00) 524 Book Review. Integrated Women’s Health: Holistic Approaches for Comprehensive Care (Duran) 72 (Dec 00) 1079 Book Review. Long-Tern Care: Managing Across the Continuum (Sook) 71 (Mar 00) 699 Book Review. Majoring in Nursing from Prerequisites to Postgraduate Study and Beyond (Barton) 71 (Mar 00) 696 Book Review. Nursing Care of the General Pediatric Surgical Patient (Dreger) 72 (Dec 00) 1079 Book Review. Tending Lives: Nurses on the Medical Front (Pashley) 71 (Jan 00) 246 Book Review. A Woman’s Decision: Breast Care, Treatment, and Reconstruction (Jansen) 72 (Jul 00) 123 Breast Augmentation see BREAST RECONSTRUCTION BREAST NEOPLASMS Book Review. A Woman’s Decision: Breast Care, Treatment, and Reconstruction (Jansen) 72 (Jul 00) 123 Changing for the better (Ed) (Dawes) 72 (Oct 00) 584 Research Review. Radial scars in benign breastbiopsy specimens and the risk of breast cancer (Coughlin) 71 (Jan 00) 240 Sentinel lymph node dissection as a means of managing breast cancer (Weinholz) 72 (Oct 00) 633

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION Home Study Program. TRAM flap breast reconstruction with expanders and implants (Moran) 71 (Feb 00) 354. Correction 72 (Nov 00) 776 Home Study Program. Transumbilical breast augmentation (Dixon) 72 (Oct 00) 615 Internet resources for reconstructive breast surgery (Online) (Drake) 71 (Feb 00) 404 Cardiac Surgery see HEART SURGERY CARDIOTONIC AGENTS Home Study Program. Pharmacotherapeutics of positive inotropes (Momll) 71 (Jan 00) 173 CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Expanding your perioperative practice into the health care industry (Career) (Shoup) 71 (Mar 00) 645 Student interest in perioperative nursing practice as a career (Happell) 7 1 (Mar 00) 600 CARING Audiotape Review. The Art of Caring ( Connelly) 72 (Nov 00) 917 Caring with the simplest acts (Ed) (Dawes) 71 (Feb 00) 317 Minimizing preoperative anxiety with alternative caring-healing therapies (Norred) 72 (Nov 00) 838 CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR Osteochondral autotransfer-newer treatment for chondral defects (Onstott) 71 (Apr 00) 843 Cartilage, Cricoid see CRICOID CARTILAGE CASE MANAGEMENT Book Review. Case Manager’s Desk Reference (Davis) 71 (May 00) 1072 Cellular Telephones see WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS CENTRAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT Eye screening; home laundering; attire for central sterile supply; cleanup; unopened supplies (CI) (Conner) 72 (Sep 00) 5 11 CHANGE MANAGEMENT Successful reduction of sharps injuries using a structured change process (PI) (Parsons) 72 (Aug 00) 275 Change, Organizational see ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE Charity see PHILANTHROPY CHEWING GUM Head lice; formaldehyde storage; chewing gum in the OR; building design (CI) (Conner) 71 (Mar 00) 688 CHRONIC PAIN Home Study Program. Chronic regional pain syndrome, type 1: Part I (Dunn) 72 (Sep 00) 422 Home Study Program. Chronic regional pain syndrome, type 1: Part I1 (Dunn) 72 (Oct 00) 643

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CICATRIX Research Review. Radial scars in benign breastbiopsy specimens and the risk of breast cancer (Coughlin) 71 (Jan 00) 240 Circumstantial Evidence see EVIDENCE, LEGAL CLASSIFICATION Clinical practice guidelines-an organizational effort (Beyea) 71 (Apr 00) 852 Structural data elements-standardized terms and definitions (Beyea) 71 (Mar 00) 541 Clinical Decision making see DECISION MAKING, CLINICAL CLINICAL EXEMPLARS A memory box for baby Chandler (Clin Ex) (White) 72 (Aug 00) 280 Understanding patients’ needs is the foundation of perioperative nursing (Collette) 71 (Mar 00) 629 CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS-HISTORY Evolution of the perioperative clinical nurse specialist role (Momson) 72 (Aug 00) 227. Letter 72 (Nov 00) 774 CLOTHING Cellular telephones; irrigation fluid; insufflation filters; sterilization condensate; counts; head covers (CI) (Conner) 72 (Jul 00) 112 Clothing, Protective see PROTECTIVE CLOTHING COLLABORATION Collaboratively developing an orientation program for OR nurses (Penprase) 72 (Oct 00) 663 Complementary Therapies see ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES Conceptual Models see MODELS, THEORETICAL Conceptual Models, Nursing see NURSING MODELS, THEORETICAL Conferences see CONGRESSES AND CONFERENCES CONGRESSES AND CONFERENCES ANA House of Delegates. Nurses spur decision making on core issues at the biennial American Nurses Association convention (Dawes) 72 (Sep 00) 500 Conference Report. Nursing organization leaders communicate common priorities and strategies at annual meetings (Dawes) 7 1 (Jan 00) 2 13 The Congress hotel system demystified (HR) (Zeman) 71 (Feb 00) 332 RNFA Forum. RNFA Forum offers opportunities for growth in mind, body, and spirit (Denholm) 72 (Sep 00) 505. Correction 72 (Nov 00)776 Specialty Assemblies. AORN Headquarters hosts the 2000 Rural/Small Hospital Education Conference (Denholm) 72 (Nov 00) 890

Specialty Assemblies. Attendees discover stimulating education opportunities at specialty conferences (Dawes) 71 (Jan 00) 213 World Conference. Preparation in the works for World Conference on Surgical Patient Care 72 (Dec 00)1049 CONSENT Continuing developments in informed consent (Law) (Murphy) 72 (Oct 00) 717 Scrub laundering; postprocedure cleanup; count sheets; bowel procedure instrumentation; surgical consents (CI) (Fogg) 71 (Jun 00) 1270 Consultants, Nurse see NURSE CONSULTANTS CONSUMER PARTICIPATION Book Review. Creating Consumer Choice in Healthcare: Measuring and Communicating Health Plan Performance Information (Fenton) 72 (Dec 00) 1081 Continuing Education, Nursing see EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS Abrasions; skin blades; count sheets; sterilizing laryngoscope blades; epidural anesthetic; surgical staples (CI) (Petersen) 71 (Jan 00) 234 COPING Research Review. Children’s preoperative coping and its effects on postoperative anxiety and return to normal activity (Steelman) 71 (Jan 00) 242 CORNEA Home Study Program. LASIK surgery (Wilson) 7 I (May 00) 963 COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS Effect of compensation and patient scheduling on OR labor costs (Macario) 71 (Apr 00) 860 CREDENTIALING Continuing Education. The educational activity approval process (Rustermier) 71 (Apr 00) 882 Sterilizing bone grafts; accreditation; private scrub people and first assistants; including towels in counts (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Dec 00) 1064 CRICOID CARTILAGE Assessing the force generated with application of cricoid pressure (Koziol) 72 (Dec 00) 1018 CROSS INFECTION Head lice; formaldehyde storage; chewing gum in the OR; building design (CI) (Conner) 71 (Mar 00) 688 Cross Transfusion, Intrauterine see FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION Culture, Microbial see MICROBIAL CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY TESTS Cystitis, Interstitial see INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS Death, Perinatal see PERINATAL DEATH DECISION MAKING

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Making joint commitments for decision making (Ed) (Dawes) 72 (Jul 00) 14 DECISION MAKING, CLINICAL Decision analysis-putting it all together (RC) (Beyea) 71 (Mar 00) 678 DECISION MAKING, ETHICAL Research Review. A study of proactive ethics consultation for critically and terminally ill patients with extended lengths of stay (Schroeter) 71 (Apr 00) 902 DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY Book Review. Home Care Nursing Delegation Skills: A Handbook for Practice (Bartlett) 72 (Aug 00) 3 13 Ensuring proper delegation to unlicensed assistive personnel (Policy) (Habgood) 71 (May 00) 1058. Letter 72 (Aug 00) 179. Response (Romig) 72 (Aug 00) 179 DELIRIUM Home Study Program. Depression, delirium, and dementia in the elderly (Haynes) 72 (Aug 00) 209 DEMENTIA Home Study Program. Depression, delirium, and dementia in the elderly (Haynes) 72 (Aug 00) 209 Depilation see HAIR REMOVAL DEPRESSION Home Study Program. Depression, delirium, and dementia in the elderly (Haynes) 72 (Aug 00) 209 Design and Construction, Facility see FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION Diagnosis, Ultrasonic see ULTRASONOGRAPHY DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE A guide to preoperative pregnancy testing for the nurse practitioner (PI) (Pearson) 71 (Mar 00) 637 Digestive System Surgery see SURGERY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISASTER PLANNING Preparation, experience, and aftermath of Hurricane Floyd (Campese) 72 (Jul 00) 82 Discharge Education, Patient see PATIENT DISCHARGE EDUCATION Disinfection see STERILIZATION AND DISINFECTION Disinfection, Hand see HANDWASHING Distribution Systems, Drug see MEDICATION SYSTEMS DOCUMENTATION Abrasions; skin blades; count sheets; sterilizing laryngoscope blades; epidural anesthetic; surgical staples (CI) (Petersen) 71 (Jan 00) 234 Cellular telephones; irrigation fluid; insufilation filters; sterilization condensate; counts; head covers (CI) (Conner) 72 (Jul 00) 112 High-level disinfection; sponge counts; explanted

