AORN Journal Index of Articles Published in 2004

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2004 Index of Articles

AORN JournaI Index of Articles

in 2004 AORN JOURNAL 79-80 JANUARY-DECEMBER 2004 INDEX TO VOLUMES

his index is divided into two sections: the Name Section and the Subject Section. The Name Section includes author(s), as well as 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 Ciiinzilntive lndex to Nzirsiiig nnd Allied Health

Literntiire. Abbreviations used in this index: BR Board Report c1 Clinical Issues Clin Ex Clinical Exemplar Clin Innov Clinical Innovation Ed Editorial Educ Innov Educational Innovation Evidence Evidence for Practice jt auth Joint author Law OR Nursing Law 0 Opinion PM President‘s Message Policy Health Policy Issues PSF Patient Safety First TR Treasurer’s Report

NAMESECTION ALLEN, GEORGE Aromatherapy’s effect on postoperative nausea; intravenous lidocaine; ignition of drape material; rofecoxib (Evidence)80 (Sep 04) 572 Bacteria bound to cloth; glucoprotamin; tolui-

dine blue 0;surgical helmets versus filtering masks (Evidence) 80 (Aug 04) 333 Double gloving; smoking and fracture risk; shunt treatment for hydrocephalus; venous thromboembolism (Evidence) 79 (May 04) 1058 Inhalational anesthetic exposure; screening for bleeding disorders; hand hygiene; Sfnplzylococctis n i 1 reiis infections (Evidence) 79 (Jan 04) 235 Older adult surgical patients; herbal medicine use; blood cell salvage and autotransfusion; antibiotic prophylaxis (Evidence)80 (Oct 04) 754 Patient-controlled sedation; perioperative hyperoxia; health care providers’ communication styles; Pseiidonionns aeriiginosa (Evidence)80 (Ju104) 133 Patients’ questions about orthopedic surgery; surgical errors; thiazide diuretics; iodophorimpregnated drapes (Evidence) 79 (Feb 04) 496 Sentinel lymph node biopsy; methicillinresistant Sfaphylococctis nureus; fish oil supplements; water warming garment (Evidence)80 (Dec 04) 1140 Smoke plume evacuation; antibiotic prophylaxis; alcohol’s effect on infection; misuse of prophylactic techniques (Evidence)79 (Apr 04) 866 Surgical site infections; stress reduction counseling; hepatitis B vaccination; perioperative blood transfusion (Evidence) 79 Uun 04) 1321 KAREN ANDERSEN, Safe use of lasers in the operating room: What perioperative nurses should know 79 (Jan 04) 171 ANTON, BILL;CANFIELD, JUDITH; JIO, JASON The emergence of a business imperative in AORN JOURNAL

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surgical services 79 (Jun04) 1290 ARUNDELL, JULIE jt auth see Beasley, Amy 80 (Oct 04) 681 BACON,DONALD The 2004 AORN Salary Survey: Trends among perioperative nurses 80 (Dec 04) 1042 BAKEWELL, SUSAN, BLANCHARD, JOAN Information on critical issues related to infection control presented during the Eighth Conference on Infectious Diseases 80 (Aug 04) 303 BARTLEY, JUDENE M jt auth see Pugliese, Gina 79 (Apr 04) 764 BATSON,VICKI Home Study Program. Shared governance in an integrated health care network 80 (Sep 04) 494 BEASLEY,AMY;KENENALLY, SHELLEY; MICKEL, NATALIE; KOROWICKI,KIJA;MCCANN, SUE; ARUNDELL, JULIE; SIMMONS, WYLTE; WILLIAMS, HAROLD Treating patients with smallpox in the operating room 80 (Oct 04) 681 BEDISON, NANCY L Book Review. Shaping the Adaptive Organization: Landscapes, Learning, and Leadership in Volatile Times 80 (Oct 04) 761 BELKIN, NATHAN L The new barrier standard-Whose interests does it serve? (0)80 (Oct 04) 647 BENATTI,MARIA C jt auth see Lopes, Rosimeire A 80 (JulO4)64 BERCHOFF, WILLIAM J jt auth see Floryan, Kathleen M 80 (Oct 04) 668 BERMAN, MARA One hospital’s clinical evaluation of brushless scrubbing 79 (Feb 04) 349 BEU,BURKE Advocacy Day-In Washington and “on message” (Policy) 80 (Nov 04) 939 Advocacy Day preview-Meeting with success (Policy)80 (Sep 04) 563 A 0 R ” s legislative priorities have been revised for 2004 (Policy) 79 (Feb 04) 482 The nursing shortage and the Nurse Reinvestment Act (Policy) 79 (May 04) 1061 A review of the 2004 US Senate race (Policy) 80 (Oct 04) 751

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A strategic view of A 0 R ” s federal legislative issues (Policy) 79 (Apr 04) 849 BEU, BURKE;MACILRAITH, NORRIE; DUVAL, SUSAN Advocacy Day preview from Nurse in Washington interns (Policy) 80 (Ju104) 129 BEU, BURKE;RERA, ARMANW A summary of A 0 R ” s 2004 legislative activities (Policy) 80 (Dec 04) 1135 BEYEA, SUZANNE C Best practices for abbreviation use (PSF) 79 (Mar 04) 641 Creating a just safety culture (PSF) 79 (Feb 04) 412 A critical partnership-Safety for nurses and patients (PSF) 79 (Jun 04) 1299 Employee morale and patient safety (PSF) 80 (Dec 04) 1123 Improving verbal communication in clinical care (PSF) 79 (May 04) 1053 Internet use in the OR-Is it safe? (PSF) 80 (Nov 04) 935 Intimidation in health care settings and patient safety (PSF) 80 (Jul04) 115 Learning from sentinel event statistics (PSF) 80 (Aug 04) 315 Safety resources for perioperative clinicians (PSF) 79 (Apr 04) 853 Too tired to work safely? (PSF) 80 (Sep 04) 559 BEYEA, SUZANNE C; KILLEN, AILEEN; KNOX,G ERIK Learning from stories-A pathway to patient safety (PSF) 79 (Jan 04) 224 BEYEA,SUZANNE C; KOBOKOVICH, LINDAJ Human patient simulation: A teaching strategy (PSF) 80 (Oct 04) 738 BIDWELL,MAUREEN Book Review. The Interpersonal Communication Skills Workshop 79 (Mar 04) 694 JOAN BLANCHARD, Chain of custody; nosocomial surgical wound infections; antibiotic resistance; terminal OR cleaning (CI) 80 (Oct 04) 745 jt auth see Bakewell, Susan 80 (Aug 04) 303 Leech storage; surgical site infection study; national patient safety goals; eating on instrument prep tables; razor shaving (CI) 79 (Feb 04) 405 Surgical site infections; pregnant health care workers and infectious diseases; multipleuse vials; leishmaniasis (CI) 79 (Jun 04) 1303

BOORE,JENNIFER R jt auth see McGarvey, Helen E 80 (Dec 04) 1103 BRAZEN, LINDA Book Review. The ROI of Human Capital: Measuring the Economic Value of Employee Performance 80 (Dec 04) 1146 BROWN,JARVIS Letter. The Ioiiriznl in Iraq 80 (Sep 04) 411 BUBACK,DEBRA Home Study Program. Assertiveness training to prevent verbal abuse in the OR 79 (Jan 04) 148; Letter 79 (Jun 04) 1133 BULL,ROSALIND M; FITZGERALD, MARY The invisible nurse-Behind the scenes in an Australian OR 79 (Apr 04) 810 Nurses’ Advocacy in an Australian operating department 79 (Jun 04) 1265 BULLOCK, PATRICIA jt auth see Garner, Marie 80 (Aug 04) 235 BUTZ,PENELOPE jt auth see Hahn, Jean J 79 (Mar 04) 616 jt auth see Hahn, Jean J 79 (May 04) 1006 BYRNE,MICHELLE; C A ~ R E LKELLY; L , FLETCHER, DAPHNE; MCRANEY, DAVID; MORRIS, KELLY It was huge! Nursing students’ first experience at AORN Congress 79 (Jan 04) 219 BYRNE,MICHELLE; VALENTINE, WENDY; CARTER, SHANNON The value of certification-A research journey 79 (Apr 04) 825 CALLAWAY, RUSTY Book Review. Caring for the Dying: Critical Issues at the Edge of Life 80 (JulO4)139 CANFIELD, JUDITH jt auth see Anton, Bill 79 (Jun04) 1290 CANTRELL, KELLY jt auth see Byme, Michelle 79 (Jan 04) 219 CARTER, SHANNON jt auth see Byme, Michelle 79 (Apr 04) 825 CARTER-GENTRY, DIANNE; MCCURREN, CYNTHIA Organ procurement from the perspective of perioperative nurses 80 (Sep 04) 417 CHAMBERS, MARY G jt auth see McGarvey, Helen E 80 (Dec 04) 1103 CHAPPY, SHARON L Women’s experience with breast biopsy 80 (Nov 04) 885

SHARON L; GABERSON, KATHLEEN B; CHAPPY, STEIN, PATRICIA S Profile of a successful AORN Foundation scholarship applicant 79 (Mar 04) 637 CHARD, ROBIN jt auth see Schroeter, Kathryn 79 (Mar 04) 690 CHARLTON, NANCY Time out-The surgical pause that counts (Clin Ex) 80 (Dec 04) 1121 COBS,DREW Improving patient safety-How can information technology help? 80 (Aug 04) 295 COE,ANNEL Book Review. Customer Service in Health Care: A Grassroots Approach to Creating a Culture of Service Excellence 79 (Jun 04) 1324 COLLINS, ANGELA jt auth see Gamer, Marie 80 (Aug 04) 235 JAMES COLLINS, Letter. Leak testing endoscopes 79 (Mar 04) 586 CONNER, RAMONA Aseptic technique; electrosurgical safety; abbreviations; instrument marking tape; medication security (CI) 79 (May 04) 1021 Standing orders; automated endoscope reprocessors; documentation; central service department attire; counting ligaclips (CI) 79 (Jan 04) 230 Sterile package checks; aseptic technique; floor drains; orthopedic room air exchanges; active electrode insulation (CI) 80 (Sep 04) 567 COWPERTHW.MTE, LIZ jt auth see Parker, Nikki 79 (Jun 04) 1143, 1202,1239 jt auth see Warren, Deb 79 (Jun 04) 1219,1229 LIZ; HOLM,REBECCA; KUEHL, COWPERTHWAITE, NANCY K; PARKER, NIKKI;WARREN, DEB A variety of topics and knowledgeable speakers offer something for everyone during Congress education sessions 79 (Jun 04) 1177 COWPERTHWAITE, LIZ; KUEHL,NANCY K; PARKER, NIKKI; WARREN, DEB Humorous and inspirational speakers entertain and challenge attendees during General Sessions 79 (Jun 04) 1195 AORN JOURNAL

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D'ALFONSO, JIM Book Review. Employee Recruitment and Retention Handbook 79 (Apr 04) 872 DAVIS,JANICE Book Review. Digital Capital: Hamessing the Power of Business Webs 80 (Sep 04) 579 REBECCA DAVIS, jt auth see Durrance, Sylvia 79 (May 04) 998 DECASTRO, BUTCH jt auth see Wilbum, Susan Q 79 (Mar 04) 578 DEFRANCESCO, JOYCE Home Study Program. Creating a successful RN first assistant practice 80 (Oct 04) 711 Home Study Program. Marketing an RN first assistant practice-Attracting and keeping clients 80 (Dec 04) 1081 Home Study Program. Planning for and positioning a solo RN first assistant practice 80 (Nov 04) 864 DEVANEY, L m ; ROWELL,KATHERINE S Improving surgical wound classificationWhy it matters 80 (Aug 04) 208 D ~ P PANNETTE , jt auth see Durrance, Sylvia 79 (May 04) 998 DORIN,ADAMF Working together to ensure quality patient care (0)79 (Jan 04) 17 DRISCOLL, EARL jt auth see Meyer, Margaret 80 (Oct 04) 725 [DUFFY, WILLIAM J] Meet the new AORN President (Kuehl) 79 (Apr 04) 757 DUFFY, WILLIAM J Celebrating our value (I'M) 79 (Apr 04) 749 Celebrating the art of mentoring by sharing the gift of knowledge (I'M) 80 (Dec 04) 1021 Ensuring patient safety-A0R"s indispensable resources (I'M) 80 (JulO4)9 The importance of keeping our hand in the scrub role (I'M) 80 (Nov 04) 817 Keeping surgical procedure turnover in perspective (PM) 80 (Oct 04) 637 Representing our value (I'M) 80 (Aug 04) 197 The value of association and enhancing ease of access (PM) 80 (Sep 04) 401 The value of our practice (I'M) 79 (Jun 04) 1125 A vision and a promise (I'M) 79 (May 04) 937 DUNPHY, SALLIE jt auth see Gamer, Marie 80 (Aug 04) 235

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DURRANCE, SYLVIA; DAVIS, REBECCA; DOPP, LINDA; ANNETTE; O'CONNOR, TRUDY; SIGSBY, STRONG, LINDA; WALKER, NATHALIE; PAULSON, JANET

Reaching out to future generationsIntroduction at the high school level 79 (May 04) 998 DUVAL, SUSAN jt auth see Beu, Burke 80 (JulO4) 129 EDWARDS,MARY JANE Book Review. Common Knowledge: How Companies Thrive by Sharing What They Know 79 (Apr 04) 872 EILAND, JOHN E; PRITCHARD, DONNA A; STEVENS, DARLENA A Home Study Program. Emergency preparedness-Is your operating room ready? 79 (Jun04) 1276 E m , CYNTHIA D Length of stay, discharge disposition, and hospital charge predictors 79 (May 04) 975 FETZER, SUSAN jt auth see Stevens, Dawn 79 (Jun04) 1133 FITZGERALD, MARY jt auth see Bull, Rosalind M 79 (Apr 04) 810 jt auth see Bull, Rosalind M 79 (Jun04) 1265 FLETCHER, DAPHNE jt auth see Byme, Michelle 79 (Jan 04) 219 FLORYAN, KATHLEEN M; BERGHOFF,WILLIAM J Home Study Program. Intraoperative use of autologous platelet-rich and platelet-poor plasma for orthopedic surgery patients 80 (Oct 04) 668 FLOWERS, JANE Code red in the OR-Implementing an OR fire drill 79 (Apr 04) 797 FOGG,DOROTHY M Absorbable hemostatic agents; transporting sterile instruments; alcohol-based hand rubs; microwave warming of fluids (CI) 80 (JulO4)122; Letter 80 (Sep 04) 412. Author's response: 80 (Sep 04) 412 Author's response. Leak testing endoscopes 79 (Mar 04) 586 Mattress disinfection; hand hygiene; latex safety; abdominal-perineal preps; hand rub characteristics; radiopaque packing (CI) 79 (Mar 04) 645

FOLTZ,PATRICIA; WAVRIN, CHERYL; STICCA, ROBERT Home Study Program. Heated intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy-The challenges of bringing chemotherapy into surgery 80 (Dec 04) 1055 FRANKO, FREDERICK P Providers of first assisting services (Policy) 79 Uun 04) 1311 Regulating first assistants (Policy)80 (Aug 04) 327 Representing and working for the members (Policy) 79 Uan 04) 227 The RN in the circulator role-A proactive approach (Policy)79 (Mar 04) 683 FREEMAN, KAREN Book Review. Lasers: The Perioperative Challenge 80 (Nov 04) 959 GABERSON, KATHLEEN B jt auth see Chappy, Sharon L 79 (Mar 04) 637 GALLIGAN, CATHERINE J Letter. Latex allergy 79 (Mar 04) 579 GANTT, MELISA A Book Review. The Inner Work of Leaders: Leadership as a Habit of Mind 80 (Sep 04) 581 GARNER, MARIE; COLLINS, ANGELA; DUNPHY, SALLIE; BULLOCK, PATRICIA; WRIGHT, DEBORAH Developing a central sterile surgical instrument technician program 80 (Aug 04) 235 GAUC~ IER, KENNETH A jt auth see McCarthy, Patricia M 79 (Mar 04) 588 GAVIN, JEANETTE G jt auth see Hahn, Jean J 79 (Mar 04) 616 jt auth see Hahn, Jean J 79 (May 04) 1006 GAY,LISA Book Review. Good Carbohydrate Revolution 80 (Aug 04) 340 LYNN GENTZ, A primer for perioperative education (Educ Innov) 80 (JulO4)111 GIAWZO-WILSON, SHARON Book Review. Peak Performance: Aligning the Hearts and Minds of Your Employees 79 (Jun 04) 1329 GIRARD, NANCY J Bugging the system: West Nile virus (Ed) 79 (Feb 04) 297 Copyright and the AORN jounznl (Ed) 80

