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ALBANO, HEIDEE jt auth see Walsh, Angi 88 (Jul 08) 59 ALLEN, GEORGE Antibiotic-impregnated cement use in hip arthroplasty; preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate showers; discrepancies in surgical count; screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Evidence) 88 (Oct 08) 641 Breaches in epidural anesthesia aseptic technique; time-dependent contamination of OR trays; cleaning and disinfection of endoscopes; effects of oral phosphate solution on renal function (Evidence) 88 (Aug 08) 287 Correct site surgery; leaving dentures in place during anesthesia induction; weight loss before gastric bypass surgery; disrup-

tion in surgical flow (Evidence) 87 (Feb 08) 445 The effect of shift changes on cesarean complications; continuous blood glucose monitoring during surgery; use of mirtazapine to reduce anxiety and nausea and vomiting; anxiety in female patients and mothers of children undergoing surgery (Evidence) 87 (May 08) 1015 Effect of triclosan-coated sutures on wound infection; use of fibrin sealant in aesthetic surgical procedures; predicting conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy; patients’ time investment in colonoscopy procedures (Evidence) 87 (Jan 08) 225 Increasing the use of hands-free passing in surgery; OR nurses’ lung cancer risk; occupational exposure to nitrous oxide; effects of job-related stress factors on nurses’ health (Evidence) 88 (Sep 08) 463 Preventing retained surgical instruments; using betamethasone gel to reduce intubation discomfort; purgative bowel cleansing combined with simethicone; surgical site infection in community hospitals (Evidence) 87 (Apr 08) 833 Seasonal variation in surgical outcomes; using preformed tooth protectors during endotracheal intubation; safety and efficacy of sodium phosphate tablets for colon cleansing; point-of-care diagnostic testing (Evidence) 87 (Mar 08) 637 Single-dose dexamethasone as an analgesic; perioperative celecoxib administration for total knee arthroplasty; hyperglycemia as a risk factor for surgical site infections; bar-coding surgical sponges (Evidence) 88 (Jul 08) 117 Smoking and postoperative hemorrhage; antimicrobial suture wound closure; risk factors for complications of laparoscopic colorectal procedures; improving informed consent using a multimedia approach (Evidence) 88 (Dec 08) 1013 Surgical site infections after kidney transplant procedures; multidrug-resistant bacteremia in hospital employees and their relatives; infections associated with regional

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his index is divided into two sections: the Name Section and the Subject Section. The Name Section includes authors 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. Subject headings are taken from the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Abbreviations used in this index: AHRQ AHRQ Commentary CE Continuing Education CI Clinical Issues Ed Editorial Global Global Perspectives Evidence Evidence for Practice jt auth Joint author Magnet Magnet Insights O Opinion Grand Rounds Perioperative Grand Rounds PM President’s Message PSF Patient Safety First Spec Needs Special Needs Populations

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anesthesia; bacterial organism transmission in the anesthesia work area (Evidence) 88 (Nov 08) 827 Targeting zero: preventing infections in ambulatory settings (Ed) 88 (Dec 08) 891 Use of pulse-lavage to remove lipids from allograft bone; surgical site infection rates in laparoscopic versus open surgery; testing the efficacy of a portable anteroom system air filter unit; pregnancy testing on the day of surgery (Evidence) 87 (Jun 08) 1241 AMATO-VEALEY, ELAINE J; BARBA, MARIANNE P; VEALEY, RYAN J Hand-off communication: a requisite for perioperative patient safety (CE) 88 (Nov 08) 763 ANDERSON, KRIS Book Review. Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance 88 (Dec 08) 1022 ANDERSON, MINDI; LEFLORE, JUDY Playing it safe: simulated team training in the OR 87 (Apr 08) 772 APPLEGEET, CAROL D; KING, CECIL A Discover Magnet insights (Magnet) 88 (Dec 08) 997 ARIAS, KATHLEEN M Mandatory reporting and pay for performance: health care infections in the limelight 87 (Apr 08) 750 AUSTIN, ELIZABETH A Book Review. Healing from the Heart: A Practical Guide to Creating Excellent Experiences for Patients and Their Families 88 (Aug 08) 293 BACON, DONALD Special report. Results of the 2008 AORN salary survey 88 (Dec 08) 901 [Banschbach, Susan K] Meet the new AORN President 87 (May 08) 911 BANSCHBACH, SUSAN K A time to celebrate, give thanks, and embrace the future (PM) 88 (Nov 08) 703 Diversity equals organizational strength (PM) 87 (Jun 08) 1067 Finding the voice of nursing (PM) 88 (Sep 08) 347 jt auth see Steiert, Mary Jo W 87 (Apr 08) 711 Making the most of our Association’s opportunities (PM) 87 (May 08) 895 Mutual accountability for the common goal of patient safety (PM) 88 (Jul 08) 11 Preparing for the future (PM) 88 (Oct 08) 531 Recommitting your practice to patient safety (PM) 88 (Dec 08) 887 The rewards of being both a mentor and a

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protégé (PM) 88 (Aug 08) 175 BARBA, MARIANNE P jt auth see Amato-Vealey, Elaine J 88 (Nov 08) 763 BATTEN, SANDRA Book Review. Instrumentation for the Operating Room: A Photographic Manual 87 (Mar 08) 645 BAUMAN, RHONDA jt auth see Westra, Bonnie L 87 (Jun 08) 1217 BELKIN, NATHAN L Letter. Compassion versus humor 88 (Nov 08) 714 Letter. Laundering OR scrubs at home 87 (May 08) 905. Response 87 (May 08) 906 Letter. Surgical site infection data 87 (Feb 08) 295 Sterility assurance: the extended cycle syndrome (O) 88 (Oct 08) 619 BENGTSON, RYAN jt auth see Schubnell, Tom 87 (Mar 08) 575 BEYEA, SUZANNE C Actively participating in an organization’s safety initiatives (PSF) 87 (May 08) 1011 Are you “just a nurse”? (PSF) 87 (Feb 08) 441 Being a patient safety leader (PSF) 87 (Jan 08) 221. Letter 87 (May 07) 907 Exploring online resources for perioperative nurses (PSF) 88 (Nov 08) 825 Keeping nurses safe (PSF) 87 (Jun 08) 1237 Learning more about the science of patient safety (PSF) 87 (Mar 08) 633 Placing patient safety first (PSF) 87 (Apr 08) 829 Promoting a culture of safety by addressing bad behavior (PSF) 88 (Oct 08) Published resources for improving patient care (PSF) 88 (Dec 08) 1009 Speaking up for quality and safety (PSF) 88 (Jul 08) 115 2009 Patient Safety Goals: a perioperative nursing priority (PSF) 88 (Sep 08) 459. Correction 88 (Nov 08) 714 BIGELOW, KAYLYN M jt auth see Kinsella, Susannah 87 (May 08) 907 BLANCHARD, JOAN Response 87 (May 08) 906 Surgical hand hygiene; dealing with antibioticresistant organisms; the proper way to wear warm-up jackets; National Patient Safety Goals update (CI) 88 (Nov 08) 817 BOPP, JENNIFER Book Review. Berry and Kohn’s Operating Room Technique 87 (May 08) 1022 BRADY, JEFFREY; HO, KAREN; CLANCY, CAROLYN M Slowed progress in improving quality and

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minimizing disparities (AHRQ) 87 (May 08) 1007 BRADY, SHARON jt auth see Jackson, Sarah 87 (Feb 08) 315 BRENDLE, TIMOTHY A Surgical Care Improvement Project and the perioperative nurse’s role 86 (Jul 07) 94. Letter 87 (Jan 08) 17 BROUGHTON, GEORGE II jt auth see Logan, Judith M 88 (Oct 08) 587 BRUCE, SUSAN jt auth see Grelle, Kelli 88 (Aug 08) 261 BUNDESEN, ING-MARIE Natural rubber latex: a matter of concern for nurses 88 (Aug 08) 197 BURLINGAME, BYRON L jt auth see Giarrizzo-Wilson, Sharon 87 (Jun 08) 1231 jt auth see Ogg, Mary 88 (Aug 08) 275 BURLINGAME, BYRON L; CHARD, ROBIN; DOWNING, DENISE Proper cleaning of electrical equipment; using appropriate abbreviations in perioperative documentation; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services payments; counting sterile towels; using single-use towels to wrap instrument sets (CI) 87 (Apr 08) 819. Letter 88 (Jul 08) 19. Response 88 (Jul 08) 19 BURLINGAME, BYRON L; OGG, MARY; DENHOLM, BONNIE Hybrid ORs; open OR doors; staff nurses and prayer; perioperative fall prevention (CI) 88 (Sep 08) 449 BURTON, KAREN J jt auth see Larkin, Brenda G 88 (Sep 08) 390 BUXMAN, KARYN Humor in the OR: a stitch in time? 88 (Jul 08) 67. Letter 88 (Nov 08) 714 CAILLET, VICTORIA jt auth see Hageman, Danny 88 (Sep 08) 402 CAMPBELL, EILEEN Book Review. 30 Reasons Employees Hate Their Managers: What Your People May Be Thinking and What You Can Do About It 87 (Jun 08) 1250 CATALANO, KATHLEEN Knowledge is power: averting safetycompromising events in the OR 88 (Dec 08) 987 CATALANO, KATHLEEN; FICKENSCHER, KEVIN Complying with the 2008 National Patient Safety Goals 87 (Mar 08) 547 CATHER, CHARLES jt auth see Stevenson, Kevin 87 (Feb 08) 301