hardware; scrub counts; OR clogs; double gloving; endoscope disinfection (CI) (Fogg) 71 (Feb 00) 398 Incorrect counts; biological tests; flash sterilization; handling packages; scrub attire; incorrect records (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Aug 00) 297 Perioperative documentation in Finland (Junttila) 72 (Nov 00) 862 Recommended practices for documentation of perioperative nursing care 7 1 (Jan 00) 247 Scrub laundering; postprocedure cleanup; count sheets; bowel procedure instrumentation; surgical consents (CI) (Fogg) 71 (Jun 00) 1270. Letter 72 (Sep 00) 376. Author’s response 72 (Sep 00) 376 DRAINAGE Home Study Program. Treating glaucoma with drainage devices and pericardial grafts (HoShing) 71 (Jun 00) 1237. Letter 72 (Sep 00) 376 Draping, Surgical see SURGICAL DRAPING Drug Distribution Systems see MEDICATION SYSTEMS DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL Home Study Program. Antibiotic resistance-an alarming health care issue (Twomey) 72 (Jul 00) 64 DRUG THERAPY Home Study Program. Pharmacotherapeutics of positive inotropes (Momll) 71 (Jan 00) 173 EDUCATION, NURSING Book Review. Majoring in Nursing from Prerequisites to Postgraduate Study and Beyond (Barton) 71 (Mar 00) 696 EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING Continuing Education. The educational activity approval process (Rustermier) 71 (Apr 00) 882 Education Sessions. Attendees gain valuable information and contact hours attending Congress education sessions (Hately) 7 1 (Jun 00) 1183. Correction 72 (Nov 00) 776 Home Study Program. Advocacy in perioperative nursing practice (Schroeter) 71 (Jun 00) 1207. Correction 72 (Aug 00) 180 Home Study Program. Antibiotic resistance-an alarming health care issue (Twomey) 72 (Jul 00) 64 Home Study Program. Body contouring with ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty (Moss) 71 (Feb 00) 370 Home Study Program. Chronic regional pain syndrome, type 1: Part I (Dunn) 72 (Sep 00) 422 Home Study Program. Chronic regional pain syndrome, type 1: Part I1 (Dunn) 72 (Oct 00) 643 Home Study Program. Deep Brain Stimulation for Advanced Parkinson’s Disease (Byrd) 72 (Sep 00) 387 Home Study Program. Depression, delirium, and

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dementia in the elderly (Haynes) 72 (Aug 00) 209 Home Study Program. “Don’t destroy the evidence!” (Wick) 72 (Nov 00) 807 Home Study Program. Herbs and the perioperative patient (Brumley) 72 (Nov 00) 785 Home Study Program. Historical development of latex allergy (Dyck) 72 (Jul 00) 27 Home Study Program. Laparoscopic splenectomy for splenic sequestration crisis (HendricksFerguson) 7 1 (Apr 00) 820 Home Study Program. LASIK surgery (Wilson) 71 (May 00) 963 Home Study Program. Latex allergy in health care personnel (Baena de Moraes Lopes) 72 (Jul 00) 42 Home Study Program. Minimally invasive treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (Allen) 71 (Apr 00) 796 Home Study Program. Perioperative care of patients with latex allergy (Davis) 72 (Jul 00) 47 Home Study Program. Perioperative care of the elderly surgical patient (Bailes) 72 (Aug 00) 186 Home Study Program. Pharmacotherapeutics of positive inotropes (Morrill) 71 (Jan 00) 173 Home Study Program. Surgical management of vesicoureteral reflux (Ellsworth) 7 1 (Mar 00) 498 Home Study Program. Surgical treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer (Anthony) 71 (Mar 00) 552 Home Study Program. TRAM flap breast reconstruction with expanders and implants (Moran) 71 (Feb 00) 354. Correction 72 (Nov 00) 776 Home Study Program. Transumbilical breast augmentation (Dixon) 72 (Oct 00) 615 Home Study Program. Treating glaucoma with drainage devices and pericardial grafts (HoShing) 71 (Jun 00)1237. Letter 72 (Sep 00) 376 Home Study Program. Vertical banded gastroplasty: A treatment for morbid obesity (Goldberg) 72 (Dec 00) 988 A national study of perioperative nurse education in two technologies (McConnell) 72 (Aug 00) 254 Reducing percutaneous injuries in the OR by educational methods (Holodnick) 72 (Sep 00) 461 Education of Patients see PATIENT EDUCATION ELECTRIC STIMULATION Home Study Program. Deep brain stimulation for advanced Parkinson’s Disease (Byrd) 72 (Sep 00) 387 ELECTROSURGERY Cellular telephones; irrigation fluid; insufflation filters; sterilization condensate; counts; head covers (CI) (Comer) 72 (Jul 00) 112 EMBLEMS AND INSIGNIA History comer: History of AORN’s logo (Murphy)

71 (Feb 00) 393 Logo Update. The AORN logo update project (Allen) 7 1 (Feb 00) 328 Emotional Aspects of Illness see PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF ILLNESS Employee Health see OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL Developing a perioperative peer performance appraisal system (Mathews) 72 (Dec 00) 1039 Employee Recruitment see PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT Employee Safety see OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY Employment Interviews see JOB INTERVIEWS ENDOSCOPES Flash pans; survey process; sterilizing endoscopes; equipment rental; surgical zippers; abbreviations; floor cleaning (CI) (Fogg) 71 (May 00) 1061 High-level disinfection; sponge counts; explanted hardware; scrub counts; OR clogs; double gloving; endoscope disinfection (CI) (Fogg) 7 1 (Feb 00) 398 ENDOSCOPY Research Review. Pediatric satisfaction with an outpatient endoscopic service (Calvin) 7 1 (Apr 00) 901 ENTERAL NUTRITION Gastrointestinal surgical patients’ outcomes influenced by nutrition (Reiland) 7 1 (Jan 00) 199 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING Biological indicators; sterile storage; hands-free technique; instrument counts; ceramic tile in the OR (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Nov 00) 903 Epidural Anesthesia see ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL ERGONOMICS Preventing injuries using an ergonomic approach (Owen) 72 (Dec 00) 1031 Ethical Decision Making see DECISION MAKING, ETHICAL Ethyl Alcohol see ALCOHOL, ETHYL Evidence-Based Nursing Practice see NURSING PRACTICE, EVIDENCE-BASED Evidence-BasedProfessional Practice see PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, EVIDENCE-BASED EVIDENCE, LEGAL Home Study Program. “Don’t destroy the evidence!” (Wick) 72 (Nov 00) 807 EXCELLENCE Awards. Outstanding perioperative nursing achievement and contributions recognized at Awards Dinner (Jakober) 71 (Jun 00) 1140 Exemplars, Clinical see CLINICAL EXEMPLARS EXHIBITS

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Providing a wealth of information in 450,000 square feet of exhibit space (HR) (Lindmark) 72 (Jul 00) 19 Expanded Nursing Practice see ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE EXPERT CLINICIANS Clinical expertise and research findings: Understanding the fit (RC) (Beyea) 71 (Feb 00) 410 Exposure, Occupational see OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE Extended Patient Care see LONG TERM CARE EYE Eye screening; home laundering; attire for central sterile supply; cleanup; unopened supplies (CI) (Conner) 72 (Sep 00) 511 Eye Surgery see SURGERY, EYE FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION Biological indicators; sterile storage; hands-free technique; instrument counts; ceramic tile in the OR (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Nov 00) 903 Head lice; formaldehyde storage; chewing gum in the OR; building design (CI) (Conner) 7 1 (Mar 00) 688 Redesign of medication and supply distribution in a day surgery center (Drescher) 72 (Nov 00) 854 FERTILIZATION, IN VITRO Research Review. Social and ethical aspects of in vitro fertilization (McConnell) 71 (May 00) 1071 FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION Home Study Program. Minimally invasive treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (Allen) 7 1 (Apr 00) 796 Internet resources for researching twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (Online) (Drake) 71 (Apr 00) 894 FETOSCOPY Home Study Program. Minimally invasive treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (Allen) 71 (Apr 00) 796 Internet resources for researching twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (Online) (Drake) 71 (Apr 00) 894 Film Review see VIDEORECORDING Financial ’lkaining Support see TRAINING SUPPORT, FINANCIAL FINLAND Perioperative documentation in Finland (Junttila) 72 (Nov 00) 862 FIRST ASSISTANTS Sterilizing bone grafts; accreditation; private scrub people and first assistants; including towels in counts (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Dec 00) 1064 First Assistants, RN see RN FIRST ASSISTANTS Flaps, Surgical see SURGICAL FLAPS