(Aug 04) 203 The countdown to safety (Ed) 79 (Mar 04) 575 Do you smell that? (Ed) 79 (Jun04) 1131 Does violence still occur in the OR? (Ed) 80 (Sep 04) 407 Editor’s response. 79 (Mar 04) 584 The gift of kindness (Ed) 80 (Dec 04) 1025 January blahs and gray days (Ed) 79 (Jan 04) 13 News flash: Nursing shortage is over! (Ed) 79 (Apr 04) 753 Nurses-One body, one voice (Ed) 79 (May 04) 943 Perioperative education-Perspective from the think tank 80 (Nov 04) 827 Plagiarism: An ethical problem in the writing world (Ed) 80 (Ju104) 13 What type of voter are you? (Ed) 80 (Oct 04) 643 GOLOBICH, LINDA M Book Review. A Brief History of Disease, Science, and Medicine: From the Ice Age to the Genome Project 79 (Mar 04) 696 GRALING, PAULA Board of Directors meets to review Association budget (TR) 80 (Sep 04) 413 jt auth see Kieman, Paul D 80 (Nov 04) 840 2004 budget projects strong profits for the Association (TR) 79 (Feb 04) 299 GRALING, PAULA; RUSYNKO, BARBARA Kicking it up a notch-Successful teaching techniques 80 (Sep 04) 459 GRANDLICH, CHERYL Using activity-based costing in surgery 79 (Jan 04) 189 GUGLIELMI, CHARLOTTE L Board acts to prepare AORN for the future (BR) 80 (Oct 04) 645 Board members go to work planning agenda for year (BR) 79 (Jun 04) 1135 Gurm, BARBARAA The role of a nurse practitioner in an ambulatory surgery unit 79 (Mar 04) 606 GUTMAN, YAIRA jt auth see Rassin, Michal80 (Dec 04) 1095 HAHN, JEAN J; BUTZ,PENELOPE; GAVIN, JEANETTE G; MILLS,REC~NA S; WELTER, CLARA J AORN nurse leaders provide insight into management issues 79 (Mar 04) 616 AORN JOURNAL

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Recognizing professional and volunteer activities 79 (May 04) 1006 HALEY, DEBORAH A case for outsourcing: Medical device reprocessing 79 (Apr 04) 806 HAMMOND, CONNIE L Letter. Patient Positioning 80 (Sep 04) 411. Author’s Response 80 (Sep 04) 411 HENDERSON, LESLEY J Book Review. Cooked: An Inner City Nursing Memoir 80 (Oct 04) 760 Book Review. Learning in Action: A Guide to Putting the Learning Organization to Work 79 (Feb 04) 502 HERLEHY, ANNEM Book Review. Medication Safety and Cost Recovery: A Four-Step Approach for Executives 79 (Feb 04) 504 HETRICK, VMAN L jt auth see Kiernan, Paul D 80 (Nov 04) 840 HICKEY, PAT Invite a risk manager to the OR for Perioperative Nurse Week (0)80 (Nov 04) 825 HOHLER, SHARON E Certification-The gold standard 80 (Sep 04) 544 Home Study Program. Minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty 79 (Jun 04) 1244 A pocket full of knowledge-Enhancing nursing practice with handheld computers 79 (Feb 04) 393 HOLDER, VICTORIAL From handmaiden to right hand-The beginning of World War I80 (Sep 04) 527 From handmaiden to right hand-The infancy of nursing 79 (Feb 04)374 From handmaiden to right hand-World War I and advancements in medicine 80 (Nov 04) 911 From handmaiden to right hand-World War I-The mud and the blood 80 (Oct 04) 652 HOLM,REBECCA jt auth see Cowperthwaite, Liz 79 (Jun 04) 1177 HOLMES, SUSAN P Implementing a perioperative nursing elective in a baccalaureate curriculum 80 (Nov 04) 902

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HOMMELSTAD, JORUNN; RULAND,CORNELIA M Norwegian nurses‘ perceived barriers and facilitators to research use 79 (Mar 04) 621 IKONOMIEOU,ELENI;REHNSTROM, ANETTE; NAESH, OLE Effect of music on vital signs and postoperative pain 80 (Aug 04) 269 JENSEN, SUSAN Book Review. Economics for Healthcare Managers 80 (JulO4)139 JIO,JASON jt auth see Anton, Bill 79 (Jun 04) 1290 JOHNSON, DIANE S Book Review. Staff Development Nursing Secrets 79 (May 04) 1073 KENENALLY, SHELLEY jt auth see Beasley, Amy 80 (Oct 04) 681 KIERNAN, PAUL D; GRALING, PAULA R; HETRICK, VIVIANL; VAUGHAN,BETTYE; SHERIDAN, MICHAEL J; LEE,JOHNNYK Home Study Program. A pragmatic and successful approach to treating nonsmall-cell lung carcinoma 80 (Nov 04) 840 KILLEN, AILEEN jt auth see Beyea, Suzanne C 79 (Jan 04) 224 KING,CECIL Book Review. Managing Information in Healthcare: Concepts and Cases 80 (Dec 04) 1147 KING, DIANE Letter. Verbal abuse 79 (Jun 04) 1133 KNOX,G ERIK jt auth see Beyea, Suzanne C 79 (Jan 04) 224 KOBOKOVICH, LINDAJ jt auth see Beyea, Suzanne C 80 (Oct 04) 738 KOCH,FRAN Book Review. Competencies for Management of the Operating Room 79 (Jun 04) 1326 Book Review. Health and Health Care 2010: The Forecast, the Challenge 80 (Oct 04) 760 Book Review. New Century Healthcare: Strategies for Providers, Purchasers, and Plans 80 (Aug 04) 338 KIJA KOROWICKI, jt auth see Beasley, Amy 80 (Oct 04) 681 KUEHL,NANCY K Delegates define membership status, hear task force reports, and debate merits of

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proposed position statements at business sessions 79 (Tun 04) 1157 jt auth see Cowperthwaite, Liz 79 (Jm04) 1177 jt auth see Cowperthwaite, Liz 79 (Jun04) 1195 jt auth see Parker, Nikki 79 (Jun 04) 1143 jt auth see Parker, Nikki 79 (Jun 04) 1202 jt auth see Warren, Deb 79 (Jun 04) 1219 Meet the new AORN President 79 (Apr 04) 757 KUIPER,RUTHA Nursing reflections from joumaling during a perioperative internship 79 (Jan04) 195 LACUEUX, DONNA Book Review. Telecommunications for Nurses: Providing Successful Distance Education and Telehealth 79 (Feb 04) 502 LARKLN, BRENDAG Home Study Program. The ins and outs of body piercing 79 (Feb 04) 333 LATZ,PAULA A; NORDBYE, DORIS Educating nurses into the perioperative arena 79 (May 04) 965 LEBLANC, SANDY Letter. Latex allergy 79 (Mar 04) 582 LEE,JOHNNY K jt auth see Kieman, Paul D 80 (Nov 04) 840 LEINER, DENNIS C jt auth see Spry, Cynthia 80 (JulO4) 103 LESKE,JANE jt auth see Schroeter, Kathryn 79 (Mar 04) 690 Use of a needle safety device; quality of life; chemical dot thermometers; care of hospitalized older adult patients (Evidence)80 (Nov 04) 943 L ~ L E F I E LLYNN D, Book Review. Integrated Women's Health: Holistic Approaches for Comprehensive Care 79 (Jun 04) 1326 LOPES,ROSIMEIRE A; BENATTI, MARLA C; ZOLLNEIZ, RICARDO D A review of latex sensitivity related to the use of latex gloves in hospitals 80 (JulO4)64 MACAPAGAL, MONAL Protect your patient-It is never too late to reposition (Clin Ex) 79 (May 04) 1017. Letter. 80 (Sep 04) 411. Author's Response: 80 (Sep 04) 411 MACILRAITH, NORRIE jt auth see Beu, Burke 80 (JulO4) 129

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MACKICHAN, CHERYL; RUTHMAN,JACKLYN Home Study Program. Herbal product use and perioperative patients 79 (May 04) 948 MA", WILLIAM J JR jt auth see Robbins, Kathie 80 (JulO4) 84 THEMASSACHUSETTS NURSES ASSOCIATION CONGRESS ON HEALTH AND SAFETY Letter. Latex allergy 79 (Mar 04) 579 MCCANN, SUE jt auth see Beasley, Amy 80 (Oct 04) 681 MCCARTHY, PATRICIA M; GAUCHER, KENNETHA Home Study Program. Fire in the ORDeveloping a fire safety plan 79 (Mar 04) 588 MCCURREN, CYNTHIA jt auth see Carter-Gentry, Dianne 80 (Sep 04) 417 MCGARVEY, HELEN E; CHAMBERS, MARY G; BOOIZE, JENNIFER R The influence of context on role behaviors of perioperative nurses 80 (Dec 04) 1103 MCHUGH, NOREEN Improving staff member satisfaction and productivity through technology 80 (Sep 04) 523 MCNAMARA, SHARON A Board meets, approves new specialty assembly (BR) 79 (Apr 04) 755 Board of Directors reviews reports, approves agenda (BR) 79 (Jan 04) 15 Celebrate our value and dance (Ed) 80 (Nov 04) 821 MCRANEY, DAVID jt auth see Byme, Michelle 79 (Jan 04) 219 MARYA M MEJIA, Home Study Program. Experiences with an intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging system in neurosurgery 80 (Sep 04) 434 MEYER, MARGARET; DRISCOLL, EARL Perioperative surgery in the twenty-first century-Two case studies 80 (Oct 04) 725 MICKEL, NATALIE jt auth see Beasley, Amy 80 (Oct 04)681 MILLER, DEB Book Review. Where Have All the Nurses Gone? The Impact of the Nursing Shortage on American Healthcare 80 (Jul4) 141 REGINAS MILLS, jt nuth see Hahn, Jean J 79 (Mar 04) 616 AORN JOURNAL

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Diego 79 (Jun 04) 1137 jt auth see Hahn, Jean J 79 (May 04) 1006 jt auth see Cowperthwaite, Liz 79 (Jun 04) MOORE, DEBRA T 1177 Nurses administering propofol; OR temperajt auth see Cowperthwaite, Liz 79 (Jun 04) ture and humidity; OR Internet use; OR 1195 cleaning; approved skin markers (CI) 80 jt auth see Warren, Deb 79 (Jun 04) 1219 (Nov 04) 929 Nursing students and faculty members from KELLY MORRIS, schools of nursing enjoy specialized sesjt auth see Byrne, Michelle 79 (Jan 04) 219 sions 79 (Jun 04) 1217 MURPHY, ELLENK PARKER, NIKKI; COWPERTHWAITE, LIZ Judicial recognition of nursing as a unique The inspired heart of nurses, videotaped profession (Law)80 (Nov 04) 924 highlights, recognition provide for a rousing Negligence cases concerning positioning Closing Session 79 (Jun 04) 1239 injuries (Law) 80 (Aug 04) 311 PARKER, NIKKI; COWPERTHWAITE, Liz; KUEHL, Product liability and perioperative nurses NANCY K (Law) 79 (Feb 04) 396 Colleagues, members of the perioperative Protecting patients from potential injuries team, and award winners recognized at (Law) 79 (May 04) 1013 Opening Session 79 (Jun 04) 1143 NAESH, OLE Managers and leaders attending Congress jt auth see Ikonomidou, Eleni 80 (Aug 04) 269 benefit from specialized content in the manNORDBYE, DORIS agement sessions 79 (Jun 04) 1202 jt auth see Latz, Paula A 79 (May 04) 965 PAULSON, DARYL S NUNEMAKER, PATRKM A Hand scrub products-Performance requireBook Review. Communicating with Your ments versus clinical relevance 80 (Aug 04) Patients: Skills for Building Rapport 79 (Mar 225 04) 696 Taking care of patients and caring for OCONNOR, ELLEN patients are not the same 79 (Feb 04) 359 Book Review. Ethics in Perioperative Practice PAULSON, JANET 80 (Sep 04) 580 jt auth see Durrance, Sylvia 79 (May 04) 998 OCONNOR, TRUDY PERRY-EWALD, JUDITH jt auth see Durrance, Sylvia 79 (May 04) 998 jt auth see Rusynko, Barbara 79 (Apr 04) 787 KATE L OLIVER, PETERSEN, CAROL OR expansion-A journey into the unknown Compressed medical gases; preparing 1V flu79 (Feb 04) 369 ids in advance; Closfridiwiz dificile; sterile ORTTZ, MARIA s water on back tables; closing OR doors (CI) Book Review. Nursing-Sensitive Outcomes: 80 (Dec 04) 1129 State of the Science 79 (Feb 04) 503 Deep vein thrombosis; neutral zone; circulatC&?€KNE, SONYA ing and recovering; environmental controls; Book Review. Writing Research Transformwound classifications; sterile field (CI) 79 ing Data into Text 80 (Nov 04) 959 (Apr 04) 856 PAPE,TESS Time for unused sterile setups; maintaining Letter. Older nurses 79 (Mar 04) 585 instrument count sheets; gowning off back PARKER, NIKKT tables; plants in the OR; count discrepancies AORN members’ outstanding achievements (CI) 80 (Aug 04) 321 recognized at the Awards Dinner 79 (Jun 04) PHILLIPS, SUSAN S 1147 Book Review. Keeping the People Who AORN’s chief nursing officer talks about her Keep You in Business: 24 Ways to Hang first year at AORN 80 (Jul04) 17 on to Your Most Valuable Talent 80 (Aug Education, networking, and fun abound at 04) 338 the 51st annual AORN Congress in San

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PIERCE, VICKIE The Volunteer Coordinator for the 51st annual Congress invites attendees to enjoy sunny San Diego 79 (Jan 04) 28 PRITCHARD, DONNA A jt auth see Eiland, John E 79 (Jun 04) 1276 JUDENE M PUGLIESE, GINA;BARTLEY, Home Study Program. Can we build a safer OR? 79 (Apr 04) 764 RASSIN, MICHAL; GUTMAN, YAIRA; SILNER, DINA Developing a computer game to prepare children for surgery 80 (Dec 04) 1095 REHNSTROM, ANETE jt auth see Ikonomidou, Eleni 80 (Aug 04) 269 RICHARDSON, WESLEY Home Study Program. Clinical alarm systems testing-A program assessment model 80 (Aug 04) 280 RIERA, ARMANDO jt auth see Beu, Burke 80 (Dec 04) 1135 ROBBINS,KATHIE;MA”, WILLIAM J JR Home Study Program. The RN first assistant as OR concierge 80 (JulO4)84 [ROBITAILLE, PAULINE] AORN’s chief nursing officer talks about her first year at AORN (Parker) 80 (JulO4) 17 ROGERS, GRETCHEN Book Review. Making Sense of Spirituality in Nursing Practice-An Interactive Approach 79 (May 04) 1072 KATHERUVE S ROWELL, jt auth see Devaney, Lynn 80 (Aug 04) 208 RULAND,CORNELIA M jt auth see Hommelstad, J o m 79 (Mar 04) 621 BARBARA S RUSYNKO, jt auth see Graling, Paula 80 (Sep 04) 459 jt auth see Sandhusen, Audrey E 80 (JulO4) 73 RLJSYNKO, BARBARA; PERRY-EWALD, JUDITH Keeping patients safe-Procedure and site verification and preprocedure pause 79 (Apr 04) 787 RUTHMAN, JACKLYN jt auth see MacKichan, Cheryl 79 (May 04) 948 RYON,MICHAEL P Sacred cows revisited (0)80 (Dec 04) 1029 SALE, PAMELA Stress management through the viewfinder

(Clin Innov) 79 (Apr 04) 845 LIANE SALMON, Home Study Program. Fire in the ORPrevention and preparedness 80 (Ju104)42 S; SANDHUSEN, AUDREY E; RUSYNKO,BARBARA WETHINGTON, NADINE P Return on investment for a perioperative nurse fellowship 80 (JulO4)73 MARY E %ARBROUGH, Book Review. How to Survive Your Hospital Stay: The Complete Guide to Getting the Care You Need-And Avoiding the Problems You Don’t 80 (Sep 04) 579 KATHRYN; CHARD, ROBIN;LESKE,J A N E SCHROETER, Kidney transplantation; retained foreign objects; perceptions of quality of care; older nurses’ experiences (Evidence) 79 (Mar 04) 690 J SHA~TO, NANCY Book Review. Managing Health Services: Cases in Organization Design and Decision Making 80 (Nov 04) 962 J SHERIDAN, MICHAEL jt auth see Kieman, Paul D 80 (Nov 04) 840 SHIPMAN, JULI L Book Review. CRNFA Study Guide and Practice Resource 80 (Dec 04) 1146 SHORE, DOREEN jt auth see Stevens, Dawn 79 (Jun 04) 1133 SHORT,JANET Obesity-A public health dilemma 80 (Dec 04) 1069 BETTYJ SHULTZ, The importance of friendship (PM) 79 (Feb 04) 293; Correction 79 (Mar 04) 572 Leadership-The practical application of character (PM) 79 (Jan 04) 9 The presidency in review (PM) 79 (Mar 04) 569 LINDAM SIGSBY, jt auth see Durrance, Sylvia 79 (May 04) 998 Perioperative clinical learning experiences 80 (Sep 04) 476 SIGSBY, LINDAM; YARANDI,HOSSEIN N A knowledge comparison of nursing students in perioperative versus other rotations 80 (Oct 04) 699 SILNER, DNA jt auth see Rassin, Michal 80 (Dec 04) 1095 AORN JOURNAL