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CHARD, ROBIN Implementing a process for hand-off communications; AORN’s recommended practices for hand-off communications; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s denial of payment; cleaning the OR while the patient is still present (CI) 88 (Dec 08) 1005 jt auth see Burlingame, Byron L 87 (Apr 08) 819 jt auth see Giarrizzo-Wilson, Sharon 88 (Jul 08) 103 CLANCY, CAROLYN M Improving the safety and quality of care transitions (AHRQ) 88 (Jul 08) 111 The importance of simulation: preventing hand-off mistakes (AHRQ) 88 (Oct 08) 625 jt auth see Brady, Jeffrey 87 (May 08) 1007 jt auth see Hughes, Ronda G 87 (Jan 08) 209 Medicare’s new policy targets hospitalacquired conditions (AHRQ) 88 (Dec 08) 1001 SCIP: making complications of surgery the exception rather than the rule (AHRQ) 87 (Mar 08) 621 CLAYTON, JUDITH L Special needs of older adults undergoing surgery (CE) 87 (Mar 08) 557 COLVIN, ROSLYN jt auth see John, Tracey 87 (Jun 08) 1180 COSMESCU, IOAN Letter. Surgical smoke evacuation 87 (Jun 08) 1073 COWPERTHWAITE, LIZ Congress business sessions 87 (Jun 08) 1125 jt auth see Retzlaff, Kimberly 87 (Jun 08) 1113 COWPERTHWAITE, LIZ; LONES, ELIZABETH Congress highlights 87 (Jun 08) 1079 COYLE-ROGERS, PATRICIA G jt auth see Lin, Feng 88 (Oct 08) 555 CRAIG, JANET jt auth see Fowler, Patricia H 87 (Jan 08) 187 CRENSHAW, JEANNETTE T; WINSLOW, ELIZABETH H Preoperative fasting duration and medication instruction: are we improving? 88 (Dec 08) 963 CROMACK, DOUGLAS T jt auth see Zgonis, Thomas 87 (May 08) 951 CUMING, RICHARD G Book Review. Coaching, Counseling and Mentoring: How to Choose and Use the Right Technique to Boost Employee Performance 87 (Apr 08) 839 CUMING, RICHARD G; ROCCO, TONETTE S; MCEACHERN, ADRIANA G Improving compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards (CE) 87 (Feb 08) 347

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CYR, NANCY R Considerations for patients who have eating disorders (Spec Needs) 88 (Nov 08) 807 DAMALI, UZAY jt auth see Fowler, Patricia H 87 (Jan 08) 187 DAVIS, BRIANNA M jt auth see DeLia, Linda 87 (Jun 08) 1089 jt auth see Retzlaff, Kimberly 87 (Jun 08) 1113 DAVIS, REBECCA J Book Review. Cardiac Surgery Manual for Nurses: Orientation, Policy, and Procedures 87 (Mar 08) 646 DEBAUN, BARBARA Evaluation of the antimicrobial properties of an alcohol-free 2% chlorhexidine gluconate solution 87 (May 08) 925 DELANEY, CONNIE W jt auth see Westra, Bonnie L 87 (Jun 08) 1217 DELIA, LINDA; HOLM, REBECCA; LONES, ELIZABETH; STANTON, CARINA Congress education sessions 87 (Jun 08) 1089 DENHOLM, BONNIE jt auth see Burlingame, Byron L 88 (Sep 08) 449 jt auth see Mitchell, Sheila 87 (May 08) 1000 jt auth see Mitchell, Sheila 88 (Oct 08) 629 DENHOLM, BONNIE; DOWNING, DENISE Lithotomy position; perioperative pressure ulcers; implant documentation; bone and tissue graft logs (CI) 87 (Feb 08) 429 DILLON, KIMBERLY A Time out: an analysis 88 (Sep 08) 437 DIPAOLA, CHRIS A Preventing deep vein thrombosis: a perioperative nursing imperative (PSF) 88 (Aug 08) 283 DOBBENGA-RHODES, YVONNE A Book Review. AACN Procedure Manual for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care 87 (Apr 08) 840 DOWNING, DENISE jt auth see Burlingame, Byron L 87 (Apr 08) 819 jt auth see Denholm, Bonnie 87 (Feb 08) 429 DUMPHY, DEBORAH The breastfeeding surgical patient 87 (Apr 08) 759 DUNN, DEBRA Letter. Differing views on the BSN as the entry level into nursing practice 88 (Aug 08) 188 EARLES, BARB jt auth see Lorenzen, Bonne 88 (Jul 08) 23 EDWARDS, BEN E; REIMAN, ROBERT E Results of a survey on current surgical smoke control practices 87 (Apr 08) 739 EDWARDS, MARY JANE Book Review. Alexander’s Care of the Patient in

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Surgery 87 (May 08) 1021 EVANS, LINDA A Feasibility of family member presence in the OR during breast biopsy procedures 88 (Oct 08) 568 FARBER, ELLIOTT S jt auth see Ide, Patricia 88 (Jul 08) 30 FELTNER, ARTA; MITCHELL, BARBARA; NORRIS, ELFI; WOLFLE, CLARA Nurses’ views on the characteristics of an effective leader 87 (Feb 08) 363 FICKENSCHER, KEVIN jt auth see Catalano, Kathleen 87 (Mar 08) 547 FITZPATRICK, JOYCE J jt auth see Scherer, Denise 87 (Jan 08) 163 FOSTER, LYNANNE J jt auth see Zgonis, Thomas 87 (May 08) 971 FOSTER, PATRICIA H jt auth see Trice, Lucy B 87 (Mar 08) 522 FOWLER, PATRICIA H; CRAIG, JANET; FREDENALL, LAWRENCE D; DAMALI, UZAY Perioperative workflow: barriers to efficiency, risks, and satisfaction 87 (Jan 08) 187 FRASHER, PAT Letter. Using bar-code technology to assist with counting 88 (Jul 08) 19. Response 88 (Jul 08) 19 FREDENALL, LAWRENCE D jt auth see Fowler, Patricia H 87 (Jan 08) 187 FREEMAN, KAREN Book Review. Site-Specific Cancer Series: Gastrointestinal Cancers 88 (Jul 08) 126 FRY, DONALD E; FRY, ROSEMARY V Surgical site infection: the host factor 86 (Nov 07) 801. Letter 87 (Feb 08) 295 GABERSON, KATHLEEN B Not your mother’s nursing school (Ed) 87 (Feb 08) 287 GARRETT, CONNIE The effect of nurse staffing patterns on medical errors and nurse burnout 87 (Jun 08) 1191 GAVIN, JEANETTE Welcome from the Congress Volunteer Coordinator 87 (Jan 08) 18 GERDES, SUSAN J Book Review. Adult Health Concerns Sourcebook 88 (Dec 08) 1021 GIARRIZZO-WILSON, SHARON Protective footwear; microbial transmission; chlorhexidine gluconate showers; glutaraldehyde fixation (CI) 87 (Jan 08) 213 GIARRIZZO-WILSON, SHARON; BURLINGAME, BYRON L Counting small needles; releasing explanted