FOCUS GROUPS Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting focus group data (RC) (Beyea) 71 (Jun 00) 1278 Learn more using focus groups (RC) (Beyea) 7 1 (Apr 00) 897 Methods to conduct focus groups and the moderator’s role (RC) (Beyea) 71 (May 00) 1067 Research Review. Practical advice for planning and conducting focus groups (McConnell) 72 (Sep 00) 523 FOREIGN BODIES New roles and new twists to old roles (Law) (Murphy) 71 (Jan 00) 209 FORMALDEHYDE Head lice; formaldehyde storage; chewing gum in the O R building design (CI) (Conner) 71 (Mar 00) 688 GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEMSURGERY Gastrointestinal surgical patients’ outcomes influenced by nutrition (Reiland) 71 (Jan 00) 199 GASTROPLASTY Home Study Program. Vertical banded gastroplasty: A treatment for morbid obesity (Goldberg) 72 (Dec 00) 988 GELS Moisturizing alcohol hand gels for surgical hand preparation (Jones) 71 (Mar 00) 584 GENETICS Book Review. Clinical Genetics in Nursing Practice (Davis) 71 (Apr 00) 904 GERONTOLOGIC CARE Effective pain management in older patients (EC) (Larsen) 71 (Jan 00) 205 Finding Internet information about geriatric issues (Online) (Drake) 72 (Aug 00) 300 Home Study Program. Depression, delirium, and dementia in the elderly (Haynes) 72 (Aug 00) 209 Home Study Program. Perioperative care of the elderly surgical patient (Bailes) 72 (Aug 00) 186 Older adults and HIV (EC) (Moore) 71 (Apr 00) 873 GLAUCOMA Finding information about glaucoma on the Internet (Online) (Drake) 71 (Jun 00)1284 Home Study Program. Treating glaucoma with drainage devices and pericardial grafts (HoShing) 71 (Jun 00) 1237. Letter 72 (Sep 00) 376 GLOVES High-level disinfection; sponge counts; explanted hardware; scrub counts; OR clogs; double gloving; endoscope disinfection (CI) (Fogg) 71 (Feb 00) 398 GOAL-SETTING The art of fitting into our lives (Halford) 72 (Sep 00) 484

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GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS Importance of the legislative process and regulation (Policy) (Habgood) 71 (Mar 00) 682 Taking the confusion out of the regulation of health care professions (Policy) (Habgood) 7 1 (Jan 00) 225 Grafts, Autogenetic see AUTOGRAFTS Grafts, Bone see BONE TRANSPLANTATION Grants and Subsidies, Educational see TRAINING SUPPORT, FINANCIAL Gum, Chewing see CHEWING GUM HAIR REMOVAL Maximizing nurses’ advocacy role to improve patient outcomes (Allen) 71 (May 00) 1038 HANDWASHING Moisturizing alcohol hand gels for surgical hand preparation (Jones) 7 1 (Mar 00) 584 HCFA see UNITED STATES HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION Health Insurance for Aged and Disabled, Title 18 see MEDICARE Health Insurance Reimbursement see INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT Health Legislation see LEGISLATION HEALTH PERSONNEL, UNLICENSED Ensuring proper delegation to unlicensed assistive personnel (Policy) (Habgood) 71 (May 00) 1058. Letter 72 (Aug 00) 179. Response (Romig) 72 (Aug 00) 179 HEALTH POLICY Book Review. Health Policy and Politics: A Nurse’s Guide (Maier) 71 (Jan 00) 246 Health Surveys see SURVEYS HEART SURGERY Open heart surgery and the latex-sensitive patient (PI) (Cerone) 72 (Jul 00) 105 Herbal Medicine see MEDICINE, HERBAL Heredity see GENETICS Hermeneutics see PHENOMENOLOGY Hip Joint Replacement see ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP HISTORICAL RESEARCH A historical review of the AORN Journal (Riese) 71 (Mar 00) 606 HISTORY Chronicles add value to practice and progress (Ed) (Dawes) 71 (Jan 00) 19 HIV-AIDS NURSING Older adults and HIV (EC) (Moore) 71 (Apr 00) 873 HOLISTIC HEALTH Book Review. Integrated Women’s Health: Holistic Approaches for Comprehensive Care (Duran) 72 (Dec 00) 1079 HOLISTIC NURSING

Book Review. AHNA Standards of Holistic Nursing Practice (Taylor) 72 (Dec 00) 1080 HOME NURSING, PROFESSIONAL Book Review. Home Care Nursing Delegation Skills: A Handbook for Practice (Bartlett) 72 (Aug 00)313 Honors see AWARDS AND HONORS HOSPICE CARE Book Review. Hospice Care Planning: An Interdisciplinary Guide (Lindell) 72 (Sep 00) 524 Hospital Housekeeping see HOUSEKEEPING DEPARTMENT Hospital Infections see CROSS INFECTION HOUSEKEEPING DEPARTMENT Eye screening; home laundering; attire for central sterile supply; cleanup; unopened supplies (CI) (Conner) 72 (Sep 00) 5 11 Flash pans; survey process; sterilizing endoscopes; equipment rental; surgical zippers; abbreviations; floor cleaning (CI) (Fogg) 71 (May 00) 1061 Terminal cleaning; regulated waste; sponge items; patient instructions; preoperative assessment; damaged packs; storage (CI) (Fogg) 72 (Oct 00) 713 Human Engineering see ERGONOMICS Hunner’s Ulcer see INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS Hurricanes see DISASTER PLANNING Hyperalimentation, Enteral see ENTERAL NUTRITION Hyperalimentation, Parenteral see TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION Hypersensitivity, Latex see LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY HYSTERECTOMY Research Review. Hysterectomy: What do women need and want to know? (Calvin) 72 (Dec 00) 1078 Image, Professional see PROFESSIONAL IMAGE Implants, Artificial see PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS Implied Consent see CONSENT In Vitro Fertilization see FERTILIZATION, IN VITRO Industrial Medicine see OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS Informed Consent see CONSENT Injuries, Needlestick see NEEDLESTICK INJURIES Injuries, Occupational see OCCUPATIONALRELATED INJURIES Inotropic Agents see CARDIOTONIC AGENTS Instruments, Surgical see SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INSUFFLATJON

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Cellular telephones; irrigation fluid; insufflation filters; sterilization condensate; counts; head covers (CI) (Conner) 72 (Jul 00) 112 INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT AORN set for certified RN first assistant Medicare reimbursement in the new year (Policy) (Romig) 71 (Feb 00) 414 Interdisciplinary Care Team see MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE TEAM INTERNATIONAL NURSING-EDUCATION The importance of international initiatives (PM) (Ulmer) 72 (Nov 00) 760 INTERNET Finding information about glaucoma on the Internet (Online) (Drake) 71 (Jun 00) 1284 Finding Internet information about geriatric issues (Online) (Drake) 72 (Aug 00) 300 Finding Internet resources to support evidencebased practice (RC) (Beyea) 72 (Sep 00) 514 Internet resources about latex allergy (Online) (Drake) 72 (Jul 00) 107 Internet resources for reconstructive breast surgery (Online) (Drake) 71 (Feb 00) 404 Internet resources for researching eye surgical procedures (Online) (Drake) 71 (May 00) 1065 Internet resources for researching nonmelanoma skin cancers (Online) (Drake) 7 1 (Mar 00) 674 Internet resources for researching twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (Online) (Drake) 71 (Apr 00) 894 Internet resources for total parenteral nutrition (Online) (Drake) 71 (Jan 00)232 Membership Committee unveils eChapter (MC) (Clayton) 71 (May 00) 1069 More Internet resources for learning about evidence-based practice (RC) (Beyea) 72 (Oct 00) 708 INTERNET-EVALUATION Evaluating evidence found on the Internet (RC) (Beyea) 72 (Nov 00) 906 INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS Diagnosis, treatment, and lifestyle changes of interstitial cystitis (Henderson) 71 (Mar 00) 525 Interviews, Job see JOB INTERVIEWS INTRAOPERATIVE CARE Challenges of measuring intraoperative patient outcomes (Kleinbeck) 72 (Nov 00) 845 INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS Film Review. Preventing lntraoperative Skin Injuries (Porter) 72 (Aug 00) 308 Intrauterine Cross Transfusion see FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION IRRIGATION Cellular telephones; irrigation fluid; insufflation filters; sterilization condensate; counts; head cov-