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SIMMONS, WYLIE jt auth see Beasley, Amy 80 (Oct 04) 681 SMITH, CAROL Home Study Program. Surgical fires-Learn not to burn 80 (JulO4)25 SMITH, KAY Book Review. Orthopedic Nursing Secrets 79 (May 04) 1074 SMITH, SANDRA Preparing RNs for the OR through a certificate in perioperative nursing program 80 (Oct 04) 690 SPRY, CYNTHIA; LEINER,DENNIS c Rigid endoscopes-Ensuring quality before use and after repair 80 (JulO4) 103 STEIN, PATRICIA S Home Study Program. Ulcerative colitisDiagnosis and surgical treatment 80 (Aug 04) 243 jt auth see Chappy, Sharon L 79 (Mar 04) 637 Pushing through barriers to advocate for a patient (Clin Ex) 80 (Sep 04) 553 STEVENS, DARLENA A jt auth see Eiland, John E 79 (Jun 04) 1276 STEVENS, DAWN; SHORE, DOREEN; FETZER, SUSAN Letter. Latex precautions for tissue 79 (Jun 04) 1133 ROBERT STICCA, jt auth see Foltz, Patricia 80 (Dec 04) 1055 STRONG, LINDA jt auth see Durrance, Sylvia 79 (May 04) 998 TIASE, VICTORIA L Book Review. Staffing Management Methods: Tools and Techniques for Nurse Leaders 80 (Dec 04) 1148 TURNER, CYNTHIA D Book Review. Leading and Managing in Nursing 80 (Nov 04) 960 VALENTINE, WENDY jt auth see Byrne, Michelle 79 (Apr 04) 825 VAUCHAN, BETTYE jt auth see Kiernan, Paul D 80 (Nov 04) 840 WALKER, NATHALIE Book Review. Sidewalk Strategies: Seven Winning Steps for Candidates, Causes, and Communities 80 (Oct 04) 759 jt auth see Durrance, Sylvia 79 (May 04) 998 WARREN, DEB jt auth see Cowperthwaite, Liz 79 (Jun 04) 1177 jt auth see Cowperthwaite, Liz 79 (Jun04) 1195 WARREN, DEB;COWPERTHWAITE, LIZ 2004 Congress groups move toward forming specialty assemblies via networking groups 79 (Jun 04) 1229

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WARREN, DEB;COWPERTHWAITE, LIZ; KUEHL, NANCY K; PARKER, NIKKI Congress business updates reveal that specialty assemblies are growing stronger in numbers, diversity, and support 79 (Jun 04) 1219 WAVRIN, CHERYL jt auth see Foltz, Patricia 80 (Dec 04) 1055 J WELTER, CLARA Book Review. Contemporary Health Policy 80 (Aug 04) 339 jt auth see Hahn, Jean J 79 (Mar 04) 616 jt auth see Hahn, Jean J 79 (May 04) 1006 WETHINGTON, NADINE P jt auth see Sandhusen, Audrey E 80 (Ju104) 73 WHEELER, ROSEMARIE Book Review. Elder R a g 4 r - T a k e My Father. . . Please! How to Survive Caring for Aging Parents 79 (Apr 04) 871 WHITWORTH, BRENDA Letter. Sterilization practices 80 (Sep 04) 412. Author’s response 80 (Sep 04) 412 WICK,JANE M Letter. Forensic nursing (Wick) 79 (Mar 04) 585 WILBURN, SUSAN Q; DECASTRO, BUTCH Letter. Latex allergy 79 (Mar 04) 578 WILLIAMS, HAROLD jt auth see Beasley, Amy 80 (Oct 04) 681 WRIGHT,DEBORAH jt auth see Gamer, Marie 80 (Aug 04) 235 YARANDI,HOSSEIN N jt auth see Sigsby, Linda M 80 (Oct 04) 699 YIP,ESAHS Author’s response. 79 (Mar 04) 582 ZOLLNER, RICARD~ DE LIMA jt auth see Lopes, Rosimeire A 80 (JulO4) 64

SUBJECT SECTION ABBREVIATIONS Aseptic technique; electrosurgical safety; abbreviations; instrument marking tape; medication security (CI) (Comer) 79 (May 04) 1021 ABBREVIATIONS-STANDARDS Best practices for abbreviation use (PSF) (Beyea) 79 (Mar 04) 641 ACCOUNTABILITY Nurses administering propofol; OR temperature and humidity; OR Internet use; OR cleaning; approved skin markers (CI) (Moore) 80 (Nov 04) 929 Activism, Political see POLITICAL PARTICIPATION Administration see MANAGEMENT

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Advocacy, Patient see PATIENT ADVOCACY Aged Care see GERONTOLOGIC CARE AGING Kidney transplantation; retained foreign objects; perceptions of quality of care; older nurses’ experiences (Evidence) (Schroeter) 79 (Mar 04) 690 Letter. Older nurses (Pape) 79 (Mar 04) 585 Alarm Systems, Equipment see EQUIPMENT ALARM SYSTEMS ALCOHOL DRINKING Smoke plume evacuation; antibiotic prophylaxis; alcohol’s effect on infection; misuse of prophylactic techniques (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Apr 04) 866 ALCOHOL, ETHYL Absorbable hemostatic agents; transporting sterile instruments; alcohol-based hand rubs; microwave warming of fluids (CI) (Fogg) 80 (JulO4) 122 All-RN Staff see RN MIX Ambulatory Surgery Facilities see SURGICENTERS ANESTHESIA, LOCAL Sentinel lymph node biopsy; methicillinresistant Stnplzylococciis atmiis; fish oil supplements; water warming garment (Evidence)(Allen) 80 (Dec 04) 1140 ANESTHETICS, INHALATION Inhalational anesthetic exposure; screening for bleeding disorders; hand hygiene; Sfapliylococcus o i ~ ~ e iinfections is (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Jan 04) 235 ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS Older adult surgical patients; herbal medicine use; blood cell salvage and autotransfusion; antibiotic prophylaxis (Evidence) (Allen) 80 (Oct 04) 754 Smoke plume evacuation; antibiotic prophylaxis; alcohol’s effect on infection; misuse of prophylactic techniques (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Apr 04) 866 Antibiotic Resistance see DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL ANTIBIOTICS Double gloving; smoking and fracture risk; shunt treatment for hydrocephalus; venous thromboembolism (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (May 04) 1058 ANTIINFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL Recommended practices for surgical hand antisepsis/hand scrubs 79 (Feb 04) 416 Antimicrobial Prophylaxis see ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS Antiseptics see ANTIINFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL

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AORN 2003-2004 AORN Nominating Committee 79 (Jan 04) 81 2004 budget projects strong profits for the Association (TR) (Graling) 79 (Feb 04) 299 2004 Congress exhibitors’ product listing 79 (Jan 04) 124 2004 Congress groups move toward forming specialty assemblies via networking groups (Warren) 79 (Jun 04) 1229 2004 Forum and House of Delegates Agenda 79 (Jan 04) 68 2004 Pre-Congress and Congress planning calendar 79 (Jan 04) 66 2004 Slate of candidates 79 (Jan 04) 83 2004-2005 Chapter presidents 80 (Nov 04) 949 2005 Slate of candidates 80 (Sep 04) 415 AORN awards to be presented at Congress 79 (Jan 04) 107 AORN Board of Directors 79 (Jan 04) 19 AORN Foundation announces 2003-2004 education incentive grants and endowed scholarships 80 (JulO4)118 AORN Foundation’s annual Black Tie Gala and 5K Run/Walk combine fund-raising with fun 79 (Jun 04) 1213 AORN Guidance Statement. Safe specimen identification, collection, and handling in perioperative practice settings 80 (Oct 04) 734 AORN latex guideline 79 (Mar 04) 653 AORN members’ outstanding achievements recognized at the Awards Dinner (Parker) 79 (Jun 04) 1147 AORN Position Statement on Patient Safety 79 (Jun 04) 1160 AORN’s chef nursing officer talks about her first year at AORN (Parker) 80 (Ju104) 17 AORN’s legislative priorities have been revised for 2004 (Policy) (Beu) 79 (Feb 04) 482 Attendees earn contact hours by viewing posters, and presenters win awards of merit 79 (Jun 04) 1233 Author guidelines 80 (Oct 04) 769 Board acts to prepare AORN for the future (BR) (Guglielmi) 80 (Oct 04) 645 Board meets, approves new specialty assembly (BR) McNamara 79 (Apr 04) 755 Board members go to work planning agenda for year (BR) (Guglielmi) 79 (Tun 04) 1135 Board of Directors meets to review Association budget (TR) (Graling) 80 (Sep 04) 413 Board of Directors reviews reports, approves agenda (BR) (McNamara) 79 (Jan 04) 15 AORN JOURNAL

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Bugging the system: West Nile virus (Ed) (Girard) 79 (Feb 04) 297 Celebrate our value and dance (Ed) (McNamara) 80 (Nov 04) 821 Celebrating our value (I‘M) (Duffy)79 (Apr 04) 749 Celebrating the art of mentoring by sharing the gift of knowledge (I‘M) (Duffy) 80 (Dec 04) 1021 Congress business updates reveal that specialty assemblies are growing stronger in numbers, diversity, and support (Warren)79 (Jun 04) 1219 Congress 2004 79 (Jan 04) 23-144,219; 79 (Feb 04) 301-312; 79 (Jun 04) 1137-1239 Copyright and the AORN lozirnal (Ed) (Girard) 80 (Aug 04) 203 The countdown to safety (Ed) (Girard) 79 (Mar 04) 575 Delegate duties and parliamentary procedures at A 0 R ” s 51st Congress 79 (Jan 04) 77 Delegates define membership status, hear task force reports, and debate merits of proposed position statements at business sessions (Kuehl) 79 (Jun 04) 1157 Do you smell that? (Ed) (Girard) 79 (Jun 04) 1131 Does violence still occur in the OR? (Ed) (Girard) 80 (Sep 04) 407 Earn contact hours at Congress by viewing poster displays 79 (Feb 04) 312 Earn valuable contact hours by attending education sessions and viewing posters at AORN Congress 79 (Jan 04) 29 Education, networking, and fun abound at the 51st annual AORN Congress in San Diego (Parker) 79 (Jun 04) 1137 Ensuring patient safety-AORN’s indispensable resources (I’M) (Duffy) 80 (JulO4) 9 Exhibitors offering continuing education at AORN Congress 2004 79 (Feb 04) 309 Experience myriad events at Congress and make your trip one that you will remember forever-Congress highlights 79 (Jan 04) 23 For continuing education, innovative exhibits, and just plain fun, there is no better venue than the 2005 Congress in New Orleans 80 (Dec 04) 1034 The gift of kindness (Ed) (Girard) 80 (Dec 04) 1025 Groups to meet at Congress 79 (Jan 04) 120 The importance of friendship (PM) (Shultz) 79 (Feb 04) 293; Correction 79 (Mar 04) 572 Humorous and inspirational speakers entertain and challenge attendees during General

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Sessions (Cowperthwaite) 79 (Jun 04) 1195 The importance of keeping our hand in the scrub role (I’M) (Duffy)80 (Nov 04) 817 Information and services for Congress 2004 79 (Jan 04) 141 The inspired heart of nurses, videotaped highlights, recognition provide for a rousing Closing Session (Parker) 79 (Jun 04) 1239 It was huge! Nursing students’ first experience at AORN Congress (Byme)79 (Jan 04) 219 January blahs and gray days (Ed) (Girard) 79 (Jan 04) 13 Keeping surgical procedure turnover in perspective (PM) (Duffy) 80 (Oct 04) 637 Leadership-The practical application of character (PM) (Shultz) 79 (Jan 04) 9 Letter. The Journal in Iraq (Brown) 80 (Sep 04) 411 Managers and leaders attending Congress benefit from specialized content in the management sessions (Parker) 79 (Jun04) 1202 Meet the new AORN President 79 (Kuehl) (Apr 04) 757 News flash: Nursing shortage is over! (Ed) (Girard) 79 (Apr 04) 753 Nurses-One body, one voice (Ed) (Girard) 79 (May 04) 943 Nursing students and faculty members from schools of nursing enjoy specialized sessions (Parker) 79 (Jun 04) 1217 Plagiarism: An ethical problem in the writing world (Ed) (Girard) 80 (Ju104) 13 The presidency in review (PM) (Shultz) 79 (Mar 04) 569 Profile of a successful AORN Foundation scholarship applicant (Chappy) 79 (Mar 04) 637 Recipients of AORN Foundation scholarships announced 79 (Feb 04) 486 Recommended practices for electrosurgery 79 (Feb 04) 432 Recommended practices for product selection in perioperative practice settings 79 (Mar 04) 678 Recommended practices for surgical hand antisepsis/hand scrubs 79 (Feb 04) 416 Recommended practices for surgical tissue banking 79 (Feb 04) 462 Registering for Congress 79 (Jan 04) 63 Representing our value (PM) (Duffy) 80 (Aug 04) 197 Revised AORN Official Statement on RN First Assistants 79 (Jun 04) 1163 Sightseeing, student and faculty programs, education session changes, CNOR celebration, and market research at AORN Congress 79 (Feb 04) 301

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Specialty assembly and group meetings provide networking opportunities 79 (Jan 04) 112 A strategic view of A 0 R ” s federal legislative issues (Policy) (Beu) 79 (Apr 04) 849 A summary of AORN’s 2004 legislative activities (Policy) (Burke) 80 (Dec 04) 1135 The value of association and enhancing ease of access (I‘M) (Duffy)80 (Sep 04) 401 The value of our practice (PM) (Duffy)79 (Jun 04) 1125 A variety of topics and knowledgeable speakers offer something for everyone during Congress education sessions (Cowperthwaite) 79 (Jun 04) 1177 A vision and a promise (I‘M) (Duffy) 79 (May 04) 937 The Volunteer Coordinator for the 51st annual Congress invites attendees to enjoy sunny San Diego (Pierce)79 (Jan 04) 28 What type of voter are you? (Ed) (Girard) 80 (Oct 04) 643 APPOINTMENT AND SCHEDULING INFORMATION SYSTEMS Improving staff member satisfaction and productivity through technology (McHugh) 80 (Sep 04) 523 AROMATHERAPY Aromatherapy’s effect on postoperative nausea; intravenous lidocaine; ignition of drape material; rofecoxib (Evidence) (Allen) 80 (Sep 04) 572 ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT Length of stay, discharge disposition, and hospital charge predictors (Epps) 79 (May 04) 975 Patients’ questions about orthopedic surgery; surgical errors; thiazide diuretics; iodophorimpregnated drapes (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Feb 04) 496 ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP Home Study Program. Minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty (Hohler) 79 (Jun 04) 1244 Surgical site infections; stress reduction counseling; hepatitis B vaccination; perioperative blood transfusion (Evidence)(Allen) 79 (Jun 04) 1321 ASEPSIS Aseptic technique; electrosurgical safety; abbreviations; instrument marking tape; medication security (CI) (Comer) 79 (May 04) 1021 Deep vein thrombosis; neutral zone; circulating and recovering; environmental controls; wound classifications; sterile field (CT)

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(Petersen) 79 (Apr 04) 856 Nurses administering propofol; OR temperature and humidity; OR Internet use; OR cleaning; approved skin markers (CI) (Moore) 80 (Nov 04) 929 Sterile package checks; aseptic technique; floor drains; orthopedic room air exchanges; active electrode insulation (CI) 80 (Sep 04) 567 Time for unused sterile setups; maintaining instrument count sheets; gowning off back tables; plants in the OR; count discrepancies (CI) (Petersen) 80 (Aug 04) 321 ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING Home Study Program. Assertiveness training to prevent verbal abuse in the OR (Buback) 79 (Jan 04) 148; Letter 79 (Jun 04) 1133 Assessment, Wound see WOUND ASSESSMENT AUSTRALIA The invisible nurse-Behind the scenes in an Australian OR (Bull) 79 (Apr 04) 810 Nurses’ Advocacy in an Australian operating department (Bull) 79 (‘Jun 04) 1265 Autotransfusion see BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS AWARDS AND HONORS AORN awards to be presented at Congress 79 (Jan 04) 107 AORN members’ outstanding achievements recognized at the Awards Dinner (Parker) 79 (Jun 04) 1147 Attendees earn contact hours by viewing posters, and presenters win awards of merit 79 (Tun 04) 1233 Recognizing professional and volunteer activities (Hahn) 79 (May 04) 1006 Baccalaureate Nursing Education see EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE Baccalaureate Nursing Students see STUDENTS, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE BACTERIA Bacteria bound to cloth; glucoprotamin; toluidine blue 0;surgical helmets versus filtering masks (Evidence) (Allen) 80 (Aug 04) 333 Barriers, Personal see PERSONAL BARRIERS BEDS AND MATTRESSES Mattress disinfection; hand hygiene; latex safety; abdominal-perineal preps; hand rub characteristics; radiopaque packing (CI) (Fogg) 79 (Mar 04) 645 BIOPSY Women’s experience with breast biopsy (Chappy) 80 (Nov 04) 885 AORN JOURNAL