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medical devices; conducting an AORN Journal search; verifying correct prosthesis use (CI) 87 (Jun 08) 1231 GIARRIZZO-WILSON, SHARON; MAXWELL-DOWNING, DENISE; CHARD, ROBIN Mopping between procedures; individual radiation dosimeters; protective radiation-shielding devices; evidence-based practice for hospitalacquired conditions; wound classifications (CI) 88 (Jul 08) 103 GIRARD, NANCY J Assess, do not assume (Ed) 87 (Mar 08) 519 Eating or drinking in the OR: another safety factor? (Ed) 87 (May 08) 901 Combatting production pressure (Grand Rounds) 88 (Jul 08) 164 Dealing with a “surgical personality” (Grand Rounds) 88 (Sep 08) 520 Guess who was having surgery? (Grand Rounds) 87 (Mar 08) 700 Have you read the last page lately? (Ed) 87 (Apr 08) 717 Low on the totem pole (Grand Rounds) 87 (May 08) 1056 The melting drape (Grand Rounds) 87 (Feb 08) 504 Missing the mark (Grand Rounds) 88 (Aug 08) 336 A near miss lesson: check the wristband (Grand Rounds) 88 (Dec 08) 1096 Practice-based evidence (Ed) 87 (Jan 08) 15 Something is wrong with my eye (Grand Rounds) 87 (Apr 08) 884 Thanks for the memories (Ed) 87 (Jun 08) 1071 Unexplained apnea during surgery (Grand Rounds) 87 (Jun 08) 1288 What happened to my foot? Amnesia following surgery (Grand Rounds) 87 (Jan 08) 272 Where is the suction tip? (Grand Rounds) 88 (Nov 08) 876 Why is the patient’s neck swollen after surgery? (Grand Rounds) 88 (Oct 08) 692 GIRARD-POWELL, VALERIE A jt auth see Zgonis, Thomas 87 (May 08) 935 jt auth see Zgonis, Thomas 87 (May 08) 951 jt auth see Zgonis, Thomas 87 (May 08) 971 GOLDBERG, JUDITH L Registered nurse circulator legislation in Connecticut 87 (Apr 08) 808. Letter 88 (Nov 08) 711. Response 88 (Nov 08) 711 GOLDBERG, JUDITH L; MARSHALKOWSKI, PAMELA L; NISSEN, RACHEL B The importance of mandatory rest periods in

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OR environments (O) 88 (Nov 08) 790 GRELLE, KELLI; LINKER, LAURA; MANINANG, JENNIFER; BRUCE, SUSAN; VISH, NANCY; SAMPLE, SHIRLEY Standardization of a surgical site precleansing technique for vascular patients 88 (Aug 08) 261 GUNDERSON, DOUGLAS jt auth see Scheriff, Kathryn 88 (Nov 08) 775 HACKNEY, CATHERINE Letter. Surgical Care Improvement Project 87 (Jan 08) 17 HAGEMAN, DANNY; CAILLET, VICTORIA; KOSTOHRYZ, JEFF; MADICK, SUE Laparoscopic-assisted colon surgery (CE) 88 (Sep 08) 403. Letter 88 (Nov 08) 713 HAGINO, RYAN T jt auth see Zgonis, Thomas 87 (May 08) 935 HANSON, DIANE jt auth see Hoss, Brenda 87 (Jan 08) 124 HANSON, DIANE; HOSS, BRENDA L; WESORICK, BONNIE Evaluating the evidence: guidelines 88 (Aug 08) 184 HARRINGTON, STELLA; SIMMONS, KRISTY; THOMAS, CYNTHIA; SCULLY, SUSAN Pediatric laparoscopy (CE) 88 (Aug 08) 211. Correction 88 (Nov 08) 714 HEMBREE, PATRICIA A Book Review. The Manager’s Guide to Rewards: What You Need to Know to Get the Best For— and From—Your Employees 87 (Jan 08) 235 HENNESSEY, JEANNEMARIE Book Review. Clinical Teaching Strategies in Nursing 87 (Apr 08) 841 HERBEIN, NANCY Book Review. Pivotal Moments in Nursing 87 (Jun 08) 1248 HILL, SONIA J Placental amniotic membrane: the pathway to ocular transplantation (CE) 88 (Nov 08) 731 HO, KAREN jt auth see Brady, Jeffrey 87 (May 08) 1007 HOHLER, SHARON E jt auth see Worley, Dorothea J 88 (Dec 08) 917 Total knee arthroplasty: past successes and current improvements (CE) 87 (Jan 08) 143 HOLM, REBECCA jt auth see DeLia, Linda 87 (Jun 08) 1089 jt auth see Retzlaff, Kimberly 87 (Jun 08) 1113 HOSS, BRENDA L jt auth see Hanson, Diane 88 (Aug 08) 184

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HOSS, BRENDA; HANSON, DIANE Evaluating the evidence: web sites 87 (Jan 08) 124 HOWELL, CINDY ANN Book Review. Nursing Without Borders: Values, Wisdom, Success Markers 88 (Oct 08) 650 HUGHES, CHUCK Sterilization: would your facility pass a standards audit? (CE) 87 (Jan 08) 176. Letter 87 (May 08) 905. Response 87 (May 08) 906 HUGHES, RONDA G; CLANCY, CAROLYN M Research linking nurses’ work hours to errors prompts more state restrictions (AHRQ) 87 (Jan 08) 209 HUMPHREY, CARYN Book Review. In the Land of Difficult People: 24 Timeless Tales Reveal How to Tame the Beasts at Work 88 (Nov 08) 835 IDE, PATRICIA; FARBER, ELLIOTT S; LAUTZ, DAVID Perioperative nursing care of the bariatric surgical patient (CE) 88 (Jul 08) 30 INTELISANO, ANTHONY jt auth see Scheriff, Kathryn 88 (Nov 08) 775 JACKSON, SARAH; BRADY, SHARON Counting difficulties: retained instruments, sponges, and needles (CE) 87 (Feb 08) 315 JEFFRIES, LUKE C jt auth see Zgonis, Thomas 87 (May 08) 971 JENSEN, SUSAN Book Review. When Parents Say No: Religious and Cultural Influences on Pediatric Healthcare Treatment 88 (Aug 08) 294 JOHN, TRACEY; RODEMAN, ROBERTA; COLVIN, ROSLYN Blood conservation in a congenital cardiac surgery program (CE) 87 (Jun 08) 1180 JOHNSON, JOSHUA The increased incidence of anesthetic adverse events in late afternoon surgeries 88 (Jul 08) 79 JOINER, STACY M Book Review. Persuasion IQ 88 (Dec 08) 1022 JONES, DANIEL B jt auth see Walsh, Angi 88 (Jul 08) 59 KERRICK, LISA Book Review. Ensuring Fairness in Health Care Coverage: An Employer’s Guide to Making Good Decisions on Tough Issues 87 (Jan 08) 231 KING, CECIL A jt auth see Applegeet, Carol D 88 (Dec 08) 997 KINSELLA, SUSANNAH; BIGELOW, KAYLYN M; ROMANO, SUSAN; SPARKS, AMY Letter. Helping new nurses be assertive about patient safety 87 (May 08) 907

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KOSTOHRYZ, JEFF jt auth see Hageman, Danny 88 (Sep 08) 402 LARKIN, BRENDA G; BURTON, KAREN J Evaluating a case study using Bloom’s Taxonomy of Education 88 (Sep 08) 390 LAUERMAN, CECELIA J Surgical patient education related to smoking 87 (Mar 08) 599 LAUTZ, DAVID jt auth see Ide, Patricia 88 (Jul 08) 30 LAWLEY, MARK jt auth see Lin, Feng 88 (Oct 08) 555 LEFLORE, JUDY jt auth see Anderson, Mindi 87 (Apr 08) 772 LEWIS, GANEANE E. Letter. Respecting the role of the surgical technologist 88 (Nov 08) 711 LIN, FENG; LAWLEY, MARK; SPRY, CHARLIE; MCCARTHY, KELLY; COYLE-ROGERS, PATRICIA G; YIH, YUEHWERN Using simulation to design a central sterilization department 88 (Oct 08) 555 LINDEMAN, WILLIAM E Design and construction of an ambulatory surgery center 88 (Sep 08) 369 LINKER, LAURA jt auth see Grelle, Kelli 88 (Aug 08) 261 LOGAN, JUDITH M; BROUGHTON, GEORGE II Plastic surgery: understanding abdominoplasty and liposuction (CE) 88 (Oct 08) 587 LONES, ELIZABETH jt auth see Cowperthwaite, Liz 87 (Jun 08) 1079 jt auth see DeLia, Linda 87 (Jun 08) 1089 jt auth see Retzlaff, Kimberly 87 (Jun 08) 1113 LORENZEN, BONNE; MELBY, CONSTANCE E; EARLES, BARB Using principles of health literacy to enhance the informed consent process 88 (Jul 08) 23 LUNDBERG, CYNTHIA B jt auth see Westra, Bonnie L 87 (Jun 08) 1217 MADICK, SUE jt auth see Hageman, Danny 88 (Sep 08) 402 MAGEL, DEBORAH C The nurse’s role in managing necrotizing fasciitis (CE) 88 (Dec 08) 977 MANCHESTER, PENNY Book Review. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room 88 (Dec 08) 1023 MANINANG, JENNIFER jt auth see Grelle, Kelli 88 (Aug 08) 261 MARSHALKOWSKI, PAMELA L jt auth see Goldberg, Judith L 88 (Nov 08) 790