ers (CI) (Conner) 72 (Jul 00) 112 JOB INTERVIEWS Anatomy of an interview (Powers) 72 (Oct 00) 67 1 Job-Related Injuries see OCCUPATIONALRELATED INJURIES JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS Flash pans; survey process; sterilizing endoscopes; equipment rental; surgical zippers; abbreviations; floor cleaning (CI) (Fogg) 71 (May 00) 1061 KNEE JOINT Osteochondral autotransfer-newer treatment for chondral defects (Onstott) 71 (Apr 00) 843 Laparoscopic Surgery see SURGERY, LAPAROSCOPIC Laser Plume see SMOKE, SURGICAL LASER SAFETY Eye screening; home laundering; attire for central sterile supply; cleanup; unopened supplies (CI) (Conner) 72 (Sep 00) 5 11 LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY Home Study Program. Latex allergy in health care personnel (Baena de Moraes Lopes) 72 (Jul 00) 42 Home Study Program. Perioperative care of patients with latex allergy (Davis) 72 (Jul 00) 47 Internet resources about latex allergy (Online) (Drake) 72 (Jul 00) 107 Latex guidelines; moving supplies and instruments; herbal medications; instrument counts; tracking prostheses (CI) (Petersen) 71 (Apr 00) 886 Open heart surgery and the latex-sensitive patient (PI) (Cerone) 72 (Jul 00) 105 LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY-HISTORY Home Study Program. Historical development of latex allergy (Dyck) 72 (Jul 00) 27 LAUNDRY DEPARTMENT Eye screening; home laundering; attire for central sterile supply; cleanup; unopened supplies (CI) (Conner) 72 (Sep 00) 5 11 Incorrect counts; biological tests; flash sterilization; handling packages; scrub attire; incorrect records (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Aug 00) 297 Scrub laundering; postprocedure cleanup; count sheets; bowel procedure instrumentation; surgical consents (CI) (Fogg) 71 (Jun 00) 1270 Law see LEGISLATION Legal Evidence see EVIDENCE, LEGAL Legal Liability see LIABILITY, LEGAL LEGISLATION AORN set for certified RN first assistant Medicare reimbursement in the new year (Policy) (Romig) 71 (Feb 00) 414

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Developing a nurse-to-patient ratio policy (Policy) (Romig) 72 (Nov 00) 912 Ensuring proper delegation to unlicensed assistive personnel (Policy) (Habgood) 7 1 (May 00) 1058. Letter 72 (Aug 00) 179. Response (Romig) 72 (Aug 00) 179 Importance of the legislative process and regulation (Policy) (Habgood) 71 (Mar 00) 682 Kentucky RN fust assistants affect medical legislation (Policy) (Fischer) 72 (Aug 00) 288 New nurse-to-patient ratio legislation and its effect on perioperative nursing (Policy) (Habgood) 7 1 (Jun 00) 1265 The Nurses in Washington Internship program allows nurses to learn about the legislative process (Policy) (Allen) 72 (Sep 00) 516 Perseverance-even the snail made it to the ark (Policy) (Barnard) 7 1 (Apr 00) 89 1 States begin passing sharps and needle-stick legislation to protect health care workers (Policy) (Matson) 72 (Oct 00) 699 Taking the confusion out of the regulation of health care professions (Policy) (Habgood) 7 1 (Jan 00) 225 2000-2001 legislative and regulatory update (Policy) (Franko) 72 (Dec 00) 1068 Update on the Health Care Financing Administration proposed rule change (Policy) (Romig) 72 (Jul 00) I 1 6 LIABILITY, LEGAL Continuing developments in informed consent (Law) (Murphy) 72 (Oct 00) 7 17 The Multistate Licensure Compact (Law) (Murphy) 71 (Apr 00) 878 New roles and new twists to old roles (Law) (Murphy) 7 1 (Jan 00) 209 Liaison Nurses see NURSE LIAISON LIBRARIES, HEALTH SCIENCES Professional Services Department changes to meet member needs (HR) (Carpenter) 72 (Sep 00) 382 LICE Head lice; formaldehyde storage; chewing gum in the OR; building design (CI) (Conner) 71 (Mar 00) 688 LICENSURE, NURSING The Multistate Licensure Compact (Law) (Murphy) 71 (Apr 00) 878 Life Satisfaction see PERSONAL SATISFACTION Linens see BEDDING AND LINENS LIPECTOMY Home Study Program. Body contouring with ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty (Moss) 7 1 (Feb 00) 370 Liposuction see LIPECTOMY Logos see EMBLEMS AND INSIGNIA

LONG TERM CARE Book Review. Long-Term Care: Managing Across the Continuum (Sook) 71 (Mar 00) 699 LYMPH NODESCURGERY Sentinel lymph node dissection as a means of managing breast cancer (Weinholz) 72 (Oct 00) 633 Mammoplasty see BREAST RECONSTRUCTION MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS Book Review. Essential Readings in Nursing Managed Care (Molenda) 71 (Apr 00) 905 Book Review. Creating Consumer Choice in Healthcare: Measuring and Communicating Health Plan Performance Information (Fenton) 72 (Dec 00) 1081 MANAGEMENT Effect of compensation and patient scheduling on OR labor costs (Macario) 71 (Apr 00) 860 MARKETING Marketing the RN first assistant role (Homan) 72 (Aug 00) 234 MASKS The role of surgical gowns, drapes, and masks in the generation of airborne particulates (0) (Belkin) 72 (Oct 00) 678 MATERIALS MANAGEMENT Biological indicators; sterile storage; hands-free technique; instrument counts; ceramic tile in the OR (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Nov 00) 903 Terminal cleaning; regulated waste; sponge items; patient instructions; preoperative assessment; damaged packs; storage (CI) (Fogg) 72 (Oct 00) 713 Medical Devices Tracking see PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE Medical Libraries see LIBRARIES, HEALTH SCIENCES MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL Terminal cleaning; regulated waste; sponge items; patient instructions; preoperative assessment; damaged packs; storage (CI) (Fogg) 72 (Oct 00) 713 MEDICARE AORN set for certified RN fist assistant Medicare reimbursement in the new year (Policy) (Romig) 71 (Feb 00) 414 MEDICATION SYSTEMS Redesign of medication and supply distribution in a day surgery center (Drescher) 72 (Nov 00) 854 Medicine, Alternative see ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES MEDICINE, HERBAL Home Study Program. Herbs and the perioperative patient (Brumley) 72 (Nov 00) 785

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Successful reduction of sharps injuries using a structured change process (PI) (Parsons) 72 (Aug 00) 275

Neonatal Death see PERINATAL DEATH MEDLINE NETWORKING, PROFESSIONAL Research Review. The art and science of searching A 0 R ” s role in the Best Practice Network MEDLINE to answer clinical questions: Finding (Practice) (Hickey) 71 (Mar 00) 664 the right number of articles (McConnell) 71 (Apr NEUROSURGERY 00)901 Research Review. Vancomycin use in pediatric Mental Aspects of Illness see PSYCHOSOCIAL neurosurgery patients (Coughlin) 72 (Jul 00) 119 ASPECTS OF ILLNESS News Media Relations see PUBLIC RELATIONS Methods Improvement see CHANGE MANNOMENCLATURE AGEMENT Clinical practice guidelines-an organizational MICROBIAL CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY effort (Beyea) 71 (Apr 00) 852 TESTS Perioperative data elements: Interventions and outIncorrect counts; biological tests; flash sterilizacomes (Beyea) 71 (Feb 00) 344 tion; handling packages; scrub attire; incorrect Structural data elements-standardized terms and records (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Aug 00) 297 definitions (Beyea) 71 (Mar 00) 541 Microbial Drug Resistance see DRUG RESISNosocomial Infections see CROSS INFECTION TANCE, MICROBIAL Nurse Clinicians see CLINICAL NURSE SPEMicroparticles see PARTICULATE MATTER CIALISTS Models, Nursing, Theoretical see NURSING NURSE CONSULTANTS MODELS, THEORETICAL Expanding your perioperative practice into the MODELS, THEORETICAL health care industry (Career) (Shoup) 71 (Mar Research Review. Development of a family liaison 00) 645 model during operative procedures (Calvin) 72 NURSE LIAISON (Aug 00) 308 Research Review. Development of a family liaison Monitoring, Environmental see ENVIRONMENmodel during operative procedures (Calvin) 72 TAL MONITORING (Aug 00) 308 Mood see AFFECT NURSE PRACTITIONERS Morbid Obesity see OBESITY, MORBID A guide to preoperative pregnancy testing for the MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE TEAM nurse practitioner (PI) (Pearson) 71 (Mar 00) 637 Partnering for quality (PM) (Seifert) 71 (Mar 00) NURSING ASSESSMENT 466 Terminal cleaning; regulated waste; sponge items; Myocardial Stimulants see CARDIOTONIC patient instructions; preoperative assessment; AGENTS damaged packs; storage (CI) (Fogg) 72 (Oct 00) NARRATIVES 713 Book Review. Tending Lives: Nurses on the Nursing Education see EDUCATION, NURSING Medical Front (Pashley) 71 (Jan 00) 246 Nursing Education, Continuing see EDUCANarratives, Clinical see CLINICAL EXEMTION, NURSING, CONTINUING PLARS NURSING INFORMATICS NATURAL DISASTERS The new millenium brings nursing informatics into Preparation, experience, and aftermath of the OR (Parker) 72 (Dec 00) 1011 Hurricane Floyd (Campese) 72 (Jul 00) 82 Nursing Licensure see LICENSURE, NURSING NEEDLES NURSING MINIMUM DATA SET Incorrect counts; biological tests; flash sterilizaClinical practice guidelines-an organizational tion; handling packages; scrub attire; incorrect effort (Beyea) 71 (Apr 00) 852 records (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Aug 00) 297 Perioperative data elements: Interventions and outNEEDLESTICK INJURIES comes (Beyea) 71 (Feb 00) 344 Research Review. Needlestick injuries among Selecting the Perioperative Patient Focused Model health care workers: A literature review (Rothrock) 71 (May 00) 1030 (McConnell) 7 1 (Jan 00)240 Structural data elements-standardized terms and States begin passing sharps and needle-stick legisdefinitions (Beyea) 71 (Mar 00) 541 lation to protect health care workers (Policy) NURSING MODELS, THEORETICAL (Matson) 72 (Oct 00) 699 Selecting the Perioperative Patient Focused Model 1103 AORN JOURNAL