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Blood Diseases see HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES BLOOD PLATELETS Home Study Program. Intraoperative use of autologous platelet-rich and platelet-poor plasma for orthopedic surgery patients (Floryan)80 (Oct 04) 668 BLOOD SALVAGE Older adult surgical patients; herbal medicine use; blood cell salvage and autotransfusion; antibiotic prophylaxis (Evidence) (Allen)80 (Oct 04) 754 BLOOD TRANSFUSION Surgical site infections; stress reduction counseling; hepatitis B vaccination; perioperative blood transfusion (Evidence)(Allen) 79 (Jun 04) 1321 BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS Older adult surgical patients; herbal medicine use; blood cell salvage and autotransfusion; antibiotic prophylaxis (Evidence) (Allen)80 (Oct 04) 754 BODY PIERCING Home Study Program. The ins and outs of body piercing (Larkin) 79 (Feb 04) 333 BOOK REVIEWS Book Review. A Brief History of Disease, Science, and Medicine: From the Ice Age to the Genome Project (Golobich) 79 (Mar 04) 696 Book Review. Caring for the Dying: Critical Issues at the Edge of Life (Callaway) 80 (Jul 04) 139 Book Review. Common Knowledge: How Companies Thrive by Sharing What They Know (Edwards) 79 (Apr 04) 872 Book Review. Communicating with Your Patients: Skills for Building Rapport (Nunemaker) 79 (Mar 04) 696 Book Review. Competencies for Management of the Operating Room (Koch) 79 gun 04) 1326 Book Review. Contemporary Health Policy (Welter)80 (Aug 04) 339 Book Review. Cooked: An Inner City Nursing Memoir (Henderson) 80 (Oct 04) 760 Book Review. CRNFA Study Guide and Practice Resource (Shipman) 80 (Dec 04) 1146 Book Review. Customer Service in Health Care: A Grassroots Approach to Creating a Culture of Service Excellence (Coe) 79 (Jun 04) 1324 Book Review. Digital Capital: Harnessing the Power of Business Webs (Davis) 80 (Sep 04) 579

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Book Review. Economics for Healthcare Managers (Jensen) 80 (Jul04) 139 Book Review. Elder Rage-Or-Take My Father . . . Please! How to Survive Caring for Aging Parents (Wheeler) 79 (Apr 04) 871 Book Review. Employee Recruitment and Retention Handbook (DAlfonso) 79 (Apr 04) 872 Book Review. Ethcs in Perioperative Practice (OConnor) 80 (Sep 04) 580 Book Review. Good Carbohydrate Revolution (Gay) 80 (Aug 04) 340 Book Review. Health and Health Care 2010: The Forecast, the Challenge (Koch) 80 (Oct 04) 760 Book Review. How to Survive Your Hospital Stay: The Complete Guide to Getting the Care You Need-And Avoiding the Problems You Don't (Scarbrough)80 (Sep 04) 579 Book Review. The Inner Work of Leaders: Leadership as a Habit of Mind (Gantt) 80 (Sep 04) 581 Book Review. Integrated Women's Health: Holistic Approaches for Comprehensive Care (Littlefield) 79 (Jun 04) 1326 Book Review. The Interpersonal Communication Skills Workshop (Bidwell) 79 (Mar 04) 694 Book Review. Keeping the People Who Keep You in Business: 24 Ways to Hang on to Your Most Valuable Talent (Phillips)80 (Aug 04) 338 Book Review. Lasers: The Perioperative Challenge (Freeman)80 (Nov 04) 959 Book Review. Leading and Managing in Nursing (Turner) 80 (Nov 04) 960 Book Review. Learning in Action: A Guide to Putting the Learning Organization to Work (Henderson) 79 (Feb 04) 502 Book Review. Making Sense of Spirituality in Nursing Practice-An Interactive Approach (Rogers)79 (May 04) 1072 Book Review. Managing Health Services: Cases in Organization Design and Decision Making (Shatto)80 (Nov 04) 962 Book Review. Managing Information in Healthcare: Concepts and Cases (King) 80 (Dec 04) 1147 Book Review. Medication Safety and Cost Recovery: A Four-Step Approach for Executives (Herlehy) 79 (Feb 04) 504 Book Review. New Century Healthcare: Strategies for Providers, Purchasers, and Plans (Koch) 80 (Aug 04) 338 Book Review. Nursing-Sensitive Outcomes:

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State of the Science (Ortiz) 79 (Feb 04) 503 Book Review. Orthopedic Nursing Secrets (Smith) 79 (May 04) 1074 Book Review. Peak Performance: Aligning the Hearts and Minds of Your Employees (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 79 (Jun 04) 1329 Book Review. The ROI of Human Capital: Measuring the Economic Value of Employee Performance 80 (Dec 04) 1146 Book Review. Shaping the Adaptive Organization: Landscapes, Learning, and Leadership in Volatile Times (Bedison)80 (Oct 04) 761 Book Review. Sidewalk Strategies:Seven Winning Steps for Candidates, Causes, and Communities (Walker) 80 (Oct 04) 759 Book Review. Staff Development Nursing Secrets (Johnson) 79 (May 04) 1073 Book Review. Staffing Management Methods: Tools and Techniques for Nurse Leaders (Tiase)80 (Dec 04) 1148 Book Review. Telecommunications for Nurses: Providing Successful Distance Education and Telehealth (Lagueux) 79 (Feb 04) 502 Book Review. Where Have All the Nurses Gone? The Impact of the Nursing Shortage on American Healthcare (Miller) 80 Uu14) 141 Book Review. Writing Research: Transforming Data into Text (Osborne) 80 (Nov 04) 959 BREAST NEOPLASMS-DIAGNOSIS Women’s experience with breast biopsy (Chappy) 80 (Nov 04) 885 BULLYING Intimidation in health care settings and patient safety (PSF) (Beyea) 80 (Ju104) 115 CARBOHYDRATES Book Review. Good Carbohydrate Revolution (Gay) 80 (Aug 04) 340 CARING The gift of kindness (Ed) (Girard) 80 (Dec 04) 1025 Representing our value (PM) (Duffy)80 (Aug 04) 197 Taking care of patients and caring for patients are not the same (Paulson) 79 (Feb 04) 359 The value of our practice (I‘M) (Duffy) 79 (Jm04) 1125 Celebrex see COX-2 INHIBITORS CENTRAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTMANPOWER Developing a central sterile surgical instrument technician program (Garner) 80 (Aug 04) 235

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CENTRAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTSTANDARDS Leech storage; surgical site infection study; national patient safety goals; eating on instrument prep tables; razor shaving (CI) (Blanchard) 79 (Feb 04) 405 CERTIFICATION Book Review. CRNFA Study Guide and Practice Resource (Shipman) 80 (Dec 04) 1146 Certification-The gold standard (Hohler) 80 (Sep 04) 544 Preparing RNs for the OR through a certificate in perioperative nursing program (Smith) 80 (Oct 04) 690 The value of certification-A research journey (Byrne) 79 (Apr 04) 825 CESAREAN SECTION Smoke plume evacuation; antibiotic prophylaxis; alcohol’s effect on infection; misuse of prophylactic techniques (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Apr 04) 866 CHANGE MANAGEMENT Sacred cows revisited (0)(Ryon) 80 (Dec 04) 1029 Change, Organizational see ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE CHARTING Standing orders; automated endoscope reprocessors; documentation; central service department attire; counting ligaclips (CI) (Conner) 79 (Jan 04) 230 CHEMOTHERAPY, CANCER Home Study Program. Heated intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy-The challenges of bringing chemotherapy into surgery (Foltz) 80 (Dec 04) 1055 Circulating Nurses see PERIOPERATIVE NURSING CLINICAL EXEMPLARS Protect your patient-It is never too late to reposition (Clin Ex) (Macapagal) 79 (May 04) 1017; Letter 80 (Sep 04) 411; Author’s response 80 (Sep 04) 411 Pushing through barriers to advocate for a patient (Clin Ex) (Stein) 80 (Sep 04) 553 Time out-The surgical pause that counts (Clin Ex) (Charlton) 80 (Dec 04) 1121 Clinical Learning Environment see LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, CLINICAL Clinical Practice Guidelines see PRACTICE GUIDELINES Clinical Teaching Methods see TEACHING METHODS, CLINICAL Clipping, Hair see HAIR REMOVAL CL0STRZDZUM DZFFZCZLE AORN JOURNAL

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Compressed medical gases; preparing IV fluids in advance; Clostridiiiirz dzfzcile; sterile water on back tables; closing OR doors (CI) (Petersen)80 (Dec 04) 1129 Clothing, Protective see PROTECTIVE CLOTHING Colitis, Ulcerative see ULCERATIVE COLITIS COLONOSCOPY Patient-controlled sedation; perioperative hyperoxia; health care providers’ communication styles; Pseudomoms aerziginosn (Evidence) (Allen) 80 (Ju104) 133 Communicable Disease Control see INFECTION CONTROL COMMUNICATION Patient-controlled sedation; perioperative hyperoxia; health care providers’ communication styles; Pseiidoinonns neriiginosn (Evidence) (Allen)80 (Ju104)133 COMMUNICATION SKILLS Book Review. The Interpersonal Communication Skills Workshop (Bidwell)79 (Mar 04) 694 Improving verbal communication in clinical care (PSF) (Beyea) 79 (May 04) 1053 COMPARATIVE STUDIES Nursing reflections from joumaling during a perioperative internship (Kuiper) 79 (Jan 04) 195 Competence, Professional see PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE Compliance, Patient see PATIENT COMPLIANCE COMPRESSION THERAPY Deep vein thrombosis; neutral zone; circulating and recovering; environmental controls; wound classifications; sterile field (CI) (Petersen)79 (Apr 04) 856 COMPUTER-ASSISTEDINSTRUCTION Developing a computer game to prepare children for surgery (Rassin)80 (Dec 04) 1095 COMPUTERS, HAND-HELD A pocket full of knowledge-Enhancing nursing practice with handheld computers (Hohler) 79 (Feb 04) 393 Conferences see CONGRESSES AND CONFERENCES CONGRESSES AND CONFERENCES Information on critical issues related to mfection control presented during the Eighth Conference on Infectious Diseases (Bakewell) 80 (Aug 04) 303 CONSCIOUS SEDATION Patient-controlled sedation; perioperative hyperoxia; health care providers’ communication styles; Pseudoinonas nerziginosa

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(Evidence)(Allen) 80 (JulO4) 133 Continuing Education, Nursing see EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING Continuous Quality Improvement see QUALITY IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT SERVICES A case for outsourcing: Medical device reprocessing (Haley) 79 (Apr 04) 806 Controlled Environment see ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED Conventions see CONGRESSES AND CONFERENCES Convergent Validity see CRITERIONRELATED VALIDITY COPYRIGHT Copyright and the AOXN Jozrrnal (Ed) (Girard) 80 (Aug 04) 203 COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS Return on investment for a perioperative nurse fellowship (Sandhusen) 80 (Ju104) 73 COST SAVINGS Perioperative surgery in the twenty-first century-Two case studies (Meyer) 80 (Oct 04) 725 COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS Using activity-based costing in surgery (Grandlich) 79 (Jan 04) 189 Count Procedure, Surgical see SURGICAL COUNT PROCEDURE COX-2 INHIBITORS Aromatherapy’s effect on postoperative nausea; intravenous lidocaine; ignition of drape material; rofecoxib (Evidence)(Allen) 80 (Sep 04) 572 CRANIOTOMY Double gloving; smoking and fracture risk; shunt treatment for hydrocephalus; venous thromboembolism (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (May 04) 1058 CRITERION-RELATEDVALIDITY Hand scrub products-Performance requirements versus clinical relevance (Paulson) 80 (Aug 04) 225 CROSS INFECTION Chain of custody; nosocomial surgical wound infections; antibiotic resistance; terminal OR cleaning (CI) (Blanchard)80 (Oct 04) 745 Leech storage; surgical site infection study; national patient safety goals; eating on instrument prep tables; razor shaving (CI) (Blanchard)79 (Feb 04) 405 Smoke plume evacuation; antibiotic prophylaxis; alcohol’s effect on infection; misuse of prophylactic techniques (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Apr 04) 866

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Surgical site infections; pregnant health care workers and infectious diseases; multipleuse vials; leishmaniasis (CI) (Blanchard)79 (Jun 04) 1303 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT Implementing a perioperative nursing elective in a baccalaureate curriculum (Holmes) 80 (Nov 04) 902 Perioperative education-Perspective from the think tank (Girard) 80 (Nov 04) 827 Customer Relations see GUEST RELATIONS DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL Book Review. Managing Health Services: Cases in Organization Design and Decision Making (Shatto) 80 (Nov 04) 962 DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS Deep vein thrombosis; neutral zone; circulating and recovering; environmental controls; wound classifications; sterile field (CI) (Petersen) 79 (Apr 04) 856 Delivery, Abdominal see CESAREAN SECTION Delivery of Health Care see HEALTH CARE DELIVERY Delivery of Health Care, Integrated see HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, INTEGRATED Depilation see HAIR REMOVAL DEPRESSION January blahs and gray days (Ed) (Girard) 79 (Jan04) 13 Design and Construction, Facility see FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DIARIES Nursing reflections from journaling during a perioperative internship (Kuiper) 79 (Jan 04) 195 Diet, Restricted see RESTRICTED DIET DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION Sentinel lymph node biopsy; methicillinresistant Sfaplylococciis aweirs; fish oil supplements; water warming garment (Evidence)(Allen) 80 (Dec 04) 1140 Digestive System Surgery see SURGERY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISASTER PLANNING Home Study Program. Emergency preparedness-Is your operating room ready? (Eiland) 79 (Jun 04) 1276 DISCHARGE PLANNING Length of stay, discharge disposition, and hospital charge predictors (Epps) 79 (May 04) 975 DISINFECTANTS Bacteria bound to cloth; glucoprotamin; toluidine blue 0;surgical helmets versus filtering masks (Evidence)(Allen)80 (Aug 04) 333

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Disinfection see STERILIZATION AND DISINFECTION Disinfection, Hand see HANDWASHING DIURETICS, THIAZIDE Patients’ questions about orthopedic surgery; surgical errors; thiazide diuretics; iodophorimpregnated drapes (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Feb 04) 496 Draping, Surgical see SURGICAL DRAPING DRUG ADMINISTRATION Nurses administering propofol; OR temperature and humidity; OR Internet use; OR cleaning; approved skin markers (CI) (Moore) 80 (Nov 04) 929 Drug Distribution Systems see MEDICATION SYSTEMS DRUG PACKAGING Surgical site infections; pregnant health care workers and infectious diseases; multipleuse vials; leishmaniasis (CI) (Blanchard) 79 (Jun04) 1303 DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL Chain of custody; nosocomial surgical wound infections; antibiotic resistance; terminal OR cleaning (CI) (Blanchard) 80 (Oct 04) 745 DRUGS Aseptic technique; electrosurgical safety; abbreviations; instrument marking tape; medication security (CI) (Comer) 79 (May 04) 1021 Ear Piercing see BODY PIERCING EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE Perioperative clinical learning experiences (Sigsby) 80 (Sep 04) 476 EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING Developing a central sterile surgical instrument technician program (Garner) 80 (Aug 04) 235 Earn valuable contact hours by attending education sessions and viewing posters at AORN Congress 79 (Jan 04) 29 Home Study Program. Assertiveness training to prevent verbal abuse in the OR (Buback) 79 (Jan 04) 148; Letter 79 (Jun 04) 1133 Home Study Program. Can we build a safer OR? (Pugliese) 79 (Apr 04) 764 Home Study Program. Clinical alarm systems testing-A program assessment model (Richardson) 80 (Aug 04) 280 Home Study Program. Creating a successful RN first assistant practice (DeFrancesco) 80 (Oct 04) 711 Home Study Program. Emergency preparedness-Is your operating room ready? (Eiland) 79 (Jun04) 1276 AORN JOURNAL

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Home Study Program. Experiences with an intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging system in neurosurgery (Mejia)80 (Sep 04) 434 Home Study Program. Fire in the ORDeveloping a fire safety plan (McCarthy) 79 (Mar 04) 588 Home Study Program. Fire in the ORPrevention and preparedness (Salmon)80 (JulO4)42 Home Study Program. Heated intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy-The challenges of bringing chemotherapy into surgery (Foltz) 80 (Dec 04) 1055 Home Study Program. Herbal product use and perioperative patients (MacKichan) 948 Home Study Program. The ins and outs of body piercing (Larkin) 79 (Feb 04) 333 Home Study Program. Intraoperative use of autologous platelet-rich and platelet-poor plasma for orthopedic surgery patients (Floryan)80 (Oct 04) 668 Home Study Program. Marketing an RN first assistant practice-Attracting and keeping clients (DeFrancesco)80 (Dec 04) 1081 Home Study Program. Minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty (Hohler) 79 Uun 04) 1244 Home Study Program. Planning for and positioning a solo RN first assistant practice (DeFrancesco)80 (Nov 04) 864 Home Study Program. A pragmatic and successful approach to treating nonsmallcell lung carcinoma (Kiernan) 80 (Nov 04) 840 Home Study Program. The RN first assistant as OR concierge (Robbins) 80 (Jul04) 84 Home Study Program. Shared governance in an integrated health care network (Batson) 80 (Sep 04) 494 Home Study Program. Surgical fires-Learn not to burn (Smith) 80 (JulO4)25 Home Study Program. Ulcerative colitisDiagnosis and surgical management (Stein) 80 (Aug 04) 243 Kicking it up a notch-Successful teaching techniques (Graling)80 (Sep 04) 459 Preparing RNs for the OR through a certificate in perioperative nursing program (Smith)80 (Oct 04) 690 Education of Patients see PATIENT EDUCATION Efficiency see PRODUCTIVITY ELECTROSURGERY Aseptic technique; electrosurgical safety; abbreviations; instrument marking tape;