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MASEK, SUELLYN M Letter. Differing views on the BSN as the entry into nursing practice 88 (Aug 08) 182 MAXWELL-DOWNING, DENISE jt auth see Giarrizzo-Wilson, Sharon 88 (Jul 08) 103 jt auth see Mitchell, Sheila 88 (Oct 08) 629 Response 88 (Jul 08) 19 MCCARTHY, KELLY jt auth see Lin, Feng 88 (Oct 08) 555 MCEACHERN, ADRIANA G jt auth see Cuming, Richard G 87 (Feb 08) 347 MELBY, CONSTANCE E jt auth see Lorenzen, Bonne 88 (Jul 08) 23 MEUER, LAURA jt auth see Schubnell, Tom 87 (Mar 08) 575 MITCHELL, BARBARA jt auth see Feltner, Arta 87 (Feb 08) 363 MITCHELL, SHEILA; DENHOLM, BONNIE Sterile storage; unretrieved device fragments; hazardous waste and red-bag trash (CI) 87 (May 08) 1000 MITCHELL, SHEILA; OGG, MARY; MAXWELLDOWNING, DENISE; DENHOLM, BONNIE Stacking sterile instrument trays; cooling hot instruments; temperature monitoring of tissue products; patients with artificial nails (CI) 88 (Oct 08) 629 MOFFATT, ELIZABETH K Book Review. Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery Sourcebook 88 (Aug 08) 295 MORGENTHALER, LISA Leaving the nest and joining the flock: OR residency programs and team mentoring 88 (Jul 08) 97 MOSZCZYNSKI, ALICE Societal change and OR nursing in the pages of the AORN Journal, 1963 to 1983 88 (Nov 08) 747 MURDOCK, DARLENE B Trauma: when there’s no time to count 87 (Feb 08) 322 NEIL, JANICE A Perioperative care of the patient with tuberculosis (CE) 88 (Dec 08) 942 NELSON, JASON Book Review. A Manager’s Guide to Improving Workplace Performance 87 (Jun 08) 1248 NIEDLINGER, MARGARET K jt auth see Saletnik, Laurie A 87 (Mar 08) 585 NILSSON, ULRICA The anxiety- and pain-reducing effects of music interventions: a systematic review 87 (Apr 08) 780

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NISSEN, RACHEL B jt auth see Goldberg, Judith L 88 (Nov 08) 790 NORRIS, ELFI jt auth see Feltner, Arta 87 (Feb 08) 363 O’CONNER-VON, SUSAN Preparation of adolescents for outpatient surgery: using an Internet program 87 (Feb 08) 374 OGG, MARY Disposal of IV tumescent bags containing epinephrine; cell phone use in the OR; fleece warm-up jackets; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines (CI) 87 (Mar 08) 626 jt auth see Burlingame, Byron L 88 (Sep 08) 449 jt auth see Mitchell, Sheila 88 (Oct 08) 629 OGG, MARY; BURLINGAME, BYRON Recommended practices for moderate sedation/analgesia; recommended practices for local anesthesia; loaner instruments; handling methyl methacrylate (CI) 88 (Aug 08) 275 OUELLETTE, MARY-ELLEN Book Review. A Survival Guide to Managing Employees from Hell: Handling Idiots, Whiners, Slackers, and Other Workplace Demons 87 (Jan 08) 232 OVERMAN, SUSAN Book Review. Life Touches Life 88 (Aug 08) 296 PAQUIN, MARIE-JOSÉE jt auth see St-Arnaud, Danielle 87 (Jun 08) 1156 PAULIKAS, CYNTHIA A Prevention of unplanned perioperative hypothermia (CE) 88 (Sep 08) 358 PERSAUD, DEBRA Mentoring the new graduate perioperative nurse: a valuable retention strategy 87 (Jun 08) 1173 PETERSEN, CAROL jt auth see Westra, Bonnie L 87 (Jun 08) 1217 PLITNICK, KATHERINE R Elder abuse (Spec Needs) 87 (Feb 08) 422 RAMER, LYNNE M Using servant leadership to facilitate healing after a drug diversion experience 88 (Aug 08) 253 REIMAN, ROBERT E jt auth see Edwards, Ben E 87 (Apr 08) 739 RETZLAFF, KIMBERLY jt auth see DeLia, Linda 87 (Jun 08) 1089 RETZLAFF, KIMBERLY; HOLM, REBECCA; LONES, ELIZABETH; COWPERTHWAITE, LIZ; DAVIS, BRIANNA M Congress general sessions 87 (Jun 08) 1113

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ROCCO, TONETTE S jt auth see Cuming, Richard G 87 (Feb 08) 347 RODEMAN, ROBERTA jt auth see John, Tracey 87 (Jun 08) 1180 RODRIGUEZ, ROBERTO H jt auth see Zgonis, Thomas 87 (May 08) 951 ROMANO, SUSAN jt auth see Kinsella, Susannah 87 (May 08) 907 SAKORAFAS, GEORGE H The origins of radical mastectomy 88 (Oct 08) 605 SALETNIK, LAURIE A; NIEDLINGER, MARGARET K; WILSON, MARISA Nursing resource considerations for implementing an electronic documentation system 87 (Mar 08) 585 SAMPLE, SHIRLEY jt auth see Grelle, Kelli 88 (Aug 08) 261 SAMUDRALA, SRINATH Topical hemostatic agents in surgery: a surgeon’s perspective 88 (Sep 08) Suppl S2 SATTERTHWAIT, ROSHELLE Book Review. NCLEX Exam Prep 88 (Aug 08) 294 SCHERER, DENISE; FITZPATRICK, JOYCE J Perceptions of patient safety culture among physicians and RNs in the perioperative area 87 (Jan 08) 163 SCHERIFF, KATHRYN; GUNDERSON, DOUGLAS; INTELISANO, ANTHONY Implementation of an OR efficiency program 88 (Nov 08) 775 SCHILLING, CHRISTIAN Book Review. Synergy: The Unique Relationship Between Nurses and Patients 88 (Nov 08) 834 SCHROEDER, JANICE L Acute care nurse practitioner: an advanced practice role for RN first assistants 87 (Jun 08) 1205 SCHUBNELL, TOM; MEUER, LAURA; BENGTSON, RYAN Improving surgical services performance through changing work culture 87 (Mar 08) 575. Correction 87 (Jun 08) 1076 SCULLY, SUSAN jt auth see Harrington, Stella 88 (Aug 08) 211 SEIFERT, PATRICIA C Bad behavior just got harder (Ed) 88 (Oct 08) 535 Measuring ambulatory care quality (Ed) 88 (Sep 08) 351 New opportunities (Ed) 88 (Jul 08) 15 Summer reading (Ed) 88 (Aug 08) 177 Want to improve safety? Ask questions (Ed) 88 (Nov 08) 707

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SHARER, KEVIN B Controlled-substance returns in the operating suite 88 (Aug 08) 249 SIEDLECKI, SANDRA L Making a difference through research 88 (Nov 08) 716 SIGSBY, LINDA M A voluntary summer program to expose nursing students to the perioperative specialty 88 (Oct 08) 609 SIMMONS, KRISTY jt auth see Harrington, Stella 88 (Aug 08) 211 SPARKS, AMY jt auth see Kinsella, Susannah 87 (May 08) 907 SPRY, CHARLIE jt auth see Lin, Feng 88 (Oct 08) 555 SPRY, CYNTHIA International sharing: what’s in it for us? (Global) 88 (Sep 08) 443 Many organizations: one voice (Global) 88 (Nov 08) 798 Understanding current steam sterilization recommendations and guidelines (CE) 88 (Oct 08) 537 STANGLER, SUSAN A Book Review. Surgery Sourcebook 88 (Oct 08) 651 STANNARD, DAPHNE Book Review. Conversations with Leaders: Frank Talk from Nurses (and Others) on the Front Lines of Leadership 88 (Jul 08) 125 STANTON, CARINA jt auth see DeLia, Linda 87 (Jun 08) 1089 STAPLETON, JOHN J jt auth see Zgonis, Thomas 87 (May 08) 935 jt auth see Zgonis, Thomas 87 (May 08) 951 jt auth see Zgonis, Thomas 87 (May 08) 971 ST-ARNAUD, DANIELLE; PAQUIN, MARIE-JOSÉE Safe positioning for neurosurgical patients (CE) 87 (Jun 08) 1156 STEELE, AMY Letter. An important safety measure 88 (Nov 08) 713 STEIERT, MARY JO W Change brings opportunity (PM) 87 (Mar 08) 515 Passing the baton (PM) 87 (Apr 08) 711 Preparing for Congress 2008 (PM) 87 (Jan 08) 11 The process of choosing leaders (PM) 87 (Feb 08) 283 STEVENSON, KEVIN; CATHER, CHARLES Pursuing cleanliness in a field surgical environment 87 (Feb 08) 301