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(Rothrock) 71 (May 00) 1030 NURSING PRACTICE AORN’s role in the Best Practice Network (Practice) (Hickey) 71 (Mar 00) 664 Nursing Practice, Advanced see ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE NURSING PRACTICE, EVIDENCE-BASED Preventing surgical site infections-guiding practice with evidence (RC) (Beyea) 72 (Aug 00)305 Why should perioperative RNs care about evidence-based practice? (RC) (Beyea) 72 (Jul 00) 109 Nursing Research see RESEARCH, NURSING NURSING ROLE Changing times, changing roles (Ed) (Dawes) 72 (Aug 00) 177 Evolution of the perioperative clinical nurse specialist role (Momson) 72 (Aug 00) 227. Letter 72 (Nov 00) 774 Nurses’ contributions to the US space program (Czerwinski) 71 (May 00) 1051 NURSING SHORTAGE The shortage (PM) (Seifert) 7 1 (Feb 00) 3 10. Letter 72 (Aug 00) 179 Nursing Students see STUDENTS, NURSING NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT Gastrointestinal surgical patients’ outcomes influenced by nutrition (Reiland) 7 I (Jan 00) 199 OBESITY, MORBID Home Study Program. Vertical banded gastroplasty: A treatment for morbid obesity (Goldberg) 72 (Dec 00) 988 Objective-Setting see GOAL-SETTING OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE Home Study Program. Latex allergy in health care personnel (Baena de Moraes Lopes) 72 (Jul 00)42 Older adults and HIV (EC) (Moore) 71 (Apr 00) 873 Reducing blood exposures during orthopedic surgical procedures (Folin) 71 (Mar 00) 573 States begin passing sharps and needle-stick legislation to protect health care workers (Policy) (Matson) 72 (Oct 00)699 Stop smoke campaign begins with you (Ed) (Dawes) 72 (Nov 00) 768 Successful reduction of sharps injuries using a structured change process (PI) (Parsons) 72 (Aug 00) 275 OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS Head lice; formaldehyde storage; chewing gum in the OR, building design (CI) (Conner) 71 (Mar 00) 688 Preventing injuries using an ergonomic approach (Owen) 72 (Dec 00) 1031 OCCUPATIONAL-RELATED INJURIES

Reducing percutaneous injuries in the OR by educational methods (Holodnick) 72 (Sep 00)461

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY Biological indicators; sterile storage; hands-free technique; instrument counts; ceramic tile in the OR (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Nov 00) 903 Open Heart Surgery see HEART SURGERY Operating Room Equipment see SURGICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Operating Room Nursing see PERIOPERATIVE NURSING Operating Room Technicians see SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS OPERATING ROOMS-ADMINISTRATION Position Statement. Applying the health care industry representative statement to your setting (Fox) 72 (Aug 00) 266 OPERATING ROOMS-HISTORY The frst modem operating room in America (Clemons) 71 (Jan 00) 164. Letter 71 (Apr 00) 785 OPERATING ROOMSCTANDARDS Eye screening; home laundering; attire for central sterile supply; cleanup; unopened supplies (CI) (Conner) 72 (Sep 00) 5 11 OPERATING ROOMS-UTILIZATION Effect of compensation and patient scheduling on OR labor costs (Macario) 7 I (Apr 00) 860 Recommended practices for traffic patterns in the perioperative practice setting 71 (Feb 00) 394 ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE Preserving the legacy (PM) (Ulmer) 72 (Aug 00) 173 ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY Nonmetallic fixation in elective maxillofacial surgery (Abemathy) 71 (Jan 00) 193 ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES Nonmetallic fixation in elective maxillofacial surgery (Abemathy) 71 (Jan 00) 193 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Reducing blood exposures during orthopedic surgical procedures (Folin) 71 (Mar 00) 573 Research Review. The technology spectrum and its application to orthopedic technologies (McConnell) 7 1 (Mar 00) 695 OUTCOME ASSESSMENT Challenges of measuring intraoperative patient outcomes (Kleinbeck) 72 (Nov 00) 845 Film Review. Outcomes Analysis and Management (Ullmann) 72 (Aug 00) 308 OUTCOMES (HEALTH CARE) Gastrointestinal surgical patients’ outcomes influenced by nutrition (Reiland) 71 (Jan 00) 199 Maximizing nurses’ advocacy role to improve patient outcomes (Allen) 71 (May 00) 1038

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Outpatient Surgery see AMBULATORY Patient Outcome see OUTCOMES (HEALTH SURGERY CARE) Packaging, Product see PRODUCT PACKAGPatient Outcome Measurement see OUTCOME ING ASSESSMENT Pagers see WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Patient Participation see CONSUMER PARTICPain, Chronic see CHRONIC PAIN IPATION PAIN-THER APY PATIENT SAFETY Effective pain management in older patients (EC) Recommended practices for safety through identi(Larsen) 71 (Jan 00) 205 fication of potential hazards in the perioperative Paralysis Agitans see PARKINSON DISEASE environment 72 (Oct 00) 690 PARENTAL ROLE Patients, Surgical see SURGICAL PATIENTS Parental participation in pediatric surgical care PEDIATRIC SURGERY (Kristensson-Hallstrom) 71 (May 00) 1021 Parental participation in pediatric surgical care Parenteral Hyperalimentation see TOTAL PAR(Kristensson-Hallstrom) 71 (May 00) 1021 ENTERAL NUTRITION Penoperative care of children in a transcultural PARKINSON DISEASE context (Alsop-Shields) 71 (May 00) 1004 Research Review. Use of placebo surgery in conPreparing children for surgery-an integrative trolled trials of a cellular-based therapy for research review (O’Conner-Von) 71 (Feb 00) 334 Parkinson’s Disease (Schroeter) 72 (Jul 00) 121 Research Review. Pediatric day surgery outcomes PARKINSON DISEASE-SURGERY management: The role of preoperative anxiety Home Study Program. Deep brain stimulation for and home pain management protocol (Calvin) 71 advanced Parkinson’s Disease (Byrd) 72 (Sep 00) (Mar 00) 695 387 PEDIATRIC SURGERY-NURSING Participatory Management see SHARED GOVBook Review. Nursing Care of the General ERNANCE Pediatric Surgical Patient (Dreger) 72 (Dec 00) PARTICULATE MATTER 1079 The role of surgical gowns, drapes, and masks in PEER GROUP the generation of airborne particulates (0) Developing a perioperative peer performance (Belkin) 72 (Oct 00) 678 appraisal system (Mathews) 72 (Dec 00) 1039 Patellofemoral Joint see KNEE JOINT PERCEPTION Pathogens, Bloodborne see BLOODBORNE A phenomenologic study of how perioperative PATHOGENS nurses perceive their work world (Chard) 72 PATIENT ADVOCACY (Nov 00) 878 Home Study Program. Advocacy in perioperative Performance Appraisal, Employee see nursing practice (Schroeter) 71 (Jun 00) 1207. EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL Correction 72 (Aug 00) 180 PERINATAL DEATH Maximizing nurses’ advocacy role to improve A memory box for baby Chandler (Clin Ex) patient outcomes (Allen) 71 (May 00) 1038 (White) 72 (Aug 00) 280 PATIENT CARE PERIOPERATIVE CARE Evaluating patient care programs (RC) (Beyea) 71 Implementing a shared governance model in the (Jan 00) 228 perioperative setting (Root) 72 (Jul 00) 95 Patient Care Team see MULTIDISCIPLINARY World Conference. Preparation in the works for CARE TEAM World Conference on Surgical Patient Care 72 PATIENT CENTERED CARE (Dec 00) 1049 Selecting the penoperative patient focused model PERIOPERATIVE NURSING (Rothrock) 71 (May 00) 1030 AORN leaders identify perioperative accomplishPATIENT DISCHARGE EDUCATION ments, threats, and attributes (Ed) (Seifert) 71 New roles and new twists to old roles (Law) (Jan 00) 10 (Murphy) 71 (Jan 00) 209 Collaboratively developing an orientation program PATIENT EDUCATION for OR nurses (Penprase) 72 (Oct 00) 663 Home Study Program. Advocacy in perioperative Book Review. Ambulatory Surgery Patient Education Manual (Kitzrou) 72 (Sep 00) 523 nursing practice (Schroeter) 71 (Jun 00) 1207. Research Review. Hysterectomy: What do women Correction 72 (Aug 00) 180 need and want to know? (Calvin) 72 (Dec 00) Home Study Program. Herbs and the perioperative 1078 patient (Brumley) 72 (Nov 00) 785 1105 AORN JOURNAL