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medication security (CI) (Conner) 79 (May 04) 1021 Recommended practices for electrosurgery 79 (Feb 04) 432 Sterile package checks; aseptic technique; floor drains; orthopedic room air exchanges; active electrode insulation (CI) 80 (Sep 04) 567 Employee Recruitment see PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT Employee Retention see PERSONNEL RETENTION Employee Safety see OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY Employment Satisfaction see JOB SATISFACTION ENDOSCOPES Author’s response. Leak testing endoscopes (Fogg) 79 (Mar 04) 586 Letter. Leak testing endoscopes (Collins) 79 (Mar 04) 586 Rigid endoscopes-Ensuring quality before use and after repair (Spry) 80 (julO4) 103 Standing orders; automated endoscope reprocessors; documentation; central service department attire; counting ligaclips (CI) (Conner) 79 (Jan 04) 230 ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED Compressed medical gases; preparing IV fluids in advance; Clostvidiiinz difjicile; sterile water on back tables; closing OR doors (CI) (Petersen) 80 (Dec 04) 1129 Deep vein thrombosis; neutral zone; circulating and recovering; environmental controls; wound classifications; sterile field (CI) (Petersen) 79 (Apr 04) 856 Nurses administering propofol; OR temperature and humidity; OR Internet use; OR cleaning; approved skin markers (CI) (Moore) 80 (Nov 04) 929 Sterile package checks; aseptic technique; floor drains; orthopedic room air exchanges; active electrode insulation (CI) 80 (Sep 04) 567 Environment, Work see WORK ENVIRONMENT EQUIPMENT ALARM SYSTEMS Home Study Program. Clinical alarm systems testing-A program assessment model (Richardson) 80 (Aug 04) 280 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE Rigid endoscopes-Ensuring quality before use and after repair (Spry) 80 Uu1 04) 103 EQUIPMENT REUSE A case for outsourcing: Medical device reprocessing (Haley) 79 (Apr 04) 806

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Surgical site infections; pregnant health care workers and infectious diseases; multipleuse vials; leishmaniasis (CI) (Blanchard)79 (Jun 04) 1303 ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH The invisible nurse-Behind the scenes in an Australian OR (Bull) 79 (Apr 04) 810 Ethyl Alcohol see ALCOHOL, ETHYL Evaluation, Product see PRODUCT EVALUATION EVIDENCE, LEGAL Chain of custody; nosocomial surgical wound infections; antibiotic resistance; terminal OR cleaning (CI) (Blanchard)80 (Oct 04) 745 Exemplars, Clinical see CLINICAL EXEMPLARS EXHIBITS 2004 Congress exhibitors’ product listing 79 (Jan 04) 124 Exhibitors offering continuing education at AORN Congress 2004 79 (Feb 04) 309 EXPECTANT MOTHERS Surgical site infections; pregnant health care workers and infectious diseases; multipleuse vials; leishmaniasis (CI) (Blanchard)79 (Jun 04) 1303 Exposure, Occupational see OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE Fabrics see TEXTILES FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OR expansion-A journey into the unknown (Oliver) 79 (Feb 04) 369 FATIGUE Too tired to work safely? (PSF) (Beyea)80 (Sep 04) 559 Fees, Health Facility see HEALTH FACILITY CHARGES Fellowships, Student see TRAINING SUPPORT, FINANCIAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT The emergence of a business imperative in surgical services (Anton) 79 (Jun 04) 1290 FIRES-PREVENTION AND CONTROL Aromatherapy’s effect on postoperative nausea; intravenous lidocaine; ignition of drape material; rofecoxib (Evidence) (Allen)80 (Sep 04) 572 Code red in the OR-Implementing an OR fire drill (Flowers) 79 (Apr 04) 797 Home Study Program. Fire in the ORDeveloping a fire safety plan (McCarthy) 79 (Mar 04) 588 Home Study Program. Fire in the ORPrevention and preparedness (Salmon) 80 (JulO4) 42

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Home Study Program. Surgical fires-Learn not to burn (Smith) 80 (Jul04) 25 FIRST ASSISTANTS Providers of first assisting services (Policy) (Franko) 79 (Jm04) 1311 Regulating first assistants (Policy) (Franko) 80 (Aug 04) 327 First Assistants, Registered Nurse see RN FIRST ASSISTANTS FISH OILS Sentinel lymph node biopsy; methicillinresistant Stnplzylococcus nureus; fish oil supplements; water warming garment (Evidence) (Allen) 80 (Dec 04) 1140 FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING Letter. Older nurses (Pape) 79 (Mar 04) 585 Food and Drug Administration (US) see UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION FORECASTING Book Review. Health and Health Care 2010: The Forecast, the Challenge (Koch)80 (Oct 04) 760 FORENSIC NURSING Letter. Forensic nursing (Wick) 79 (Mar 04) 585 FRACTURES Double gloving; smoking and fracture risk; shunt treatment for hydrocephalus; venous thromboembolism (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (May 04) 1058 FRIENDSHIP The importance of friendship (PM) (Shultz) 79 (Feb 04) 293; Correction 79 (Mar 04) 572 Futurology see FORECASTING GAMES Developing a computer game to prepare children for surgery (Rassin) 80 (Dec 04) 1095 GASES Compressed medical gases; preparing IV fluids in advance; Clostriiliiirn dificile; sterile water on back tables; closing OR doors (CI) (Petersen) 80 (Dec 04) 1129 GERONTOLOGIC CARE Book Review. Elder Rage-Or-Take My Father. . . Please! How to Survive Caring for Aging Parents (Wheeler) 79 (Apr 04) 871 Older adult surgical patients; herbal medicine use; blood cell salvage and autotransfusion; antibiotic prophylaxis (Evidence) (Allen) 80 (Oct 04) 754 Use of a needle safety device; quality of life; chemical dot thermometers; care of hospitalized older adult patients (Evidence) (Leske) 80 (Nov 04) 943 AORN I O U R N A L

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GLOVES Double gloving; smoking and fracture risk; shunt treatment for hydrocephalus; venous thromboembolism (Evidence) (Allen)79 (May 04) 1058 A review of latex sensitivity related to the use of latex gloves in hospitals (Lopes) 80 (Jul 04) 64 Grants and Subsidies, Educational see TRAINING SUPPORT, FINANCIAL GUEST RELATIONS Book Review. Customer Service in Health Care: A Grassroots Approach to Creating a Culture of Service Excellence (Coe) 79 (Jun 04) 1324 HAIR REMOVAL Leech storage; surgical site infection study; national patient safety goals; eating on instrument prep tables; razor shaving (CI) (Blanchard) 79 (Feb 04) 405 Hand-Held Computers see COMPUTERS, HAND-HELD HANDWASHING Inhalational anesthetic exposure; screening for bleeding disorders; hand hygiene; Strzphylococczis mireus infections (Evidence) 79 (Jan 04) 235 Mattress disinfection; hand hygiene; latex safety; abdominal-perineal preps; hand rub characteristics;radiopaque packing (CI) (Fogg) 79 (Mar 04) 645 HANDWASHING-EVALUATION One hospital’s clinical evaluation of brushless scrubbing (Berman) 79 (Feb 04) 349 HANDWASHING-STANDARDS Recommended practices for surgical hand antisepsidhand scrubs 79 (Feb 04) 416 Handwashing, Surgical see SURGICAL SCRUBBING HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES Bacteria bound to cloth; glucoprotamin; toluidine blue 0;surgical helmets versus filtering masks (Evidence)(Allen)80 (Aug 04) 333 HEALTH CARE DELIVERY Book Review. Managing Information in Healthcare: Concepts and Cases (King) 80 (Dec 04) 1147 HEALTH CARE DELIVERY-TRENDS Book Review. Health and Health Care 2010: The Forecast, the Challenge (Koch) 80 (Oct 04) 760 Book Review. New Century Healthcare: Strategies for Providers, Purchasers, and Plans (Koch) 80 (Aug 04) 338 HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, INTEGRATED Home Study Program. Shared governance in

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an integrated health care network (Batson) 80 (Sep 04) 494 HEALTH CARE ERRORS Protecting patients from potential injuries (Law) (Murphy) 79 (May 04) 1013 HEALTH FACILITY CHARGES Length of stay, discharge disposition, and hospital charge predictors (Epps) 79 (May 04) 975 Health Legislation see LEGISLATION HEALTH POLICY Book Review. Contemporary Health Policy (Welter)80 (Aug 04) 339 HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH Length of stay, discharge disposition, and hospital charge predictors (Epps) 79 (May 04) 975 Helmets see HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES Inhalational anesthetic exposure; screening for bleeding disorders; hand hygiene; Strzpkylococciis mireiis infections (Evidence) 79 (Jan 04) 235 HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL Absorbable hemostatic agents; transporting sterile instruments; alcohol-based hand rubs; microwave warming of fluids (Cl) (Fogg) 80 (Ju104) 122 HEPATITIS B VACCINES Surgical site infections; stress reduction counseling; hepatitis B vaccination; perioperative blood transfusion (Evidence)(Allen) 79 (Jun 04) 1321 Herbal Medicine see MEDICINE, HERBAL HERNIA, INGUINAL Surgical site infections; stress reduction counseling; hepatitis B vaccination; perioperative blood transfusion (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Jun 04) 1321 High School Students see STUDENTS, HIGH SCHOOL HIP FRACTURES Patients’ questions about orthopedic surgery; surgical errors; thiazide diuretics; iodophorimpregnated drapes (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Feb 04) 496 Hip Joint Replacement see ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP HISTORY OF MEDICINE Book Review. A Brief History of Disease, Science, and Medicine: From the Ice Age to the Genome Project (Golobich)79 (Mar 04) 696 From handmaiden to right hand-World War I and advancements in medicine (Holder) 80 (Nov 04) 911

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HISTORY OF NURSING From handmaiden to right hand-The beginning of World War I (Holder) 80 (Sep 04) 527 From handmaiden to right hand-The infancy of nursing (Holder) 79 (Feb 04) 374 From handmaiden to right hand-World War I and advancements in medicine (Holder) 80 (Nov 04) 911 From handmaiden to right hand-World War I-The mud and the blood (Holder) 80 (Oct 04) 652 HOLISTIC CARE Book Review. Integrated Women’s Health: Holistic Approaches for Comprehensive Care (Littlefield) 79 (Jun 04) 1326 Honors see AWARDS AND HONORS Hospital Charges see HEALTH FACILITY CHARGES Hospital Housekeeping see HOUSEKEEPING DEPARTMENT Hospital Infections see CROSS INFECTION Hospital-Patient Relations see GUEST RELATIONS HOSPITALIZATION Book Review. How to Survive Your Hospital Stay: The Complete Guide to Getting the Care You Need-And Avoiding the Problems You Don’t (Scarbrough)80 (Sep 04) 579 Hospitalized Patients see INPATIENTS HOUSEKEEPING DEPARTMENT Chain of custody; nosocomial surgical wound infections; antibiotic resistance; terminal OR cleaning (CI) (Blanchard)80 (Oct 04) 745 Nurses administering propofol; OR temperature and humidity; OR Internet use; OR cleaning; approved skin markers (CI) (Moore) 80 (Nov 04) 929 Sterile package checks; aseptic technique; floor drains; orthopedic room air exchanges; active electrode insulation (CI) 80 (Sep 04) 567 Hypersensitivity, Latex see LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY Implant Arthroplasty see ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT Independent Practice see PRIVATE PRACTICE INFECTION CONTROL Information on critical issues related to infection control presented during the Eighth Conference on Infectious Diseases (Bakewell)80 (Aug 04) 303 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Book Review. Managing Information in

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Healthcare: Concepts and Cases (King) 80 (Dec 04) 1147 INFORMATION RESOURCES Safety resources for perioperative clinicians (PSF) (Beyea) 79 (Apr 04) 853 Information Systems, Operating Room see OPERATING ROOM INFORMATION SYSTEMS Information Systems, Patient Appointment and Scheduling see APPOINTMENT AND SCHEDULING INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Improving patient safety-How can information technology help? (Cobb) 80 (Aug 04) 295 Inguinal Hernia see HERNIA, INGUINAL Inhalation Anesthetics see ANESTHETICS, INHALATION Injuries, Needlestick see NEEDLESTICK INJURIES INPATIENTS Use of a needle safety device; quality of life; chemical dot thermometers; care of hospitalized older adult patients (Evidence) (Leske) 80 (Nov 04) 943 Inservice Education see STAFF DEVELOPMENT Instrument Count see SURGICAL COUNT PROCEDURE Instruments, Surgical see SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Integrated Health Care Systems see HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, INTEGRATED INTERNET Internet use in the OR-Is it safe? (PSF) (Beyea)80 (Nov 04) 935 Nurses administering propofol; OR temperature and humidity; OR Internet use; OR cleaning; approved skin markers (CI) (Moore) 80 (Nov 04) 929 Safety resources for perioperative clinicians (PSF) (Beyea) 79 (Apr 04) 853 INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY Nursing reflections from joumaling during a perioperative internship (Kuiper) 79 (Jan 04) 195 INTRAOPERATIVE CARE Home Study Program. Heated intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy-The challenges of bringing chemotherapy into surgery (Foltz) 80 (Dec 04) 1055 INTRAOPERATIVE MONITORING Home Study Program. Experiences with an intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging system in neurosurgery (Mejia) 80 (Sep 04) 434 AORN JOURNAL

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INTRAVENOUS THERAPY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Compressed medical gases; preparing IV fluids in advance; Clostridiiim dificile; sterile water on back tables; closing OR doors (CI) (Petersen)80 (Dec 04) 1129 IRAQ Letter. The ]uziriinl in Iraq (Brown) 80 (Sep 04) 411 IRRIGATION Sterile package checks; aseptic technique; floor drains; orthopedic room air exchanges; active electrode insulation (CI) 80 (Sep 04) 567 JOB PERFORMANCE Book Review. Peak Performance: Aligning the Hearts and Minds of Your Employees (Giarrizzo-Wilson)79 (Jun 04) 1329 JOB SATISFACTION Employee morale and patient safety (PSF) (Beyea)80 (Dec 04) 1123 Improving staff member satisfaction and productivity through technology (McHugh) 80 (Sep 04) 523 Joint Replacement see ARTHROPLASTY/ REPLACEMENT Journaling see DIARIES Journals see SERIAL PUBLICATIONS KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION Kidney transplantation; retained foreign objects; perceptions of quality of care; older nurses’ experiences (Evidence) (Schroeter) 79 (Mar 04) 690 Knowledge, Student see STUDENT KNOWLEDGE Laser Plume see SMOKE, SURGICAL LASER SAFETY Aromatherapy’s effect on postoperative nausea; intravenous lidocaine; ignition of drape material; rofecoxib (Evidence) (Allen) 80 (Sep 04) 572 Recommended practices for laser safety 79 (Apr 04) 836 Safe use of lasers in the operating room: What perioperative nurses should know (Andersen) 79 (Jan 04) 171 LASERS Book Review. Lasers: The Perioperative Challenge (Freeman)80 (Nov 04) 959 LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY Author’s response. (Yip) 79 (Mar 04) 582 Editor’s response. (Girard) 79 (Mar 04) 584 Letter. Latex allergy (Galligan) 79 (Mar 04) 579 Letter. Latex allergy (LeBlanc)79 (Mar 04) 582 Letter. Latex allergy (The Massachusetts

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Nurses Association Congress on Health and Safety) 79 (Mar 04) 579 Letter. Latex allergy (Wilburn) 79 (Mar 04) 578 Letter. Latex precautions for tissue (Stevens) 79 (Jun 04) 1133 Mattress disinfection; hand hygiene; latex safety; abdominal-perineal preps; hand rub characteristics; radiopaque packing (CI) (Fogg) 79 (Mar 04) 645 A review of latex sensitivity related to the use of latex gloves in hospitals (Lopes) 80 (Ju1 04) 64 LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY-PREVENTION AND CONTROL AORN latex guideline 79 (Mar 04) 653 Law see LEGISLATION LEADERSHIP Book Review. The Inner Work of Leaders: Leadership as a Habit of Mind (Gantt) 80 (Sep 04) 581 Book Review. Leading and Managing in Nursing (Turner) 80 (Nov 04) 960 Leadership-The practical application of character (PM) (Shultz) 79 (Jan 04) 9 LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, CLINICAL Perioperative clinical learning experiences (Sigsby)80 (Sep 04) 476 LEARNING METHODS Book Review. Learning in Action: A Guide to Putting the Learning Organization to Work (Henderson) 79 (Feb 04) 502 LEECHES Leech storage; surgical site infection study; national patient safety goals; eating on instrument prep tables; razor shaving (CI) (Blanchard)79 (Feb 04) 405 Legal Evidence see EVIDENCE, LEGAL Legal Liability see LIABILITY, LEGAL LEGISLATION Advocacy Day-In Washington and “on message” (Policy) (Beu) 80 (Nov 04) 939 Advocacy Day preview from Nurse in Washington interns (Policy) (Beu) 80 (JulO4) 129 Advocacy Day preview-Meeting with success (Policy) (Beu) 80 (Sep 04) 563 AORN’s legislative priorities have been revised for 2004 (Policy) 79 (Feb 04) 482 The nursing shortage and the Nurse Reinvestment Act (Policy) (Beu) 79 (May 04) 1061 Providers of first assisting services (Policy) (Franko) 79 (Jun 04) 1311 Regulating first assistants (Policy) (Franko) 80 (Aug 04) 327