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STOBINSKI, JAMES X Perioperative nursing competency 88 (Sep 08) 417 SUTTON, MARY JANE Book Review. Managing for Success in Health Care 87 (May 08) 1022 SWANSON, SCOTT C Shifting the sterile processing department paradigm: a mandate for change 88 (Aug 08) 241 TARRAC, SHAUNA E Application of the updated CDC isolation guidelines for health care facilities (CE) 87 (Mar 08) 534 Book Review. The EQ Interview 88 (Nov 08) 833 TART, REBECCA C jt auth see Warren, Anna 88 (Jul 08) 88 TATTERSALL, MICHELLE Book Review. Productive Performance Appraisals 87 (Apr 08) 842 TAYLOR, DAVID L Should the entry into nursing practice be the baccalaureate degree? (O) 87 (Mar 08) 611. Letter 88 (Aug 08) 181. Letter 88 (Aug 08) 182 TAYLOR, ELAINE Providing developmentally based care for preschoolers (Spec Needs) 88 (Aug 08) 267 Providing developmentally based care for toddlers (Spec Needs) 87 (May 08) 992 THOMAS, CYNTHIA jt auth see Harrington, Stella 88 (Aug 08) 211 THOMAS, JANET R Self-study: an effective method for bioterrorism training in the OR 87 (May 08) 915 THOMPSON, JULIE Book Review. Smarts: Are We Hardwired for Success? 87 (Jun 08) 1247 TRICE, LUCY B; FOSTER, PATRICIA H Improving nursing school diversity through use of a group admission interview 87 (Mar 08) 522 TUTHILL, NANCY Book Review. Goal Setting: How to Create an Action Plan and Achieve Your Goals 88 Dec (08) 1024 ULMER, BRENDA C The hazards of surgical smoke (CE) 87 (Apr 08) 721. Letter 87 (Jun 08) 1073. Response 87 (Jun 08) 1075 VEALEY, RYAN J jt auth see Amato-Vealey, Elaine J 88 (Nov 08) 763

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VILLANUEVA, MARISOL Introduction: effective hemostasis in surgery 88 (Sep 08) Suppl S1 VISH, NANCY jt auth see Grelle, Kelli 88 (Aug 08) 261 WALKER, NATHALIE Book Review. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Sourcebook 87 (Jan 08) 234 WALSH, ANGI; ALBANO, HEIDEE; JONES, DANIEL B A perioperative team approach to treating patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery 88 (Jul 08) 59 WARREN, ANNA; TART, REBECCA C Fatigue and charting errors: the benefit of a reduced call schedule 88 (Jul 08) 88 WEIRICH, TARA L Hypothermia/warming protocols: why are they not widely used in the OR? 87 (Feb 08) 333 WESORICK, BONNIE jt auth see Hanson, Diane 88 (Aug 08) 184 WESTRA, BONNIE L; BAUMAN, RHONDA; DELANEY, CONNIE W; LUNDBERG, CYNTHIA B; PETERSEN, CAROL Validation of concept mapping between PNDS and SNOMED CT 87 (Jun 08) 1217 WILSON, MARISA jt auth see Saletnik, Laurie A 87 (Mar 08) 585 WINSLOW, ELIZABETH H jt auth see Crenshaw, Jeannette T 88 (Dec 08) 963 WOLFLE, CLARA jt auth see Feltner, Arta 87 (Feb 08) 363 WORLEY, DOROTHEA J; HOHLER, SHARON E OR construction project: from planning to execution 88 (Dec 08) 917 YIH, YUEHWERN, jt auth see Lin, Feng 88 (Oct 08) 555 ZGONIS, THOMAS; STAPLETON, JOHN J; GIRARDPOWELL, VALERIE A; HAGINO, RYAN T Surgical management of diabetic foot infections and amputations (CE) 87 (May 08) 935 ZGONIS, THOMAS; STAPLETON, JOHN J; JEFFRIES, LUKE C; GIRARD-POWELL, VALERIE A; FOSTER, LYNANNE Surgical treatment of Charcot neuroarthropathy (CE) 87 (May 08) 971 ZGONIS, THOMAS; STAPLETON, JOHN J; RODRIGUEZ, ROBERTO H; GIRARD-POWELL, VALERIE A; CROMACK, DOUGLAS T Plastic surgery reconstruction of the diabetic foot (CE) 87 (May 08) 951

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SUBJECT SECTION ABBREVIATIONS Proper cleaning of electrical equipment; using appropriate abbreviations in perioperative documentation; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services payments; counting sterile towels; using single-use towels to wrap instrument sets (CI) (Burlingame) 87 (Apr 08) 819 ABDOMEN—SURGERY Plastic surgery: understanding abdominoplasty and liposuction (CE) (Logan) 88 (Oct 08) 587 Abnormalities, Heart see HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL Abuse of the Elderly see ELDER ABUSE Access to Health Services see HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY ACCIDENTAL FALLS Hybrid ORs; open OR doors; staff nurses and prayer; perioperative fall prevention (CI) (Burlingame) 88 (Sep 08) 449 ACCOUNTABILITY Being a patient safety leader (PSF) (Beyea) 87 (Jan 08) 221. Letter 87 (May 07) 907 Mutual accountability for the common goal of patient safety (PM) (Banschbach) 88 (Jul 08) 11 Activism, Political see POLITICAL PARTICIPATION ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONERS Acute care nurse practitioner: an advanced practice role for RN first assistants (Schroeder) 87 (Jun 08) 1205 Administration see MANAGEMENT ADOLESCENCE Preparation of adolescents for outpatient surgery: using an Internet program (O’ConnorVon) 87 (Feb 08) 374 Adrenaline see EPINEPHRINE ADULT Book Review. Adult Health Concerns Sourcebook (Gerdes) 88 (Dec 08) 1021 ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES Acute care nurse practitioner: an advanced practice role for RN first assistants (Schroeder) 87 (Jun 08) 1205 ADVERSE HEALTH CARE EVENT Implementing a process for hand-off communications; AORN’s recommended practice for hand-off communications; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s denial of payment; cleaning the OR while the patient is still present (CI) 88 (Dec 08) 1005

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The increased incidence of anesthetic adverse events in late afternoon surgeries (Johnson) 88 (Jul 08) 79 Medicare’s new policy targets hospital-acquired conditions (AHRQ) (Clancy) 88 (Dec 08) 1001 Advocacy, Patient see PATIENT ADVOCACY Aged Abuse see ELDER ABUSE Aged Care, Nursing see GERONTOLOGIC NURSING AHRQ (U.S.) see UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY AIR CONDITIONING Use of pulse-lavage to remove lipids from allograft bone; surgical site infection rates in laparoscopic versus open surgery; testing the efficacy of a portable anteroom system air filter unit; pregnancy testing on the day of surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jun 08) 1241 AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR Hybrid ORs; open OR doors; staff nurses and prayer; perioperative fall prevention (CI) (Burlingame) 88 (Sep 08) 449 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT Why is the patient’s neck swollen after surgery? (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Oct 08) 692 ALLOGRAFTS Use of pulse-lavage to remove lipids from allograft bone; surgical site infection rates in laparoscopic versus open surgery; testing the efficacy of a portable anteroom system air filter unit; pregnancy testing on the day of surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jun 08) 1241 ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES Book Review. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Sourcebook (Walker) 87 (Jan 08) 234 AMBULATORY CARE—STANDARDS Measuring ambulatory care quality (Ed) (Seifert) 88 (Sep 08) 351 AMBULATORY SURGERY Preparation of adolescents for outpatient surgery: using an Internet program (O’ConnorVon) 87 (Feb 08) 374 Targeting zero: preventing infections in ambulatory settings (Ed) (Allen) 88 (Dec 08) 891 Ambulatory Surgery Facilities see SURGICENTERS AMNESIA What happened to my foot? Amnesia following surgery (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Jan 08) 272 AMPUTATION Surgical management of diabetic foot infections