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Home Study Program. Perioperative care of patients with latex allergy (Davis) 72 (Jul 00) 47 Innovative celebrations for Perioperative Nurse Week (PM) (Ulmer) 72 (Sep 00) 369 Perioperative documentation in Finland (Junttila) 72 (Nov 00) 862 Perioperative nursing and animal-assisted therapy (Miller) 72 (Sep 00)477 The pioneer spirit in perioperative advanced practice-two practice examples (Fox) 72 (Aug 00) 24 1 Student interest in perioperative nursing practice as a career (Happell) 7 1 (Mar 00) 600 Understanding patients’ needs is the foundation of perioperative nursing (Collette) 71 (Mar 00) 629 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING-EDUCATION A national study of perioperative nurse education in two technologies (McConnell) 72 (Aug 00)254 PERIOPERATIVE NURSINWTANDARDS Recommended practices for safety through identification of potential hazards in the perioperative environment 72 (Oct 00) 690 PERSONAL SATISFACTION The art of fitting into our lives (Halford) 72 (Sep 00)484 Personnel, Health, Unlicensed see HEALTH PERSONNEL, UNLICENSED PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT Collaboratively developing an orientation program for OR nurses (Penprase) 72 (Oct 00) 663 PET THERAPY Perioperative nursing and animal-assisted therapy (Miller) 72 (Sep 00) 477 Pharmacotherapysee DRUG THERAPY PHENOMENOLOGY A phenomenologic study of how perioperative nurses perceive their work world (Chard) 72 (Nov 00) 878 PHILANTHROPY Habitat for Humanity. ‘Angels with Tool Belts’ (Flanigan) 7 1 (Jun 00)1160 Phytotherapy see MEDICINE, HERBAL PLACEBO EFFECT Research Review. Use of placebo surgery in controlled trials of a cellular-based therapy for Parkinson’s Disease (Schroeter) 72 (Jul 00) 121 Planning, Strategic see STRATEGIC PLANNING POLITICAL PARTICIPATION The Nurses in Washington Internship program allows nurses to learn about the legislative process (Policy) (Allen) 72 (Sep 00)516 POSTOPERATIVE CARE Research Review. Development of a family liaison model during operative procedures (Calvin) 72 (Aug 00) 308

PRACTICE GUIDELINES Clinical practice guidelines-an organizational effort (Beyea) 71 (Apr 00) 852 Recommended practices for documentation of perioperative nursing care 7 1 (Jan 00) 247 Recommended practices for safety through identification of potential hazards in the perioperative environment 72 (Oct 00) 690 Recommended practices for selection and use of packaging systems 72 (Dec 00) 1052 Recommended practices for traffic patterns in the perioperative practice setting 71 (Feb 00) 394 PREGNANCY TESTS A guide to preoperative pregnancy testing for the nurse practitioner (PI) (Pearson) 7 1 (Mar 00) 637 Prenatal Ultrasonography see ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL PREOPERATIVE CARE A guide to preoperative pregnancy testing for the nurse practitioner (PI) (Pearson) 71 (Mar 00) 637 Research Review. Children’s preoperative coping and its effects on postoperative anxiety and return to normal activity (Steelman) 71 (Jan 00) 242 PREOPERATIVE EDUCATION Preparing children for surgery-an integrative research review (O’Conner-Von) 71 (Feb 00) 334 Terminal cleaning; regulated waste; sponge items; patient instructions; preoperative assessment; damaged packs; storage (CI) (Fogg) 72 (Oct 00) 713 PREOPERATIVE PERIOD Terminal cleaning; regulated waste; sponge items; patient instructions; preoperative assessment; damaged packs; storage (CI) (Fogg) 72 (Oct 00) 713 PRESSURE Assessing the force generated with application of cricoid pressure (Koziol) 72 (Dec 00) 1018 Prizes see AWARDS AND HONORS PRODUCT PACKAGING Recommended practices for selection and use of packaging systems 72 (Dec 00) 1052 Terminal cleaning; regulated waste; sponge items; patient instructions; preoperative assessment; damaged packs; storage (CI) (Fogg) 72 (Oct 00) 713 PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE Latex guidelines; moving supplies and instruments; herbal medications; instrument counts; tracking prostheses (CI) (Petersen) 71 (Apr 00) 886 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Boyer’s model of scholarly nursing applied to professional development (Pape) 7 1 (May 00) 995

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Professional Home Nursing see HOME NURSING, PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL IMAGE The image of nursing (PM) (Ulmer) 71 (Jun 00) 1124 Professional Networking see NETWORKING, PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Establishing ties (PM) (Ulmer) 72 (Oct 00) 581 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, EVIDENCEBASED Finding Internet resources to support evidencebased practice (RC) (Beyea) 72 (Sep 00) 514 More Internet resources for learning about evidence-based practice (RC) (Beyea) 72 (Oct 00) 708 PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION Research Review. Recognition of staff nurse job performance and achievements: Staff and manager perceptions (Coughlin) 72 (Sep 00) 522 PROGRAM EVALUATION Evaluating patient care programs (RC) (Beyea) 7 1 (Jan 00) 228 Prophylaxis, Antibiotic see ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS High-level disinfection; sponge counts; explanted hardware; scrub counts; OR clogs; double gloving; endoscope disinfection (CI) (Fogg) 71 (Feb 00) 398 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING Eye screening; home laundering; attire for central sterile supply; cleanup; unopened supplies (CI) (Conner) 72 (Sep 00) 5 11 High-level disinfection; sponge counts; explanted hardware; scrub counts; OR clogs; double gloving; endoscope disinfection (CI) (Fogg) 71 (Feb 00) 398 PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF ILLNESS Diagnosis, treatment, and lifestyle changes of interstitial cystitis (Henderson) 71 (Mar 00) 525 PUBLIC RELATIONS Innovative celebrations for Perioperative Nurse Week (PM) (Ulmer) 72 (Sep 00) 369 Newsworthy or not worthy (Ed) (Dawes) 71 (Jun 00) 1130 Professional advocacy (PM) (Ulmer) 72 (Jul 00) 9 QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE Partnering for quality (PM) (Seifert) 71 (Mar 00) 466 QUALITY OF LIFE Research Review. A study of proactive ethics consultation for critically and terminally ill patients with extended lengths of stay (Schroeter) 71 (Apr 00) 902

Recognition, Professional see PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION Reconstructive Surgery, Breast see BREAST RECONSTRUCTION REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY Home Study Program. Chronic regional pain syndrome, type 1: Part I (Dunn) 72 (Sep 00) 422 Home Study Program. Chronic regional pain syndrome, type 1: Part I1 (Dunn) 72 (Oct 00) 643 Regional Pain Syndrome, Type 1 see REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY Reimbursement, Health Insurance see INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT RESEARCH Clinical expertise and research findings: Understanding the fit (RC) (Beyea) 71 (Feb 00) 410 Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting focus group data (RC) (Beyea) 71 (Jun 00) 1278 Decision analysis-putting it all together (RC) (Beyea) 71 (Mar 00) 678 Evaluating evidence found on the Internet (RC) (Beyea) 72 (Nov 00)906 Evaluating patient care programs (RC) (Beyea) 71 (Jan 00) 228 Finding Internet resources to support evidencebased practice (RC) (Beyea) 72 (Sep 00) 514 Leam more using focus groups (RC) (Beyea) 71 (Apr 00) 897 Methods to conduct focus groups and the moderator’s role (RC) (Beyea) 71 (May 00) 1067 Moisturizing alcohol hand gels for surgical hand preparation (Jones) 71 (Mar 00) 584 More Internet resources for learning about evidence-based practice (RC) (Beyea) 72 (Oct 00) 708 Perioperative care of children in a transcultural context (Alsop-Shields) 71 (May 00) 1004 Preventing surgical site infections-guiding practice with evidence (RC) (Beyea) 72 (Aug 00) 305 Research Review. The art and science of searching MEDLINE to answer clinical questions: Finding the right number of articles (McConnell) 71 (Apr 00) 901 Research Review. Children’s preoperative coping and its effects on postoperative anxiety and return to normal activity (Steelman) 71 (Jan 00) 242 Research Review. Development of a family liaison model during operative procedures (Calvin) 72 (Aug 00) 308 Research Review. Hysterectomy: What do women need and want to know? (Calvin) 72 (Dec 00) 1078 Research Review. Management of bladder function after outpatient surgery (Steelman) 72 (Aug 00) 310