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Representing and working for the members (Policy) (Franko) 79 (Jan 04) 227 A review of the 2004 US Senate race (Policy) (Beu) 80 (Oct 04) 751 The RN in the circulator role-A proactive approach (Policy) (Franko) 79 (Mar 04) 683 A strategic view of AORN’s federal legislative issues (Policy) 79 (Apr 04) 849 A summary of AORN’s 2004 legislative activities (Policy) (Burke) 80 (Dec 04) 1135 LEISHMANIASIS Surgcal site infections; pregnant health care workers and infectious diseases; multipleuse vials; leishmaniasis (CI) (Blanchard) 79 (Jun 04) 1303 LENGTH OF STAY Length of stay, discharge disposition, and hospital charge predictors (Epps) 79 (May 04) 975 LIABILITY, LEGAL Judicial recognition of nursing as a unique profession (Law) (Murphy) 80 (Nov 04) 924 Negligence cases concerning positioning injuries (Law) (Murphy) 80 (Aug 04) 311 Product liability and perioperative nurses (Law) (Murphy) 79 (Feb 04) 396 Protecting patients from potential injuries (Law) (Murphy) 79 (May 04) 1013 Liability, Product see PRODUCT LIABILITY LIDOCAINE Aromatherapy’s effect on postoperative nausea; intravenous lidocaine; ignition of drape material; rofecoxib (Evidence) (Allen)80 (Sep 04) 572 LIGHT Bacteria bound to cloth; glucoprotamin; toluidine blue 0;surgical helmets versus filtering masks (Evidence)(Allen)80 (Aug 04) 333 LOBBYING Advocacy Day preview from Nurse in Washington interns (Policy) (Beu)80 0 ~ 1 0 4 ) 129 Advocacy Day preview-Meeting with success (Policy) (Beu) 80 (Sep 04) 563 Local Anti-infective Agents see ANTIINFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL LUNG NEOPLASMS Home Study Program. A pragmatic and successful approach to treating nonsmallcell lung carcinoma (Kiernan) 80 (Nov 04) 840 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING Home Study Program. Experiences with an intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging system in neurosurgery (Mejia)80 (Sep 04) 434

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MANAGEMENT AORN nurse leaders provide insight into management issues (Hahn) 79 (Mar 04) 616 AORN’s chief nursing officer talks about her first year at AORN (Parker) 80 (JulO4)17 Book Review. Economics for Healthcare Managers (Jensen) 80 (Ju104) 139 Book Review. Leading and Managing in Nursing (Turner)80 (Nov 04) 960 Book Review. Staffing Management Methods: Tools and Techniques for Nurse Leaders (Tiase) 80 (Dec 04) 1148 A case for outsourcing: Medical device reprocessing (Haley) 79 (Apr 04) 806 Home Study Program. Creating a successful RN first assistant practice (DeFrancesco)80 (Oct 04) 711 Home Study Program. Planning for and positioning a solo RN first assistant practice (DeFrancesco)80 (Nov 04) 864 Home Study Program. The RN first assistant as OR concierge (Robbins)80 (JulO4)84 Home Study Program. Shared governance in an integrated health care network (Batson) 80 (Sep 04) 494 Improving staff member satisfaction and productivity through technology (McHugh) 80 (Sep 04) 523 MARKETING Home Study Program. Marketing an RN first assistant practice-Attracting and keeping clients (DeFrancesco)80 (Dec 04) 1081 MASKS Bacteria bound to cloth; glucoprotamin; toluidine blue 0;surgical helmets versus filtering masks (Evidence) (Allen)80 (Aug 04) 333 Mattress Overlays see BEDS AND MATTRESSES Medical Care Error see HEALTH CARE ERRORS MEDICAL ORDERS Standing orders; automated endoscope reprocessors; documentation; central service department attire; counting ligaclips (CI) (Comer) 79 (Jan 04) 230 MEDICATION ERRORS Book Review. Medication Safety and Cost Recovery: A Four-Step Approach for Executives (Herlehy) 79 (Feb 04) 504 MEDICATION SYSTEMS-STANDARDS AORN Guidance Statement-Safe medication practices in perioperative practice settings 79 (Mar 04) 674 MEDICINE, HERBAL Home Study Program. Herbal product use and perioperative patients (MacKichan)948 AORNJOURNAL

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Older adult surgical patients; herbal medicine use; blood cell salvage and autotransfusion; antibiotic prophylaxis (Evidence) (Allen) 80 (Oct 04) 754 MENTORSHIP Celebrating the art of mentoring by sharing the gift of knowledge (I’M) (Duffy) 80 (Dec 04) 1021 METHICILLIN RESISTANCE Sentinel lymph node biopsy; methicillinresistant Sfqdzylococcus aureiis; fish oil supplements; water warming garment (Evidence) (Allen)80 (Dec 04) 1140 Methods Improvement see CHANGE MANAGEMENT Microbial Drug Resistance see DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL MICROWAVES Absorbable hemostatic agents; transporting sterile instruments; alcohol-based hand rubs; microwave warming of fluids (CI) (Fogg)80 (JulO4) 122 MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES Home Study Program. Minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty (Hohler) 79 (Jm04) 1244 Monitoring, Intraoperative see INTRAOPERATIVE MONITORING MORALE Employee morale and patient safety (PSF) (Beyea)80 (Dec 04) 1123 MRI see MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING MUSIC THERAPY Effect of music on vital signs and postoperative pain (Ikonomidou) 80 (Aug 04) 269 NARRATIVES Book Review. Cooked: An Inner City Nursing Memoir (Henderson) 80 (Oct 04) 760 Learning from stories-A pathway to patient safety (PSF) (Beyea)79 (Jan 04) 224 Protect your patient-It is never too late to reposition (Clin Ex) (Macapagal)79 (May 04) 1017; Letter 80 (Sep 04) 411; Author’s response 80 (Sep 04) 411 Pushing through barriers to advocate for a patient (Clin Ex) (Stein) 80 (Sep 04) 553 NATIONAL NURSES WEEK N u r s e s a e body, one voice (Ed) (Girard) 79 (May 04) 943 NAUSEA Aromatherapy’s effect on postoperative nausea; intravenous lidocaine; ignition of drape material; rofecoxib (Evidence)(Allen) 80 (Sep 04) 572

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NEEDLESTICK INJURIES Use of a needle safety device; quality of life; chemical dot thermometers; care of hospitalized older adult patients (Evidence) (Leske)80 (Nov 04) 943 NETWORKING, PROFESSIONAL Specialty assembly and group meetings provide nehvorlung opportunities 79 (Jan 04) 112 NEUROSURGERY Home Study Program. Experiences with an intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging system in neurosurgery (Mejia)80 (Sep 04) 434 News Media Relations see PUBLIC RELATIONS NMR Imaging see MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING NORWAY Norwegian nurses’ perceived barriers and facilitators to research use (Hommelstad) 79 (Mar 04) 621 Nosocomial Infections see CROSS INFECTION NURSE-PHYSICIAN RELATIONS Nurses’ Advocacy in an Australian operating department (Bull) 79 (Jun 04) 1265 NURSE PRACTITIONERS The role of a nurse practitioner in an ambulatory surgery unit (Guido) 79 (Mar 04) 606 NURSES Kidney transplantation; retained foreign objects; perceptions of quality of care; older nurses’ experiences (Evidence) (Schroeter) 79 (Mar 04) 690 Letter. Older nurses (Pape) 79 (Mar 04) 585 Nurses Week, National see NATIONAL NURSES WEEK NURSING CARE Taking care of patients and caring for patients are not the same (I‘aulson) 79 (Feb 04) 359 Nursing Education, Baccalaureate see EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE Nursing Education, Continuing see EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING Nursing Functions see NURSING ROLE Nursing History see HISTORY OF NURSING Nursing Internships see INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY NURSING LEADERS-HISTORY From Handmaiden to right hand-The beginning of World War I (Holder) 80 (Sep 04) 527 From handmaiden to right hand-The infancy of nursing (Holder) 79 (Feb 04) 374 From handmaiden to right hand-World War

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I-The mud and the blood (Holder) 80 (Oct Perioperative surgery in the twenty-first 04) 652 century-Two case studies (Meyer) 80 (Oct NURSING ORGANIZATIONS 04) 725 The value of association and enhancing ease Operating Room Nursing see PERIOPERATIVE NURSING of access (PM) (Duffy)80 (Sep 04) 401 NURSING OUTCOMES OPERATING ROOMS Book Review. Nursing-Sensitive Outcomes: AORN Guidance Statement. Safe specimen State of the Science (Ortiz) 79 (Feb 04) 503 identification, collection, and handling in NURSING PRACTICE perioperative practice settings 80 (Oct 04) Book Review. Making Sense of Spirituality in 734 Nursing Practice-An Interactive Approach OPERATING ROOMS-ADMINISTRATION (Rogers)79 (May 04) 1072 Book Review. Competencies for Management NURSING PRACTICE, RESEARCH-BASED of the Operating Room (Koch) 79 (Jun 04) Norwegian nurses' perceived barriers and 1326 facilitators to research use (Hommelstad) 79 Does violence still occur in the OR? (Ed) (Mar 04) 621 (Girard) 80 (Sep 04) 407 NURSING ROLE The emergence of a business imperative in The importance of keeping our hand in the surgical services (Anton) 79 (Jun 04) 1290 scrub role (I'M) (Duffy)80 (Nov 04) 817 Home Study Program. Emergency preparedThe influence of context on role behaviors of ness-Is your operating room ready? perioperative nurses (McGarvey)80 (Dec (Eiland) 79 (Jun 04) 1276 04) 1103 Keeping surgical procedure turnover in perNURSING SHORTAGE spective (PM) (Duffy) 80 (Oct 04) 637 Book Review. Where Have All the Nurses OR expansion-A journey into the unknown Gone? The Impact of the Nursing Shortage (Oliver) 79 (Feb 04) 369 on American Healthcare (Miller)80 (Ju14) 141 OPERATING ROOMS-STANDARDS News flash: Nursing shortage is over! (Ed) Code red in the OR-Implementing an OR (Girard) 79 (Apr 04) 753 fire drill (Flowers) 79 (Apr 04) 797 The nursing shortage and the Nurse ReinvestHome Study Program. Can we build a safer ment Act (Policy) (Beu) 79 (May 04) 1061 OR? (Pugliese) 79 (Apr 04) 764 NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL Home Study Program. Fire in the ORBook Review. Staffing Management Methods: Developing a fire safety plan (McCarthy) 79 Tools and Techmques for Nurse Leaders (Mar 04) 588 (Tiase) 80 (Dec 04) 1148 Internet use in the OR-Is it safe? (PSF) Nursing Students see STUDENTS, NURSING (Beyea)80 (Nov 04) 935 Nursing Students, Baccalaureate see STUNurses administering propofol; OR temperaDENTS, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE ture and humidity; OR Internet use; OR OBESITY cleaning; approved skin markers (CI) Obesity-A public health dilemma (Shortt) (Moore) 80 (Nov 04) 929 80 (Dec 04) 1069 ORGAN PROCUREMENT OBESITY, MORBID-SURGERY Organ procurement from the perspective of AORN bariatric surgery guideline 79 (May perioperative nurses (Carter-Gentry) 80 04) 1026 (Sep 04) 417 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE Organization and Administration see Inhalational anesthetic exposure; screening MANAGEMENT for bleeding disorders; hand hygiene; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE Stnpliylococcus mireus infections (Evidence) Book Review. Shaping the Adaptive 79 (Jan 04) 235 Organization: Landscapes, Learning, and OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY Leadership in Volatile Times (Bedison) 80 A critical partnershp-Safety for nurses and (Oct 04) 761 pa tien ts (PSF) (Beyea) 79 (Jun 04) 1299 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ODORS Book Review. Common Knowledge: How Do you smell that? (Ed) (Girard) 79 (Jun 04) Companies Thrive by Sharing What They 1131 Know (Edwards) 79 (Apr 04) 872 OPERATING ROOM INFORMATION Creating a just safety culture (PSF) (Beyea) 79 SYSTEMS (Feb 04) 412 AORNJOURNAL

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Organizational Decision Making see DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, Nursing see NURSING ORGANIZATIONS ORTHOPEDIC NURSING Book Review. Orthopedic Nursing Secrets (Smith) 79 (May 04) 1074 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Home Study Program. Intraoperative use of autologous platelet-rich and platelet-poor plasma for orthopedic surgery patients (Floryan) 80 (Oct 04) 668 OUTCOMES, HEALTH CARE Surgical site infections; stress reduction counseling; hepatitis B vaccination; perioperative blood transfusion (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Jun 04) 1321 Outcomes, Nursing see NURSING OUTCOMES Outpatient Surgical Facilities see SURGICENTERS Outsourcing see CONTRACT SERVICES OXYGEN THERAPY Patient-controlled sedation; perioperative hyperoxia; health care providers’ communication styles; Pseiidoriioiins aeuugiizosa (Evidence) (Allen) 80 (JulO4) 133 Packaging, Drug see DRUG PACKAGING Packaging, Product see PRODUCT PACKAGING Palmtop Computers see COMPUTERS, HAND-HELD Participatory Management see SHARED GOVERNANCE PATIENT ADVOCACY Nurses‘ advocacy in an Australian operating department (Bull) 79 (Jun04) 1265 Pushing through barriers to advocate for a patient (Clin Ex) (Stein)80 (Sep 04) 553 PATIENT COMPLIANCE Patient-controlled sedation; perioperative hyperoxia; health care providers’ communication styles; Ps~~urcloniorins amigirrosn (Evidence)(Allen)80 (JulO4)133 Patient Discharge Planning see DISCHARGE PLANNING Patient Dissatisfaction see PATIENT SATISFACTION PATIENT EDUCATION Patients‘ questions about orthopedic surgery; surgical errors; thiazide diuretics; iodophorimpregnated drapes (Evidence)(Allen) 79 (Feb 04) 496 Patient Outcome see OUTCOMES, HEALTH CARE Patient-Physician Relations see PHYSI-

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CIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS PATIENT POSITIONING Negligence cases concerning positioning injuries (Law) (Murphy) 80 (Aug 04) 311 Protect your patient-It is never too late to reposition (Clin Ex) (Macapagal) 79 (May 04) 1017; Letter 80 (Sep 04) 411; Author’s response 80 (Sep 04) 411 PATIENT SAFETY AORN Position Statement on Patient Safety 79 (Jun 04) 1160 Best practices for abbreviation use (PSF) (Beyea) 79 (Mar 04) 641 The countdown to safety (Ed) (Girard) 79 (Mar 04) 575 Creating a just safety culture (PSF) (Beyea) 79 (Feb 04) 412 A critical partnership-Safety for nurses and patients (PSF) (Beyea) 79 (Jun 04) 1299 Employee morale and patient safety (PSF) (Beyea) 80 (Dec 04) 1123 Ensuring patient safety-A0R”s indispensable resources (I‘M) (Duffy) 80 (JulO4)9 Home Study Program. Can we build a safer OR? (Pugliese) 79 (Apr 04) 764 Human patient simulation: A teaching strategy (PSF) (Beyea) 80 (Oct 04) 738 Improving patient safety-How can information technology help? (Cobb) 80 (Aug 04) 295 Improving verbal communication in clinical care (PSF) (Beyea) 79 (May 04) 1053 Internet use in the OR-Is it safe? (PSF) (Beyea) 80 (Nov 04) 935 Intimidation in health care settings and patient safety (PSF) (Beyea)80 (JulO4)115 Keeping patients safe-Procedure and site verification and preprocedure pause (Rusynko) 79 (Apr 04) 787 Learning from sentinel event statistics (PSF) (Beyea) 80 (Aug 04) 315 Learning from stories-A pathway to patient safety (PSF) (Beyea) 79 (Jan 04) 224 Leech storage; surgical site infection study; national patient safety goals; eating on instrument prep tables; razor shaving (CI) (Blanchard) 79 (Feb 04) 405 Protect your patient-It is never too late to reposition (Clin Ex) (Macapagal) 79 (May 04) 1017; Letter 80 (Sep 04) 411; Author’s response 80 (Sep 04) 411 Protecting patients from potential injuries (Law) (Murphy) 79 (May 04) 1013 Safety resources for perioperative clinicians (PSF) (Beyea) 79 (Apr 04) 853 Time out-The surgical pause that counts