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and amputations (CE) (Zgonis) 87 (May 08) 935 ANALGESICS Single-dose dexamethasone as an analgesic; perioperative celecoxib administration for total knee arthroplasty; hyperglycemia as a risk factor for surgical site infections; bar-coding surgical sponges (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Jul 08) 117 ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION—ADVERSE EFFECTS Surgical site infections after kidney transplant procedures; multidrug-resistant bacteremia in hospital employees and their relatives; infections associated with regional anesthesia; bacterial organism transmission in the anesthesia work area (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Nov 08) 827 ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL Breaches in epidural anesthesia aseptic technique; time-dependent contamination of OR trays; leaning and disinfection of endoscopes; effects of oral phosphate solution on renal function (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Aug 08) 287 ANESTHESIA, GENERAL Surgical site infections after kidney transplant procedures; multidrug-resistant bacteremia in hospital employees and their relatives; infections associated with regional anesthesia; bacterial organism transmission in the anesthesia work area (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Nov 08) 827 ANESTHESIA INDUCTION Correct site surgery; leaving dentures in place during anesthesia induction; weight loss before gastric bypass surgery; disruption in surgical flow (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Feb 08) 445 The increased incidence of anesthetic adverse events in late afternoon surgeries (Johnson) 88 (Jul 08) 79 ANESTHESIA, LOCAL Recommended practices for moderate sedation/analgesia; recommended practices for local anesthesia; loaner instruments; handling methyl methacrylate (CI) (Ogg) 88 (Aug 08) 275 ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS Antibiotic-impregnated cement use in hip arthroplasty; preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate showers; discrepancies in surgical count; screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Oct 08) 641 Evaluation of the antimicrobial properties of an alcohol-free 2% chlorhexidine gluconate solution (DeBaun) 87 (May 08) 925

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Anticipatory Anxiety see ANXIETY, ANTICIPATORY ANTIINFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL Smoking and postoperative hemorrhage; antimicrobial suture wound closure; risk factors for complications of laparoscopic colorectal procedures; improving informed consent using a multimedia approach (Evidence) 88 (Dec 08) 1013 Antimicrobial Prophylaxis see ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS ANXIETY, ANTICIPATORY The anxiety- and pain-reducing effects of music interventions: a systematic review (Nilsson) 87 (Apr 08) 780 The effect of shift changes on cesarean complications; continuous blood glucose monitoring during surgery; use of mirtazapine to reduce anxiety and nausea and vomiting; anxiety in female patients and mothers of children undergoing surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (May 08) 1015 AORN 2007-2008 AORN Nominating Committee 87 (Jan 08) 65 2008 Congress education sessions 87 (Jan 08) 35 2008 Congress exhibitor and product listings 87 (Jan 08) 114 2008 Forum and House of Delegates agenda 87 (Jan 08) 92 2008 Forum and House of Delegates agenda 87 (Feb 08) 410 2008 Pre-Congress and Congress planning calendar 87 (Jan 08) 20 2008 slate of candidates 87 (Jan 08) 67 2009 Congress information 88 (Dec 08) 897 2009 slate of candidates 88 (Sep 08) 355 55th AORN Congress events 87 (Jan 08) 104 AORN awards 87 (Jan 08) 62 AORN achievement awards 87 (Feb 08) 412 AORN Board of Directors 87 (Jan 08) 22 AORN Congress delegate duties and parliamentary procedure 87 (Jan 08) 99 Assess, do not assume (Ed) (Girard) 87 (Mar 08) 519 Bad behavior just got harder (Ed) (Seifert) 88 (Oct 08) 535 Candidate biographical information and election statements 87 (Jan 08) 68 Change brings opportunity (PM) (Steiert) 87 (Mar 08) 515 Congress awards 87 (Jun 08) 1141

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Congress business sessions (Cowperthwaite) 87 (Jun 08) 1125 Congress education session updates 87 (Feb 08) 402 Congress education sessions (DeLia) 87 (Jun 08) 1089 Congress general sessions (Retzlaff) 87 (Jun 08) 1113 Congress highlights (Cowperthwaite) 87 (Jun 08) 1079 Congress posters 87 (Jun 08) 1147 Congress registration 87 (Jan 08) 26 Diversity equals organizational strength (PM) (Banschbach) 87 (Jun 08) 1067 Eating or drinking in the OR: another safety factor? (Ed) (Girard) 87 (May 08) 901 Exhibit floor education 87 (Jan 08) 60 Finding the voice of nursing (PM) (Banschbach) 88 (Sep 08) 347 Group meetings scheduled for Congress 2008 87 (Feb 08) 414 Have you read the last page lately? (Ed) (Girard) 87 (Apr 08) 717 Information and services for Congress 2008 87 (Jan 08) 29 Key nursing books available at the AORN Congress Perioperative Bookstore 87 (Feb 08) 420 Making the most of our Association’s opportunities (PM) (Banschbach) 87 (May 08) 895 Measuring ambulatory care quality (Ed) (Seifert) 88 (Sep 08) 351 Meet the new AORN President 87 (May 08) 911 Mutual accountability for the common goal of patient safety (PM) (Banschbach) 88 (Jul 08) 11 New opportunities (Ed) (Seifert) 88 (Jul 08) 15 Not your mother’s nursing school (Ed) (Gaberson) 87 (Feb 08) 287 Passing the baton (PM) (Steiert) 87 (Apr 08) 711 Practice-based evidence (Ed) (Girard) 87 (Jan 08) 15 Preparing for Congress 2008 (PM) (Steiert) 87 (Jan 08) 11 Preparing for the future (PM) (Banschbach) 88 (Oct 08) 531 The process of choosing leaders (PM) (Steiert) 87 (Feb 08) 283 Recommitting your practice to patient safety (PM) (Banschbach) 88 (Dec 08) 887 The rewards of being both a mentor and a protégé (PM) (Banschbach) 88 (Aug 08) 175

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Special report. Results of the 2008 AORN salary survey 88 (Bacon) (Dec 08) 901 Specialty assembly meetings scheduled at Congress 87 (Feb 08) 4 Summer reading (Ed) (Seifert) 88 (Aug 08) 177 Targeting zero: preventing infections in ambulatory settings (Ed) (Allen) 88 (Dec 08) 891 Thanks for the memories (Ed) (Girard) 87 (Jun 08) 1071 A time to celebrate, give thanks, and embrace the future (PM) (Banschbach) 88 (Nov 08) 703 Want to improve safety? Ask questions (Ed) (Seifert) 88 (Nov 08) 707 Welcome from the Congress Volunteer Coordinator (Gavin) 87 (Jan 08) 18 APNEA Unexplained apnea during surgery (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Jun 08) 1288 Appetite Disorders see EATING DISORDERS ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC Surgical treatment of Charcot neuroarthropathy (CE) (Zgonis) 87 (May 08) 971 ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP Antibiotic-impregnated cement use in hip arthroplasty; preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate showers; discrepancies in surgical count; screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Oct 08) 641 ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE Single-dose dexamethasone as an analgesic; perioperative celecoxib administration for total knee arthroplasty; hyperglycemia as a risk factor for surgical site infections; bar-coding surgical sponges (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Jul 08) 117 Total knee arthroplasty: past successes and current improvements (CE) (Hohler) 87 (Jan 08) 143 Artificial Implants see PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS ASEPSIS Breaches in epidural anesthesia aseptic technique; time-dependent contamination of OR trays; cleaning and disinfection of endoscopes; effects of oral phosphate solution on renal function (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Aug 08) 287 Assessment, Patient see PATIENT ASSESSMENT Assessment, Wound see WOUND ASSESSMENT ATTITUDE TO CHANGE Change brings opportunity (PM) (Steiert) 87 (Mar 08) 515

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AUDIT Sterilization: would your facility pass a standards audit? (CE) (Hughes) 87 (Jan 08) 176. Letter 87 (May 08) 905. Response 87 (May 08) 906 Baccalaureate Nursing Education see EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE BACTEREMIA Surgical site infections after kidney transplant procedures; multidrug-resistant bacteremia in hospital employees and their relatives; infections associated with regional anesthesia; bacterial organism transmission in the anesthesia work area (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Nov 08) 827 BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION Breaches in epidural anesthesia aseptic technique; time-dependent contamination of OR trays; cleaning and disinfection of endoscopes; effects of oral phosphate solution on renal function (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Aug 08) 287 BAR CODING Letter. Using bar-code technology to assist with counting (Frasher) 88 (Jul 08) 19. Response 88 (Jul 08) 19 Single-dose dexamethasone as an analgesic; perioperative celecoxib administration for total knee arthroplasty; hyperglycemia as a risk factor for surgical site infections; bar-coding surgical sponges (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Jul 08) 117 BARIATRIC SURGERY Perioperative nursing care of the bariatric surgical patient (CE) (Ide) 88 (Jul 08) 30 A perioperative team approach to treating patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery (Walsh) 88 (Jul 08) 59 BATHS Antibiotic-impregnated cement use in hip arthroplasty; preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate showers; discrepancies in surgical count; screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Oct 08) 641 Bedsore see PRESSURE ULCER Behavior, Disruptive see DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES Evaluating a case study using Bloom’s Taxonomy of Education (Larkin) 88 (Sep 08) 390 BETAMETHASONE Preventing retained surgical instruments; using betamethasone gel to reduce intubation discomfort; purgative bowel cleansing combined with simethicone; surgical site infection