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Research Review. Needlestick injuries among health care workers: A literature review (McConnell) 7 1 (Jan 00) 240 Research Review. Pediatric day surgery outcomes management: The role of preoperative anxiety and home pain management protocol (Calvin) 71 (Mar 00) 695 Research Review. Pediatric satisfaction with an outpatient endoscopic service (Calvin) 7 1 (Apr 00) 901 Research Review. Practical advice for planning and conducting focus groups (McConnell) 72 (Sep 00) 523 Research Review. Radial scars in benign breastbiopsy specimens and the risk of breast cancer (Coughlin) 7 1 (Jan 00) 240 Research Review. Recognition of staff nurse job performance and achievements: Staff and manager perceptions (Coughlin) 72 (Sep 00) 522 Research Review. Ropivacaine epidural anesthesia and analgesia versus general anesthesia and intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with morphine in the perioperative management of hip replacement (Steelman) 71 (May 00) 1070 Research Review. Social and ethical aspects of in vitro fertilization (McConnell) 7 I (May 00) 1071 Research Review. A study of proactive ethics consultation for critically and terminally ill patients with extended lengths of stay (Schroeter) 71 (Apr 00) 902 Research Review. The technology spectrum and its application to orthopedic technologies (McConnell) 71 (Mar 00) 695 Research Review. Thromboembolic prophylaxis with use of aspirin, exercise, and graded electric stockings or intemittent compression devices in patients managed with total hip arthroplasty (King) 72 (Dec 00) 1077 Research Review. Use of placebo surgery in controlled trials of a cellular-based therapy for Parkinson’s Disease (Schroeter) 72 (Jul 00) 121 Research Review. Vancomycin use in pediatric neurosurgery patients (Coughlin) 72 (Jul 00) 119 Why should perioperative RNs care about evidence-based practice? (RC) (Beyea) 72 (Jul 00) 109 RESEARCH, NURSING Assessing the force generated with application of cricoid pressure (Koziol) 72 (Dec 00) 1018 Getting started in nursing research and tips for success (RC) (Beyea) 72 (Dec 00) 1061 A national study of perioperative nurse education in two technologies (McConnell) 72 (Aug 00) 254 Perioperative documentation in Finland (Junttila)

72 (Nov 00) 862 A phenomenologic study of how perioperative nurses perceive their work world (Chard) 72 (Nov 00)878 Preparing children for surgery-an integrative research review (O’Conner-Von) 71 (Feb 00) 334 Reducing blood exposures during orthopedic surgical procedures (Folin) 71 (Mar 00) 573 Student interest in perioperative nursing practice as a career (Happell) 71 (Mar 00) 600 RN FIRST ASSISTANTS AORN set for certified RN first assistant Medicare reimbursement in the new year (Policy) (Romig) 71 (Feb 00) 414 Kentucky RN first assistants affect medical legislation (Policy) (Fischer) 72 (Aug 00) 288 Marketing the RN first assistant role (Homan) 72 (Aug 00) 234 Perseverance-even the snail made it to the ark (Policy) (Bamard) 71 (Apr 00) 891 RNFA Forum. RNFA Forum offers opportunities for growth in mind, body, and spirit (Denholm) 72 (Sep 00) 505. Correction 72 (Nov 00) 776 RN MIX Developing a nurse-to-patient ratio policy (Policy) (Romig) 72 (Nov 00) 912 New nurse-to-patient ratio legislation and its effect on perioperative nursing (Policy) (Habgood) 7 1 (Jun 00) 1265 ROGERS SCIENCE OF UNITARY HUMAN BEINGS Author’s response. Affective competencies (Patty) 71 (Feb 00) 322 Letter. Affective competencies (Corrao) 71 (Feb 00) 32 1. Letter 7 1 (Apr 00) 785 Letter. Affective competencies (Duffy) 7 1 (Apr 00) 785 Letter. Affective competencies (Thomas) 7 1 (Feb 00) 321 Routine Diagnostic Tests, see DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE Safety, Laser see LASER SAFETY Safety, Occupational see OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY Scars see CICATRIX SCHOLARSHIP Boyer’s model of scholarly nursing applied to professional development (Pape) 7 1 (May 00) 995 Scholarships see TRAINING SUPPORT, FINANCIAL SHARED GOVERNANCE Implementing a shared governance model in the perioperative setting (Root) 72 (Jul 00)95 Shared governance and teamwork-myth or reality (PI) (Bell) 71 (Mar 00) 631

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Shaving, Hair see HAIR REMOVAL SHOES High-level disinfection; sponge counts; explanted hardware; scrub counts; OR clogs; double gloving; endoscope disinfection (CI) (Fogg) 71 (Feb 00) 398 Shortage, Nursing see NURSING SHORTAGE Sickle Cell Disease see ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL Signs and Symbols see EMBLEMS AND INSIGNIA SKIN-INJURIES Film Review. Preventing htraoperative Skin Injuries (Porter) 72 (Aug 00) 308 SKIN NEOPLASMS Home Study Program. Surgical treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer (Anthony) 7 1 (Mar 00) 552 Internet resources for researching nonmelanoma skin cancers (Online) (Drake) 71 (Mar 00) 674 SMOKE, SURGICAL Stop smoke campaign begins with you (Ed) (Dawes) 72 (Nov 00) 768 Sound Recording see AUDIORECORDING SPACE FLIGHT Nurses’ contributions to the US space program (Czerwinski) 7 1 (May 00) 1051 SPLENECTOMY Home Study Program. Laparoscopic splenectomy for splenic sequestration crisis (HendricksFerguson) 7 1 (Apr 00) 820 Sponges, Surgical see SURGICAL SPONGES Stapling, Surgical see SURGICAL STAPLING STERILIZATION AND DISINFECTION Abrasions; skin blades; count sheets; sterilizing laryngoscope blades; epidural anesthetic; surgical staples (CI) (Petersen) 71 (Jan 00) 234 Biological indicators; sterile storage; hands-free technique; instrument counts; ceramic tile in the OR (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Nov 00) 903 A catalyst for changing procedures (PI) (Stein) 72 (Oct 00) 676 Cellular telephones; imgation fluid; insufflation filters; sterilization condensate; counts; head covers (CI) (Conner) 72 (Jul 00) 112 Flash pans; survey process; sterilizing endoscopes; equipment rental; surgical zippers; abbreviations; floor cleaning (CI) (Fogg) 71 (May 00) 1061 High-level disinfection; sponge counts; explanted hardware; scrub counts; OR clogs; double gloving; endoscope disinfection (CI) (Fogg) 71 (Feb 00) 398 Incorrect counts; biological tests; flash sterilization; handling packages; scrub attire; incorrect records (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Aug 00) 297 Sterilizing bone grafts; accreditation; private scrub

people and first assistants; including towels in counts (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Dec 00) 1064 Stimulation, Electric see ELECTRIC STIMULATION Storerooms see MATERIALS MANAGEMENT STORYTELLING Storytelling can be a valuable teaching aid (PI) (Ramsey) 72 (Sep 00) 497 STRATEGIC PLANNING Defining the future, planning the destination (Ed) (Dawes) 72 (Dec 00) 978 Partners in care-the magic continues (PM) (Seifert) 71 (Apr 00) 774 Partners in practice-50 years of magic (PM) (Ulmer) 7 1 (Apr 00)777 STRESS MANAGEMENT The art of fitting into our lives (Halford) 72 (Sep 00) 484 STUDENT ORIENTATION Collaboratively developing an orientation program for OR nurses (Penprase) 72 (Oct 00)663 STUDENTS, NURSING Student interest in perioperative nursing practice as a career (Happell) 71 (Mar 00) 600 SUCCESS Sharing successes, making a difference (PM) (Ulmer) 71 (May 00) 952 Surgeon’s Assistants see RN FIRST ASSISTANTS Surgery, Ambulatory see AMBULATORY SURGERY SURGERY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Scrub laundering; postprocedure cleanup; count sheets; bowel procedure instrumentation; surgical consents (CI) (Fogg) 71 (Jun 00) 1270 SURGERY, EYE Home Study Program. LASIK surgery (Wilson) 71 (May 00) 963 Internet resources for researching eye surgical procedures (Online) (Drake) 71 (May 00) 1065 Surgery, Heart see HEART SURGERY SURGERY, LAPAROSCOPIC Home Study Program. Laparoscopic splenectomy for splenic sequestration crisis (HendricksFerguson) 71 (Apr 00) 820 Surgery, Neurologic see NEUROSURGERY Surgery, Orthognathic see ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY Surgery, Orthopedic see ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Surgery, Outpatient see AMBULATORY SURGERY Surgery, Pediatric see PEDIATRIC SURGERY SURGICAL DRAPING The role of surgical gowns, drapes, and masks in the generation of airborne particulates (0)