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(Clin Ex) (Charlton) 80 (Dec 04) 1121 Too tired to work safely? (PSF) (Beyea) 80 (Sep 04) 559 PATIENT SATISFACTION Book Review. Customer Service in Health Care: A Grassroots Approach to Creating a Culture of Service Excellence (Coe) 79 (Jun 04) 1324 Kidney transplantation; retained foreign objects; perceptions of quality of care; older nurses' experiences (Evidence) (Schroeter) 79 (Mar 04) 690 Patients, Hospitalized see INPATIENTS Patients, Surgical see SURGICAL PATIENTS PEDIATRIC SURGERY Developing a computer game to prepare children for surgery (Rassin)80 (Dec 04) 1095 Sentinel lymph node biopsy; methicillinresistant Stnyliylococcirs mrrrris; fish oil supplements; water warming garment (Evidence)(Allen) 80 (Dec 04) 1140 Periodicals see SERIAL PUBLICATIONS PERIOPERATIVE CARE Sentinel lymph node biopsy; methicillinresistant Stnphylococczis aurrus; fish oil supplements; water warming garment (Evidence)(Allen) 80 (Dec 04) 1140 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING Book Review. Ethics in Perioperative Practice (OConnor) 80 (Sep 04) 580 Celebrate our value and dance (Ed) (McNamara) 80 (Nov 04) 821 Certification-The gold standard (Hohler) 80 (Sep 04) 544 The influence of context on role behaviors of perioperative nurses (McGarvey)80 (Dec 04) 1103 Organ procurement from the perspective of perioperative nurses (Carter-Gentry)80 (Sep 04) 417 Safe use of lasers in the operating room: What perioperative nurses should know (Andersen) 79 (Jan 04) 171 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING-ADMINISTRATION AORN nurse leaders provide insight into management issues (Hahn) 79 (Mar 04) 616 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING-EDUCATION Educating nurses into the perioperative arena (Latz) 79 (May 04) 965 Implementing a perioperative nursing elective in a baccalaureate curriculum (Holmes) 80 (Nov 04) 902 Kicking it up a notch-Successful teaching techniques (Graling) 80 (Sep 04) 459 A knowledge comparison of nursing stu-

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dents in perioperative versus other rotations (Sigsby) 80 (Oct 04) 699 Perioperative clinical learning experiences (Sigsby) 80 (Sep 04) 476 Perioperative education-Perspective from the think tank (Girard) 80 (Nov 04) 827 Preparing RNs for the OR through a certificate in perioperative nursing program (Smith) 80 (Oct 04) 690 A primer for perioperative education (Educ Innov) (Gentz) 80 (JulO4)111 Reaching out to future generationsIntroduction at the high school level 79 (May 04) 998 Return on investment for a perioperative nurse fellowship (Sandhusen) 80 (JulO4) 73 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING-EVALUATION Celebrating our value (PM) (Duffy) 79 (Apr 04) 749 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING-HISTORY From handmaiden to right hand-The beginning of World War I (Holder) 80 (Sep 04) 527 From handmaiden to right hand-World War I-The mud and the blood (Holder) 80 (Oct 04) 652 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING-PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS The value of our practice (I'M) (Duffy) 79 (Jun 04) 1125 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING-STANDARDS Deep vein thrombosis; neutral zone; circulating and recovering; environmental controls; wound classifications; sterile field (CI) (Petersen) 79 (Apr 04) 856 The invisible nurse-Behind the scenes in an Australian OR (Bull) 79 (Apr 04) 810 PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS Home Study Program. Heated intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy-The challenges of bringing chemotherapy into surgery (Foltz) 80 (Dec 04) 1055 PERSONAL BOUNDARIES Nurses' advocacy in an Australian operating department (Bull) 79 (Jun04) 1265 PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT Book Review. Employee Recruitment and Retention Handbook (D'Alfonso) 79 (Apr 04) 872 PERSONNEL RETENTION Book Review. Employee Recruitment and Retention Handbook (D'Alfonso) 79 (Apr 04) 872 Book Review. Keeping the People Who Keep You in Business: 24 Ways to Hang on to AORN I O U R N A L

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Your Most Valuable Talent (Phillips)80 (Aug 04) 338 PHOTOGRAPHY Stress management through the viewfinder (Clin Innov) (Sale) 79 (Apr 04) 845 Physician-Nurse Relations see NURSEPHYSICIAN RELATIONS PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS Book Review. Communicating with Your Patients: Skills for Building Rapport (Nunemaker) 79 (Mar 04) 696 Physicians’ Orders see MEDICAL ORDERS Phytotherapy see MEDICINE, HERBAL PLAGIARISM Plagiarism: An ethical problem in the writing world (Ed) (Girard) 80 (Ju104) 13 PLANTS Time for unused sterile setups; maintaining instrument count sheets; gowning off back tables; plants in the OR; count discrepancies (CI) (Petersen)80 (Aug 04) 321 PLASMA Home Study Program. Intraoperative use of autologous platelet-rich and platelet-poor plasma for orthopedic surgery patients (Floryan)80 (Oct 04) 668 POLITICAL PARTICIPATION Advocacy Day-In Washington and ”on message” (Policy) (Beu) 80 (Nov 04) 939 Book Review. Sidewalk Strategies: Seven Winning Steps for Candidates, Causes, and Communities (Walker)80 (Oct 04) 759 Positioning of Patients see PATIENT POSITIONING POSTERS Attendees earn contact hours by viewing posters, and presenters win awards of merit 79 (Jun 04) 1233 Earn contact hours at Congress by viewing poster displays 79 (Feb 04) 312 POSTOPERATIVE CARE Effect of music on vital signs and postoperative pain (Ikonomidou)80 (Aug 04) 269 Postoperative Wound Infection see SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION POWDERS Mattress disinfection; hand hygiene; latex safety; abdominal-perineal preps; hand rub characteristics;radiopaque packing (CI) (Fogg) 79 (Mar 04) 645 PRACTICE GUIDELINES AORN bariatric surgery guideline 79 (May 04) 1026 AORN Guidance Statement. Safe medication practices in perioperative practice settings 79 (Mar 04) 674

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AORN Guidance Statement. Safe specimen identification, collection, and handling in perioperative practice settings 80 (Oct 04) 734 AORN latex guideline 79 (Mar 04)653 Letter. Latex precautions for tissue (Stevens) 79 (Jun 04) 1133 Recommended practices for electrosurgery 79 (Feb 04) 432 Recommended practices for laser safety 79 (Apr 04) 836 Recommended practices for product selection in perioperative practice settings 79 (Mar 04) 678 Recommended practices for surgical hand antisepsidhand scrubs 79 (Feb 04) 416 Recommended practices for surgical tissue banking 79 (Feb 04) 462 Pregnant Women see EXPECTANT MOTHERS PREOPERATIVE CARE Effect of music on vital signs and postoperative pain (Ikonomidou) 80 (Aug 04) 269 Keeping patients safe-Procedure and site verification and preprocedure pause (Rusynko) 79 (Apr 04) 787 PREOPERATIVE EDUCATION Developing a computer game to prepare children for surgery (Rassin) 80 (Dec 04) 1095 Preoperative Skin Care see SKIN PREPARATION, SURGICAL PRIVATE PRACTICE Home Study Program. Creating a successful RN first assistant practice (DeFrancesco)80 (Oct 04) 711 Home Study Program. Marketing an RN first assistant practice-Attracting and keeping clients (DeFrancesco)80 (Dec 04) 1081 Home Study Program. Planning for and positioning a solo RN first assistant practice (DeFrancesco)80 (Nov 04) 864 Prizes see AWARDS AND HONORS PRODUCT EVALUATION Home Study Program. Clinical alarm systems testing-A program assessment model (Richardson)80 (Aug 04) 280 PRODUCT LABELING Compressed medical gases; preparing IV fluids in advance; Clostridium di’cile; sterile water on back tables; closing OR doors (CI) (Petersen) 80 (Dec 04) 1129 PRODUCT LIABILITY Product liability and perioperative nurses (Law) (Murphy) 79 (Feb 04) 396 PRODUCT PACKAGING Sterile package checks; aseptic technique; floor drains; orthopedic room air exchanges;

active electrode insulation (CI) 80 (Sep 04) 567 PRODUCT SELECTION CRITERIA Recommended practices for product selection in perioperative practice settings 79 (Mar 04) 678 PRODUCTIVITY Book Review. The ROI of Human Capital: Measuring the Economic Value of Employee Performance 80 (Dec 04) 1146 Improving staff member satisfaction and productivity through technology (McHugh) 80 (Sep 04) 523 Professional Accountability see ACCOUNTABILITY PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE Book Review. Competencies for Management of the Operating Room (Koch) 79 (Jun 04) 1326 Professional Networking see NETWORKING, PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, EVIDENCE BASED Aromatherapy’s effect on postoperative nausea; intravenous lidocaine; ignition of drape material; rofecoxib (Evidence) (Allen)80 (Sep 04) 572 Bacteria bound to cloth; glucoprotamin; toluidine blue 0;surgical helmets versus filtering masks (Evidence) (Allen) 80 (Aug 04) 333 Double gloving; smoking and fracture risk; shunt treatment for hydrocephalus; venous thromboembolism (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (May 04) 1058 Inhalation anesthetic exposure; screening for bleeding disorders; hand hygiene; Stnyhylococciis nirreirs infections (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Jan 04) 235 Kidney transplantation; retained foreign objects; perceptions of quality of care; older nurses’ experiences (Evidence) (Schroeter) 79 (Mar 04) 690 Older adult surgical patients; herbal medicine use; blood cell salvage and auto transfusion; antibiotic prophylaxis (Evidence) (Allen) 80 (Oct 04) 754 Patient-controlled sedation; periopera tive hyperoxia; health care providers’ communication styles; Pseiiiiomizns neriiginosn (Evidence) (Allen) 80 (Jul04) 133 Patients‘ questions about orthopedic surgery; surgical errors; thiazide diuretics; iodophorimpregnated drapes (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Feb 04) 496 Sentinel lymph node biopsy; methicillinresistant Stnyhylococcirs arrrezrs; fish oil sup-

plements; water warming garment (Evidence) (Allen) 80 (Dec 04) 1140 Smoke plume evacuation; antibiotic prophylaxis; alcohol’s effect on infection; misuse of prophylactic techniques (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Apr 04) 866 Surgical site infections; stress reduction counseling; hepatitis B vaccination; perioperative blood transfusion (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Jun04) 1321 Use of a needle safety device; quality of life; chemical dot thermometers; care of hospitalized older adult patients (Evidence) (Leske) 80 (Nov 04) 943 Professional Practice, Nursing see NURSING PRACTICE PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION Recognizing professional and volunteer activities (Hahn) 79 (May 04) 1006 PROGRAM PLANNING A vision and a promise (PM) (Duffy) 79 (May 04) 937 Prophylaxis, Antibiotic see ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING The new barrier standard-Whose interests does it serve? (0)(Belkin) 80 (Oct 04) 647 Time for unused sterile setups; maintaining instrument count sheets; gowning off back tables; plants in the OR; count discrepancies (CI) (Petersen) 80 (Aug 04) 321 PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS Patient-controlled sedation; perioperative hyperoxia; health care providers’ communication styles; Pseiidoinonas neriiginosn (Evidence) (Allen) 80 (JulO4)133 PUBLIC HEALTH Obesity-A public health dilemma (Shortt) 80 (Dec 04) 1069 PUBLIC RELATIONS Invite a risk manager to the OR for Perioperative Nurse Week (0)(Hickey) 80 (Nov 04) 825 Represenkng our value (I‘M) (Duffy) 80 (Aug 04) 197 Pulmonary Neoplasms see LUNG NEOPLASMS QUALITY ASSURANCE Time out-The surgical pause that counts (Clin Ex) (Charlton) 80 (Dec 04) 1121 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Improving patient safety-How can information technology help? (Cobb) 80 (Aug 04) 295 QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE Working together to ensure quality patient AORN JOURNAL

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care (0)(Dorin) 79 (Jan 04) 17 QUALITY OF LIFE Use of a needle safety device; quality of life; chemical dot thermometers; care of hospitalized older adult patients (Evidence) (Leske)80 (Nov 04) 943 QUALITY OF NURSING CARE Kidney transplantation; retained foreign objects; perceptions of quality of care; older nurses’ experiences (Evidence) (Schroeter) 79 (Mar 04) 690 Recognition, Professional see PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION Recruitment, Personnel see PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT Renal Transplantation see KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION RESEARCH Aromatherapy’s effect on postoperative nausea; intravenous lidocaine; ignition of drape material; rofecoxib (Evidence)(Allen)80 (Stp 04) 572 Bacteria bound to cloth; glucoprotamin; toluidine blue 0;surgical helmets versus filtering masks (Evidence) (Allen)80 (Aug 04) 333 Book Review. Writing Research: Transforming Data into Text (Osbome) 80 (Nov 04) 959 Developing a computer game to prepare children for surgery (Rassin) 80 (Dec 04) 1095 Double gloving; smoking and fracture risk; shunt treatment for hydrocephalus; venous thromboembolism (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (May 04) 1058 Effect of music on vital signs and postoperative pain (Ikonomidou) 80 (Aug 04) 269 Inhalation anesthetic exposure; screening for bleeding disorders; hand hygiene; Stnplrylococcus aiireiis infections (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Jan 04) 235 Kidney transplantation; retained foreign objects; perceptions of quality of care; older nurses’ experiences (Evidence) (Schroeter) 79 (Mar 04) 690 Older adult surgical patients; herbal medicine use; blood cell salvage and autotransfusion; antibiotic prophylaxis (Evidence) (Allen)80 (Oct 04) 754 Patient-controlled sedation; perioperative hyperoxia; health care providers’ communication styles; Pseiidomonas aeriiginosn (Evidence) (Allen) 80 Uu104) 133 Patients’ questions about orthopedic surgery; surgical errors; thiazide diuretics; iodophorimpregnated drapes (Evidence) (Allen) 79

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(Feb 04) 496 Sentinel lymph node biopsy; methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus; fish oil supplements; water warming garment (Evidence)(Allen) 80 (Dec 04) 1140 Smoke plume evacuation; antibiotic prophylaxis; alcohol’s effect on infection; misuse of prophylactic techniques (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Apr 04) 866 Surgical site infections; stress reduction comseling; hepatitis B vaccination; perioperative blood transfusion (Evidence)(Allen) 79 (Jun 04) 1321 Use of a needle safety device; quality of life; chemical dot thermometers; care of hospitalized older adult patients (Evidence) (Leske) 80 (Nov 04) 943 Women’s experience with breast biopsy (Chappy) 80 (Nov 04) 885 Research-Based Nursing Practice see NURSING PRACTICE, RESEARCH-BASED Research, Health Services see HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH RESEARCH, NURSING The influence of context on role behaviors of perioperative nurses (McGarvey) 80 (Dec 04) 1103 A knowledge comparison of nursing students in perioperative versus other rotations (Sigsby)80 (Oct 04) 699 Norwegian nurses’ perceived barriers and facilitators to research use (Hommelstad) 79 (Mar 04) 621 Organ procurement from the perspective of perioperative nurses (Carter-Gentry)80 (Sep 04) 417 The value of certification-A research journey (Byme) 79 (Apr 04) 825 Residencies see INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY Responsibility see ACCOUNTABILITY RESTRICTED DIET Book Review. Good Carbohydrate Revolution (Gay) 80 (Aug 04)340 Retention of Employees see PERSONNEL RETENTION RISK MANAGEMENT Invite a risk manager to the OR for Perioperative Nurse Week (0)(Hickey)80 (Nov 04) 825 RN FIRST ASSISTANTS Book Review. CRNFA Study Guide and Practice Resource (Shipman) 80 (Dec 04) 1146 Home Study Program. Creating a successful RN first assistant practice (DeFrancesco)80