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in community hospitals (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Apr 08) 833 Bias, Cultural see CULTURAL BIAS BIOPSY Feasibility of family member presence in the OR during breast biopsy procedures (Evans) 88 (Oct 08) 568 Bladder Catheterization see URINARY CATHETERIZATION Blood and Body Fluid Precautions see UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS BLOOD CONSERVATION Blood conservation in a congenital cardiac surgery program (CE) (John) 87 (Jun 08) 1180 Blood Glucose see HYPERGLYCEMIA BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING The effect of shift changes on cesarean complications; continuous blood glucose monitoring during surgery; use of mirtazapine to reduce anxiety and nausea and vomiting; anxiety in female patients and mothers of children undergoing surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (May 08) 1015 Body Warming Techniques see WARMING TECHNIQUES BONE TRANSPLANTATION Lithotomy position; perioperative pressure ulcers; implant documentation; bone and tissue graft logs (CI) (Denholm) 87 (Feb 08) 429 BOOK REVIEWS Book Review. 30 Reasons Employees Hate Their Managers: What Your People May Be Thinking and What You Can Do About It (Campbell) 87 (Jun 08) 1250 Book Review. AACN Procedure Manual for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care (DobbengaRhodes) 87 (Apr 08) 840 Book Review. Adult Health Concerns Sourcebook (Gerdes) 88 (Dec 08) 1021 Book Review. Alexander’s Care of the Patient in Surgery (Edwards) 87 (May 08) 1021 Book Review. Berry and Kohn’s Operating Room Technique (Bopp) 87 (May 08) 1022 Book Review. Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance 88 (Dec 08) 1022 Book Review. Cardiac Surgery Manual for Nurses: Orientation, Policy, and Procedures (Davis) 87 (Mar 08) 646 Book Review. Clinical Teaching Strategies in Nursing (Hennessey) 87 (Apr 08) 841 Book Review. Coaching, Counseling and Mentoring: How to Choose and Use the Right Technique

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to Boost Employee Performance (Cuming) 87 (Apr 08) 839 Book Review. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Sourcebook (Walker) 87 (Jan 08) 234 Book Review. Conversations with Leaders: Frank Talk from Nurses (and Others) on the Front Lines of Leadership (Stannard) 88 (Jul 08) 125 Book Review. Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery Sourcebook (Moffatt) 88 (Aug 08) 295 Book Review. Ensuring Fairness in Health Care Coverage: An Employer’s Guide to Making Good Decisions on Tough Issues (Kerrick) 87 (Jan 08) 231 Book Review. The EQ Interview (Tarrac) 88 (Nov 08) 833 Book Review. Goal Setting: How to Create an Action Plan and Achieve Your Goals (Tuthill) 88 (Dec 08) 1024 Book Review. Healing from the Heart: A Practical Guide to Creating Excellent Experiences for Patients and Their Families (Austin) 88 (Aug 08) 293 Book Review. Instrumentation for the Operating Room: A Photographic Manual (Batten) 87 (Mar 08) 645 Book Review. In the Land of Difficult People: 24 Timeless Tales Reveal How to Tame the Beasts at Work (Humphrey) 88 (Nov 08) 835 Book Review. Life Touches Life (Overman) 88 (Aug 08) 296 Book Review. A Manager’s Guide to Improving Workplace Performance (Nelson) 87 (Jun 08) 1248 Book Review. The Manager’s Guide to Rewards: What You Need to Know to Get the Best For— and From—Your Employees (Hembree) 87 (Jan 08) 235 Book Review. Managing for Success in Health Care (Sutton) 87 (May 08) 1022 Book Review. NCLEX Exam Prep (Satterthwait) 88 (Aug 08) 294 Book Review. Nursing Without Borders: Values, Wisdom, Success Markers (Howell) 88 (Oct 08) 650 Book Review. Persuasion IQ (Joiner) 88 (Dec 08) 1022 Book Review. Pivotal Moments in Nursing (Herbein) 87 (Jun 08) 1248 Book Review. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room 88 (Manchester) (Dec 08) 1023 Book Review. Productive Performance Appraisals (Tattersall) 87 (Apr 08) 842 Book Review. Site-Specific Cancer Series: Gastrointestinal Cancers (Freeman) 88 (Jul 08) 126

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Book Review. Smarts: Are We Hardwired for Success? (Thompson) 87 (Jun 08) 1247 Book Review. Surgery Sourcebook (Stangler) 88 (Oct 08) 651 Book Review. A Survival Guide to Managing Employees From Hell: Handling Idiots, Whiners, Slackers, and Other Workplace Demons (Ouellette) 87 (Jan 08) 232 Book Review. Synergy: The Unique Relationship Between Nurses and Patients (Schilling) 88 (Nov 08) 834 Book Review. When Parents Say No: Religious and Cultural Influences on Pediatric Healthcare Treatment (Jensen) 88 (Aug 08) 294 BOWEL PREPARATION Preventing retained surgical instruments; using betamethasone gel to reduce intubation discomfort; purgative bowel cleansing combined with simethicone; surgical site infection in community hospitals (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Apr 08) 833 Seasonal variation in surgical outcomes; using preformed tooth protectors during endotracheal intubation; safety and efficacy of sodium phosphate tablets for colon cleansing; point-of-care diagnostic testing (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Mar 08) 637 BREAST Feasibility of family member presence in the OR during breast biopsy procedures (Evans) 88 (Oct 08) 568 BREAST FEEDING The breastfeeding surgical patient (Dumphy) 87 (Apr 08) 759 BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL The effect of nurse staffing patterns on medical errors and nurse burnout (Garrett) 87 (Jun 08) 1191 CALCULI—SURGERY Lithotomy position; perioperative pressure ulcers; implant documentation; bone and tissue graft logs (CI) (Denholm) 87 (Feb 08) 429 Cardiac Surgery see HEART SURGERY Catheterization, Urinary see URINARY CATHETERIZATION Caudal Anesthesia see ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL Celebrex see COX-2 INHIBITORS Cellular Telephones see WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS CEMENTATION Antibiotic-impregnated cement use in hip arthroplasty; preoperative chlorhexidine

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gluconate showers; discrepancies in surgical count; screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Oct 08) 641 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (US) Application of the updated CDC isolation guidelines for health care facilities (CE) (Tarrac) 87 (Mar 08) 534 CENTRAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT Shifting the sterile processing department paradigm: a mandate for change (Swanson) 88 (Aug 08) 241 CESAREAN SECTION The effect of shift changes on cesarean complications; continuous blood glucose monitoring during surgery; use of mirtazapine to reduce anxiety and nausea and vomiting; anxiety in female patients and mothers of children undergoing surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (May 08) 1015 CHANGE MANAGEMENT Improving surgical services performance through changing work culture (Schubnell) 87 (Mar 08) 575. Correction 87 (Jun 08) 1076 Preparing for the future (PM) (Banschbach) 88 (Oct 08) 531 Shifting the sterile processing department paradigm: a mandate for change (Swanson) 88 (Aug 08) 241 Charcot’s Joint see ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC CHARTING Fatigue and charting errors: the benefit of a reduced call schedule (Warren) 88 (Jul 08) 88 Chemical Dependency see SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE CHILD, PRESCHOOL Providing developmentally based care for preschoolers (Spec Needs) (Taylor) 88 (Aug 08) 267 Providing developmentally based care for toddlers (Spec Needs) (Taylor) 87 (May 08) 992 CHLORHEXIDINE Antibiotic-impregnated cement use in hip arthroplasty; preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate showers; discrepancies in surgical count; screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Oct 08) 641 Evaluation of the antimicrobial properties of an alcohol-free 2% chlorhexidine gluconate solution (DeBaun) 87 (May 08) 925