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(Belkin) 72 (Oct 00) 678 SURGICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Eye screening; home laundering; attire for central sterile supply; cleanup; unopened supplies (CI) (Comer) 72 (Sep 00) 5 11 Flash pans; survey process; sterilizing endoscopes; equipment rental; surgical zippers; abbreviations; floor cleaning (CI) (Fogg) 71 (May 00) 1061 Redesign of medication and supply distribution in a day surgery center (Drescher) 72 (Nov 00) 854 Scrub laundering; postprocedure cleanup; count sheets; bowel procedure instrumentation; surgical consents (CI) (Fogg) 71 (Jun 00) 1270 SURGICAL FLAPS Home Study Program. TRAM flap breast reconstruction with expanders and implants (Moran) 71 (Feb 00) 354. Correction 72 (Nov 00) 776 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Abrasions; skin blades; count sheets; sterilizing laryngoscope blades; epidural anesthetic; surgical staples (CI) (Petersen) 71 (Jan 00) 234 Biological indicators; sterile storage; hands-free technique; instrument counts; ceramic tile in the OR (CI) (Petersen) 72 (Nov 00) 903 Latex guidelines; moving supplies and instruments; herbal medications; instrument counts; tracking prostheses (CI) (Petersen) 71 (Apr 00) 886 Scrub laundering; postprocedure cleanup; count sheets; bowel procedure instrumentation; surgical consents (CI) (Fogg) 7 1 (Jun 00) 1270. Letter 72 (Sep 00) 376. Author’s response 72 (Sep 00) 376 Surgical Masks see MASKS SURGICAL PATIENTS Home Study Program. Perioperative care of the elderly surgical patient (Bailes) 72 (Aug 00) 186 Surgical Scrubbing see HANDWASHING Surgical Smoke see SMOKE, SURGICAL SURGICAL SPONGES High-level disinfection; sponge counts; explanted hardware; scrub counts; OR clogs; double gloving; endoscope disinfection (CI) (Fogg) 71 (Feb 00) 398 Terminal cleaning; regulated waste; sponge items; patient instructions; preoperative assessment; damaged packs; storage (CI) (Fogg) 72 (Oct 00) 713 SURGICAL STAPLING Abrasions; skin blades; count sheets; sterilizing laryngoscope blades; epidural anesthetic; surgical staples (CI) (Petersen) 71 (Jan 00) 234 SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS Author’s response. Affective competencies (Patty) 71 (Feb 00)322 Letter. Affective competencies (Corrao) 71 (Feb 00) 321. Letter 71 (Apr 00) 785

Letter. Affective competencies (Duffy) 71 (Apr 00) 785 Letter. Affective competencies (Thomas) 7 1 (Feb 00) 321 SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION Preventing surgical site infections-guiding practice with evidence (RC) (Beyea) 72 (Aug 00) 305 SURVEYS AORN leaders identify perioperative accomplishments, threats, and attributes (Ed) (Seifert) 71 (Jan 00) 10 Flash pans; survey process; sterilizing endoscopes; equipment rental; surgical zippers; abbreviations; floor cleaning (CI) (Fogg) 71 (May 00) 1061 SUTURE TECHNIQUES Flash pans; survey process; sterilizing endoscopes; equipment rental; surgical zippers; abbreviations; floor cleaning (CI) (Fogg) 71 (May 00) 1061 Symbols and Signs see EMBLEMS AND INSIGNIA Tapes, Audio see AUDIORECORDING Taxonomy see CLASSIFICATION TEACHING Storytelling can be a valuable teaching aid (PI) (Ramsey) 72 (Sep 00) 497 TEAMWORK Building teams, synergy, and your resources (Ed) (Dawes) 72 (Sep 00) 372. Letter 72 (Nov 00) 772 Shared governance and teamwork-myth or reality (PI) (Bell) 71 (Mar 00) 631 TECHNOLOGY Extending nursing care into the world of technology (Ed) (Dawes) 71 (Apr 00) 782 A national study of perioperative nurse education in two technologies (McConnell) 72 (Aug 00) 254 Research Review. The technology spectrum and its application to orthopedic technologies (McConnell) 71 (Mar 00) 695 Telephones, Cellular see WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Terminology see NOMENCLATURE Test %be Fertilization see FERTILIZATION, IN VITRO Theatre Nursing see PERIOPERATIVE NURSING Theoretical Models see MODELS, THEORETICAL Theoretical Nursing Models see NURSING MODELS, THEORETICAL Third Party Payment see INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT THROMBOSIS-PREVENTION AND CONTROL Research Review. Thromboembolic prophylaxis

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with use of aspirin, exercise, and graded electric stockings or internittent compression devices in patients managed with total hip arthroplasty (King) 72 (Dec 00) 1077 TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION Internet resources for total parenteral nutrition (Online) (Drake) 71 (Jan 00) 232 TOURNIQUETS Author response. Tourniquets (Fogg) 71 (Feb 00) 325 Letter. Ankle tourniquets (Lepow) 71 (Feb 00) 324 Letter. Ankle tourniquets ( Weaver) 71 (Feb 00) 324 Tracking, Product see PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE TRAINING SUPPORT, FINANCIAL AORN Scholarship Program. AORN Scholarship Board awards scholarships to 72 members 72 (Nov 00) 895 AORN Scholarship Program. AORN Foundation scholarships awarded, frequently asked questions answered 71 (Mar 00) 621 TRANSCULTURAL CARE Perioperative care of children in a transcultural context (Alsop-Shields) 71 (May 00) 1004 Transplantation, Autologous see AUTOGRAFTS TREATMENT ERRORS Solutions at your fingertips (Ed) (Dawes) 71 (May 00) 956 Twin to Twin Transfusion see FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION ULTRASONOGRAPHY Home Study Program. Body contouring with ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty (Moss) 71 (Feb 00) 370 ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL Home Study Program. Minimally invasive treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (Allen) 7 1 (Apr 00) 796 UMBILICUS Home Study Program. Transumbilical breast augmentation (Dixon) 72 (Oct 00) 615 UNITED STATES HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION Update on the Health Care Financing Administration proposed rule change (Policy) (Romig) 72 (Jul 00) 116 UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS Book Review. Advanced Precautions for Today’s OR (Beckwith) 71 (May 00) 1071 Unlicensed Health Personnel see HEALTH PERSONNEL, UNLICENSED

VANCOMYCIN Research Review. Vancomycin use in pediatric neurosurgery patients (Coughlin) 72 (Jul 00) 119 VENDOR RELATIONS Position Statement. Applying the health care industry representative statement to your setting (Fox) 72 (Aug 00) 266 Verbal Accounts see NARRATIVES VESICOURETERAL REFLUX Home Study Program. Surgical management of vesicoureteral reflux (Ellsworth) 71 (Mar 00) 498 VIDEORECORDING Film Review. Outcomes Analysis and Management (Ullmann) 72 (Aug 00) 308 Film Review. Preventing Intraoperative Skin Injuries (Porter) 72 (Aug 00) 308 Waste Disposal, Medical see MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL WATSON’S THEORY OF CARING Minimizing preoperative anxiety with alternative caring-healing therapies (Norred) 72 (Nov 00) 838 Wholistic Health see HOLISTIC HEALTH Wholistic Nursing see HOLISTIC NURSING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Cellular telephones; irrigation fluid; insufflation filters; sterilization condensate; counts; head covers (CI) (Conner) 72 (Jul 00) 112 WOMEN’S HEALTH Book Review. Integrated Women’s Health: Holistic Approaches for Comprehensive Care (Duran) 72 (Dec 00) 1079 WOUND ASSESSMENT Latex guidelines; moving supplies and instruments; herbal medications; instrument counts; tracking prostheses (CI) (Petersen) 71 (Apr 00) 886 Wound Infection, Surgical see SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION WRITING FOR PUBLICATION Author guidelines 72 (Nov 00) 921 A historical review of the AORN Journal (Riese) 71 (Mar 00)606 History in the making (Ed) (Dawes) 71 (Mar00) 477 Intent to submit 72 (Nov 00) 923 Letter: More basic procedures (Thompson) 72 (Nov 00) 774. Response (Dawes) 72 (Nov 00) 774

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