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Shortage, Nursing see NURSING SHORTAGE (Oct 04) 711 Home Study Program. Marketing an RN first SHUNTS, SURGICAL Double gloving; smoking and fracture risk; assistant practice-Attracting and keeping shunt treatment for hydrocephalus; venous clients (DeFrancesco)80 (Dec 04) 1081 thromboembolism (Evidence) (Allen) 79 Home Study Program. Planning for and posi(May 04) 1058 tioning a solo RN first assistant practice SIMULATIONS (DeFrancesco)80 (Nov 04) 864 Human patient simulation: A teaching strateHome Study Program. The RN first assistant gy (PSF) (Beyea)80 (Oct 04) 738 as OR concierge (Robbins) 80 (Ju104)84 SKIN PREPARATION, SURGICAL Revised AORN Official Statement on RN Mattress disinfection; hand hygiene; latex First Assistants 79 (Jun 04) 1163 safety; abdominal-perineal preps; hand rub RN MIX characteristics; radiopaque packing (CI) The RN in the circulator role-A proactive (Fogg) 79 (Mar 04) 645 approach (Policy) (Franko) 79 (Mar 04) 683 Rofecoxib see COX-2 INHIBITORS Nurses administering propofol; OR temperature and humidity; OR Internet use; OR Safety, Laser see LASER SAFETY cleaning; approved skin markers (CI) Safety, Occupational see OCCUPATIONAL (Moore) 80 (Nov 04) 929 SAFETY SMALLPOX Safety, Patient see PATIENT SAFETY Treating patients with smallpox in the operatSALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS ing room (Beasley)80 (Oct 04) 681 The 2004 AORN Salary Survey: Trends among perioperative nurses (Bacon) 80 (Dec SMOKE, SURGICAL 04) 1042 Smoke plume evacuation; antibiotic prophySatisfaction, Patient see PATIENT laxis; alcohol’s effect on infection; misuse of SATISFACTION prophylactic techniques (Evidence) (Allen) Schedule, Surgery see SURGERY SCHEDULE 79 (Apr 04) 866 Scheduling, Flexible see FLEXIBLE SMOKING SCHEDULING Double gloving; smoking and fracture risk; shunt treatment for hydrocephalus; venous Scholarships see TRAINING SUPPORT, thromboembolism (Evidence) (Allen) 79 FINANCIAL (May 04) 1058 Scrub Nurses see PERIOPERATIVE NURSING Societies, Nursing see NURSING Scrubbing, Surgical see SURGICAL SCRUBBING ORGANIZATIONS SECURITY MEASURES SPECIMEN HANDLING AORN Guidance Statement. Safe specimen Aseptic technique; electrosurgical safety; abbreviations; instrument marking tape; identification, collection, and handling in medication security (CI) (Conner) 79 (May perioperative practice settings 80 (Oct 04) 04) 1021 734 SENTINEL EVENT SPIRITUALITY Learning from sentinel event statistics (PSF) Book Review. Makmg Sense of Spirituality in (Beyea)80 (Aug 04) 315 Nursing Practice-An Interactive Approach SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY (Rogers) 79 (May 04) 1072 Sentinel lymph node biopsy; methicillinSponge Count see SURGICAL COUNT resistant Sfnplzylococciisnureus; fish oil supPROCEDURE plements; water warming garment Sponges, Surgical see SURGICAL (Evidence)(Allen) 80 (Dec 04) 1140 SPONGES SERIAL PUBLICATIONS STAFF DEVELOPMENT Letter. The ~uzrvizalin Iraq (Brown) 80 (Sep 04) Book Review. Staff Development Nursing 411 Secrets (Johnson) 79 (May 04) 1073 SHARED GOVERNANCE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS Home Study Program. Shared governance in Sentinel lymph node biopsy; methicillinan integrated health care network (Batson) resistant Sfaphylococcus nureus; fish oil sup80 (Sep 04) 494 plements; water warming garment Sharps Count see SURGICAL COUNT (Evidence) (Allen) 80 (Dec 04) 1140 PROCEDURE STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS Shaving, Hair see HAIR REMOVAL Inhalational anesthetic exposure; screening AORN IOURNAL

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for bleeding disorders; hand hygiene; Innov) (Gentz) 80 (JulO4)111 Stnplzylococciis niirezis infections (Evidence) STUDENTS, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE 79 (Jan 04) 235 Implementing a perioperative nursing elecSTATISTICS tive in a baccalaureate curriculum (Holmes) 80 (Nov 04) 902 Learning from sentinel event statistics (PSF) (Beyea)80 (Aug 04) 315 A knowledge comparison of nursing stuSTERILIZATION AND DISINFECTION dents in perioperative versus other rotations Absorbable hemostatic agents; transporting (Sigsby)80 (Oct 04) 699 sterile instruments; alcohol-based hand SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS rubs; microwave warming of fluids (CI) Patients‘ questions about orthopedic surgery; surgical errors; thiazide diuretics; iodophor(Fogg)80 (JulO4)122; Letter 80 (Sep 04) 412; Author’s response 80 (Sep 04) 412 impregnated drapes (Evidence) (Allen) 79 Aseptic technique; electrosurgical safety; (Feb 04) 496 Surgeon’s Assistants see FIRST ASSISTANTS abbreviations; instrument marking tape; medication security (CI) (Conner) 79 (May Surgeon’s Assistants, RN see RN FIRST 04) 1021 ASSISTANTS Compressed medical gases; preparing IV flu- SURGERY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ids in advance; Clostridiiini dificile; sterile Smoke plume evacuation; antibiotic prophylaxis; alcohol’s effect on infection; misuse of water on back tables; closing OR doors (CI) (Petersen) 80 (Dec 04) 1129 prophylactic techniques (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Apr 04) 866 Mattress disinfection; hand hygiene; latex Surgery, Minimally Invasive see MINIMALsafety; abdominal-perineal preps; hand rub LY INVASIVE PROCEDURES characteristics; radiopaque packing (CI) (Fogg) 79 (Mar 04) 645 Surgery, Neurologic see NEUROSURGERY Standing orders; automated endoscope SURGERY, OPERATIVE reprocessors; documentation; central service Older adult surgical patients; herbal medidepartment attire; counting ligaclips (CI) cine use; blood cell salvage and autotransfusion; antibiotic prophylaxis (Evidence) (Conner) 79 (Jan 04) 230 (Allen) 80 (Oct 04) 754 STRESS MANAGEMENT SURGERY, OPERATIVE-ECONOMICS Stress management through the viewfinder Using activity-based costing in surgery (Clin Innov) (Sale) 79 (Apr 04) 845 (Grandlich) 79 (Jan04) 189 Surgical site infections; stress reduction counseling; hepatitis B vaccination; perioperative Surgery, Orthopedic see ORTHOPEDIC blood transfusion (Evidence)(Allen) 79 (Jun SURGERY SURGERY SCHEDULE 04) 1321 Perioperative surgery in the twenty-first STUDENT KNOWLEDGE century-Two case studies (Meyer) 80 (Oct A knowledge comparison of nursing students in perioperative versus other rotations 04) 725 SURGICAL COUNT PROCEDURE (Sigsby) 80 (Oct 04) 699 The countdown to safety (Ed) (Girard) 79 STUDENTS, HIGH SCHOOL (Mar 04) 575 Reaching out to future generationsKidney transplantation; retained foreign Introduction at the high school level 79 objects; perceptions of quality of care; older (May 04) 998 nurses’ experiences (Evidence) (Schroeter) STUDENTS, NURSING 79 (Mar 04) 690 It was huge! Nursing students’ first experience Standing orders; automated endoscope at AORN Congress (Byrne) 79 (Jan 04) 219 reprocessors; documentation; central service Perioperative education-Perspective from department attire; counting ligaclips (CI) the think tank (Girard) 80 (Nov 04) 827 (Conner) 79 (Jan 04) 230 A primer for perioperative education (Educ

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Surgical Shunts see SHUNTS, SURGICAL Time for unused sterile setups; maintaining instrument count sheets; gowning off back Surgical Skin Care see SKIN PREPARAtables; plants in the OR; count discrepancies TION, SURGICAL Surgical Smoke see SMOKE, SURGICAL (CI) (Petersen)80 (Aug 04) 321 SURGICAL DRAPING SURGICAL SPONGES The new barrier standard-Whose interests Kidney transplantation; retained foreign does it serve? (0)(Belkin) 80 (Oct 04) 647 objects; perceptions of quality of care; older Patients’ questions about orthopedic surgery; nurses’ experiences (Evidence) (Schroeter) surgical errors; thiazide diuretics; iodophor79 (Mar 04) 690 impregnated drapes (Evidence)(Allen)79 SURGICAL WOUND (Feb 04) 496 Improving surgical wound classificationSURGICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPWhy it matters (Devaney) 80 (Aug 04) 208 PLIES-STANDARDS SURGICAL WOUND CARE Developing a central sterile surgical instruMattress disinfection; hand hygiene; latex ment technician program (Gamer) 80 (Aug safety; abdominal-perineal preps; hand rub characteristics; radiopaque packing (CI) 04) 235 (Fogg) 79 (Mar 04) 645 Surgical Hemostasis see HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION SURGICAL Surgical Information Systems see OPERATChain of custody; nosocomial surgical wound ING ROOM INFORMATION SYSTEMS infections; antibiotic resistance; terminal OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS cleaning (CI) (Blanchard)80 (Oct 04) 745 Bacteria bound to cloth; glucoprotamin; toluiLeech storage; surgical site infection study; national patient safety goals; eating on dine blue 0;surgical helmets versus filtering masks (Evidence)(Allen)80 (Aug 04) 333 instrument prep tables; razor shaving (CI) (Blanchard)79 (Feb 04) 405 Kidney transplantation; retained foreign objects; perceptions of quality of care; older Patient-controlled sedation; periopera tive nurses’ experiences (Evidence) (Schroeter) hyperoxia; health care providers’ communi79 (Mar 04) 690 cation styles; Pseudomonas aeruginosa SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS-STANDARDS (Evidence)(Allen) 80 (Jul04) 133 Deep vein thrombosis; neutral zone; circulatSurgical site infections; pregnant health care ing and recovering; environmental controls; workers and infectious diseases; multiplewound classifications; sterile field (CI) use vials; leishmaniasis (CI) (Blanchard)79 (Petersen) 79 (Apr 04) 856 (Jun 04) 1303 Surgical Masks see MASKS Surgical site infections; stress reduction counSURGICAL PATIENTS seling; hepatitis B vaccination; perioperative Older adult surgical patients; herbal mediblood transfusion (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Jun cine use; blood cell salvage and autotransfu04) 1321 sion; antibiotic prophylaxis (Evidence) SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION(Allen)80 (Oct 04) 754 CLASSIFICATION Treating patients with smallpox in the operatDeep vein thrombosis; neutral zone; circulating room (Beasley)80 (Oct 04) 681 ing and recovering; environmental controls; SURGICAL SCRUBBING wound classifications; sterile field (CI) Absorbable hemostatic agents; transporting (Petersen) 79 (Apr 04) 856 sterile instruments; alcohol-based hand SURGICENTERS rubs; microwave warming of fluids (CI) The role of a nurse practitioner in an ambula(Fogg) 80 (JulO4)122 tory surgery unit (Guido) 79 (Mar 04) 606 Hand scrub products-Performance requireSURVEYS ments versus clinical relevance (Paulson) 80 The 2004 AORN Salary Survey: Trends among (Aug 04) 225 perioperative nurses (Bacon) 80 (Dec 04) 1042 AORN JOURNAL

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TAPES Aseptic technique; electrosurgical safety; abbreviations; instrument marking tape; medication security (CI) (Conner) 79 (May 04) 1021 TEACHING METHODS Kicking it up a notch-Successful teaching techniques (Graling)80 (Sep 04) 459 TEACHING METHODS, CLINICAL Human patient simulation: A teaching strategy (PSF) (Beyea)80 (Oct 04) 738 TECHNOLOGY Improving staff member satisfaction and productivity through technology (McHugh) 80 (Sep 04) 523 Technology, Information see INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TELECOMMUNICATIONS Book Review. Telecommunicationsfor Nurses: Providing Successful Distance Education and Telehealth (Lagueux) 79 (Feb 04) 502 TERMINAL CARE Book Review. Caring for the Dying: Critical Issues at the Edge of Life (Callaway) 80 (Jul 04) 139 TEXTILES Bacteria bound to cloth; glucoprotamin; toluidine blue 0;surgical helmets versus filtering masks (Evidence)(Allen) 80 (Aug 04) 333 The new barrier standard-Whose interests does it serve? (0)(Belkin)80 (Oct 04) 647 THERMOMETERS Use of a needle safety device; quality of life; chemical dot thermometers; care of hospitalized older adult patients (Evidence) (Leske)80 (Nov 04) 943 THROMBOEMBOLISM Double gloving; smoking and fracture risk; shunt treatment for hydrocephalus; venous thromboembolism (Evidence)(Allen) 79 (May 04) 1058 Thrombosis, Venous see VENOUS THROMBOSIS TIME FACTORS Keeping surgical procedure turnover in perspective (I'M) (Duffy) 80 (Oct 04) 637 Time for unused sterile setups; maintaining instrument count sheets; gowning off back tables; plants in the OR; count discrepancies

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(CI) (Petersen) 80 (Aug 04) 321 TISSUE BANKS Recommended practices for surgical tissue banking 79 (Feb 04) 462 Tissue Procurement see ORGAN PROCUREMENT TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION Letter. Latex precautions for tissue (Stevens) 79 (Tun 04) 1133 Total Hip Arthroplasty see ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP Total Joint Replacement see ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT Total Quality Improvement see QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Traineeships see INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY TRAINING SUPPORT, FINANCIAL AORN Foundation announces 2003-2004 education incentive grants and endowed scholarships 80 (JulO4) 118 Profile of a successful AORN Foundation scholarship applicant (Chappy) 79 (Mar 04) 637 Recipients of AORN Foundation scholarships announced 79 (Feb 04) 486 Return on investment for a perioperative nurse fellowship (Sandhusen) 80 (JulO4)73 Transfusion, Blood see BLOOD TRANSFUSION Transfusion, Blood, Autologous see BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS Transplantation, Kidney see KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION Transplantation, Tissue see TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION TREATMENT ERRORS Patients' questions about orthopedic surgery; surgical errors; thiazide diuretics; iodophorimpregnated drapes (Evidence) (Allen) 79 (Feb 04) 496 TREATMENT ERRORS-PREVENTION AND CONTROL Keeping patients safe-Procedure and site verification and preprocedure pause (Rusynko) 79 (Apr 04) 787 ULCERATIVE COLITIS Home Study Program. Ulcerative colitisDiagnosis and surgical management (Stein) 80 (Aug 04) 243

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resistant Staphylococcus aureus; fish oil supUNIFORMS plements; water warming garment Standing orders; automated endoscope (Evidence) (Allen) 80 (Dec 04) 1140 reprocessors; documenta tion; central service WEB BROWSERS department attire; counting ligaclips (CI) (Conner) 79 (Jan 04) 230 Book Review. Digital Capital: Harnessing the Power of Business Webs (Davis) 80 (Sep 04) UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG 579 ADMINISTRATION WEST NILE FEVER Hand scrub products-Performance requirements versus clinical relevance (Paulson) 80 Bugging the system: West Nile virus (Ed) (Girard) 79 (Feb 04) 297 (Aug 04) 225 Validity, Criterion-Related see CRITERION- Wholistic Care see HOLISTIC CARE RELATED VALIDITY WOMEN’S HEALTH Book Review. Integrated Women’s Health: VENOUS THROMBOSIS Deep vein thrombosis; neutral zone; circulatHolistic Approaches for Comprehensive ing and recovering; environmental controls; Care (Littlefield)79 (Jm04) 1326 wound classifications; sterile field (CI) WORK ENVIRONMENT (Petersen) 79 (Apr 04) 856 A critical partnership-Safety for nurses and VERBAL ABUSE patients (PSF) (Beyea) 79 (Jun04) 1299 Home Study Program. Assertiveness training The influence of context on role behaviors of to prevent verbal abuse in the OR (Buback) perioperative nurses (McGarvey) 80 (Dec 79 (Jan 04) 148; Letter 79 (Jun 04) 1133 04) 1103 Verbal Accounts see NARRATIVES WORKPLACE VIOLENCE VERBAL BEHAVIOR Does violence still occur in the OR? (Ed) Improving verbal communication in clinical (Girard) 80 (Sep 04) 407 care (PSF) (Beyea) 79 (May 04) 1053 WOUND ASSESSMENT Violence, Workplace see WORKPLACE Improving surgical wound classificationVIOLENCE Why it matters (Devaney) 80 (Aug 04) Vioxx see COX-2 INHIBITORS 208 VOLUNTEER WORKERS Wound Care, Surgical see SURGICAL Recognizing professional and volunteer WOUND CARE activities (Hahn) 79 (May 04) 1006 Wound Infection, Surgical see SURGICAL VOTING WOUND INFECTION What type of voter are you? (Ed) (Girard) 80 Wound, Surgical see SURGICAL WOUND (Oct 04) 643 WOUNDS AND INJURIES WAR Protecting patients from potential injuries From handmaiden to right hand-The begin(Law) (Murphy) 79 (May 04) 1013 ning of World War I (Holder) 80 (Sep 04) 527 WRITING FOR PUBLICATION From handmaiden to right hand-World War Author guidelines 80 (Oct 04) 769 I and advancements in medicine (Holder) Book Review. Writing Research: 80 (Nov 04) 911 Transforming Data into Text (Osbome) 80 From handmaiden to right hand-World War (Nov 04) 959 T-The mud and the blood (Holder) 80 (Oct Copyright and the AORN ]oiirnal (Ed) 04) 652 (Girard) 80 (Aug 04) 203 WARMING TECHNIQUES Plagiarism: An ethical problem in the writing Absorbable hemostatic agents; transporting world (Ed) (Girard) 80 (Jul04) 13 sterile instruments; alcohol-based hand Xylocaine see LIDOCAINE rubs; microwave warming of fluids (CI) (Fogg) 80 (JulO4)122 RUTH E. GILBERT Sentinel lymph node biopsy; methicillinM LS AORN JOURNAL

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