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Protective footwear; microbial transmission; chlorhexidine gluconate showers; glutaraldehyde fixation (CI) (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 87 (Jan 08) 213 CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC Effect of triclosan-coated sutures on wound infection; use of fibrin sealant in aesthetic surgical procedures; predicting conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy; patients’ time investment in colonoscopy procedures (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jan 08) 225 Smoking and postoperative hemorrhage; antimicrobial suture wound closure; risk factors for complications of laparoscopic colorectal procedures; improving informed consent using a multimedia approach (Evidence) 88 (Dec 08) 1013 Cigarette Smoking see SMOKING Circulating Nurses see PERIOPERATIVE NURSING Client Assessment see PATIENT ASSESSMENT Client Centered Care see PATIENT CENTERED CARE CLINICAL INDICATORS Improving surgical services performance through changing work culture (Schubnell) 87 (Mar 08) 575. Correction 87 (Jun 08) 1076 CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH Feasibility of family member presence in the OR during breast biopsy procedures (Evans) 88 (Oct 08) 568 Natural rubber latex: a matter of concern for nurses (Bundesen) 88 (Aug 08) 197 Clinical Practice Guidelines see PRACTICE GUIDELINES CLINICAL RESEARCH Preparation of adolescents for outpatient surgery: using an Internet program (O’ConnorVon) 87 (Feb 08) 374 CLOTHING Disposal of IV tumescent bags containing epinephrine; cell phone use in the OR; fleece warm-up jackets; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines (CI) (Ogg) 87 (Mar 08) 626 Clothing, Protective see PROTECTIVE CLOTHING COLECTOMY Laparoscopic-assisted colon surgery (CE) (Hageman) 88 (Sep 08) 403. Letter 88 (Nov 08) 713 Colon Preparation see BOWEL PREPARATION

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COLONOSCOPY Effect of triclosan-coated sutures on wound infection; use of fibrin sealant in aesthetic surgical procedures; predicting conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy; patients’ time investment in colonoscopy procedures (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jan 08) 225 COLON—SURGERY Smoking and postoperative hemorrhage; antimicrobial suture wound closure; risk factors for complications of laparoscopic colorectal procedures; improving informed consent using a multimedia approach (Evidence) 88 (Dec 08) 1013 COMMUNICATION Evaluating a case study using Bloom’s Taxonomy of Education (Larkin) 88 (Sep 08) 390 Hand-off communication: a requisite for perioperative patient safety (CE) (Amato-Vealey) 88 (Nov 08) 763 Implementing a process for hand-off communications; AORN’s recommended practices for hand-off communications; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s denial of payment; cleaning the OR while the patient is still present (CI) (Chard) 88 (Dec 08) 1005 The importance of simulation: preventing hand-off mistakes (AHRQ) (Clancy) 88 (Oct 08) 625 Community Hospitals see HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY Competency-Based Education see EDUCATION, COMPETENCY-BASED Complementary Medicine see ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES Complications, Postoperative see POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS COMPUTER SIMULATION Using simulation to design a central sterilization department (Lin) 88 (Oct 08) 555 COMPUTERIZED LITERATURE SEARCHING Counting small needles; releasing explanted medical devices; conducting an AORN Journal search; verifying correct prosthesis use (CI) (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 87 (Jun 08) 1231 CONCEPT MAPPING Validation of concept mapping between PNDS and SNOMED CT 87 (Jun 08) 1217 Conceptual Models see MODELS, THEORETICAL Conferences see CONGRESSES AND CONFERENCES Congenital Heart Disease see HEART

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DEFECTS, CONGENITAL CONGRESSES AND CONFERENCES Preparing for Congress 2008 (PM) (Steiert) 87 (Jan 08) 11 CONNECTICUT Registered nurse circulator legislation in Connecticut (Goldberg) 87 (Apr 08) 808. Response 88 (Nov 08) 711 CONSCIOUS SEDATION Recommended practices for moderate sedation/analgesia; recommended practices for local anesthesia; loaner instruments; handling methyl methacrylate (CI) (Ogg) 88 (Aug 08) 275 CONSENT Smoking and postoperative hemorrhage; antimicrobial suture wound closure; risk factors for complications of laparoscopic colorectal procedures; improving informed consent using a multimedia approach (Evidence) 88 (Dec 08) 1013 Using principles of health literacy to enhance the informed consent process (Lorenzen) 88 (Jul 08) 23 Contamination, Bacterial see BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION Contamination, Microbial see MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION Continuing Education see EDUCATION, CONTINUING Continuing Education, Credit see EDUCATION, CONTINUING (CREDIT) Continuing Quality Improvement see QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Conventions see CONGRESSES AND CONFERENCES Cosmetic Surgery see SURGERY, PLASTIC Count Procedure, Surgical see SURGICAL COUNT PROCEDURE COX-2 INHIBITORS Single-dose dexamethasone as an analgesic; perioperative celecoxib administration for total knee arthroplasty; hyperglycemia as a risk factor for surgical site infections; bar-coding surgical sponges (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Jul 08) 117 CQI see QUALITY IMPROVEMENT CREDENTIALING Discover Magnet insights (Magnet) (Applegeet) 88 (Dec 08) 997 CROSS INFECTION Mandatory reporting and pay for performance: health care infections in the limelight (Arias) 87 (Apr 08) 750

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Medicare’s new policy targets hospitalacquired conditions (AHRQ) (Clancy) 88 (Dec 08) 1001 CULTURE—HISTORY Societal change and OR nursing in the pages of the AORN Journal, 1963 to 1983 (Mosczcynski) 88 (Nov 08) 747 CULTURAL BIAS Book Review. When Parents Say No: Religious and Cultural Influences on Pediatric Healthcare Treatment (Jensen) 88 (Aug 08) 294 CULTURAL DIVERSITY Diversity equals organizational strength (PM) (Banschbach) 87 (Jun 08) 1067 Improving nursing school diversity through use of a group admission interview (Trice) 87 (Mar 08) 522 CURRICULUM Learning more about the science of patient safety (PSF) (Beyea) 87 (Mar 08) 633 Database Searching see COMPUTERIZED LITERATURE SEARCHING Day Surgery see AMBULATORY SURGERY Death, Perinatal see PERINATAL DEATH Decadron see DEXAMETHASONE Decubitus Ulcer see PRESSURE ULCER Deep Vein Thrombosis see VENOUS THROMBOSIS DENTURES Correct site surgery; leaving dentures in place during anesthesia induction; weight loss before gastric bypass surgery; disruption in surgical flow (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Feb 08) 445 Design and Construction, Facility see FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION Development, Human see HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Developmental Diagnosis see DIAGNOSIS, DEVELOPMENTAL DIABETIC FOOT—SURGERY Plastic surgery reconstruction of the diabetic foot (CE) (Zgonis) 87 (May 08) 951 Surgical management of diabetic foot infections and amputations (CE) (Zgonis) 87 (May 08) 935 Surgical treatment of Charcot neuroarthropathy (CE) (Zgonis) 87 (May 08) 971 DIAGNOSIS, DEVELOPMENTAL Providing developmentally based care for toddlers (Spec Needs) (Taylor) 87 (May 08) 992 DIAGNOSIS, LABORATORY Seasonal variation in surgical outcomes; using preformed tooth protectors during endotra-

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cheal intubation; safety and efficacy of sodium phosphate tablets for colon cleansing; point-of-care diagnostic testing (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Mar 08) 637 DISEASE RESISTANCE Surgical site infection: the host factor (Fry) 86 (Nov 07) 801. Letter 87 (Feb 08) 295. Disinfection and Sterilization see STERILIZATION AND DISINFECTION DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT Proper cleaning of electrical equipment; using appropriate abbreviations in perioperative documentation; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services payments; counting sterile towels; using single-use towels to wrap instrument sets (CI) (Burlingame) 87 (Apr 08) 819 DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR Bad behavior just got harder (Ed) (Seifert) 88 (Oct 08) 535 Book Review. In the Land of Difficult People: 24 Timeless Tales Reveal How to Tame the Beasts at Work (Humphrey) 88 (Nov 08) 835 Promoting a culture of safety by addressing bad behavior (PSF) (Beyea) 88 (Oct 08) DOCUMENTATION Lithotomy position; perioperative pressure ulcers; implant documentation; bone and tissue graft logs (CI) (Denholm) 87 (Feb 08) 429 Proper cleaning of electrical equipment; using appropriate abbreviations in perioperative documentation; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services payments; counting sterile towels; using single-use towels to wrap instrument sets (CI) (Burlingame) 87 (Apr 08) 819 Draping, Surgical see SURGICAL DRAPING Drug Addiction see SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL Surgical hand hygiene; dealing with antibioticresistant organisms; the proper way to wear warm-up jackets; National Patient Safety Goals update (CI) (Blanchard) 88 (Nov 08) 817 Surgical site infections after kidney transplant procedures; multidrug-resistant bacteremia in hospital employees and their relatives; infections associated with regional anesthesia; bacterial organism transmission in the anesthesia work area (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Nov 08) 827 DRUG THERAPY Preoperative fasting duration and medication instruction: are we improving? (Crenshaw) 88 (Dec 08) 963

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DRUGS Controlled-substance returns in the operating suite (Sharer) 88 (Aug 08) 249 EATING BEHAVIOR Eating or drinking in the OR: another safety factor? (Ed) (Girard) 87 (May 08) 901 EATING DISORDERS Considerations for patients who have eating disorders (Spec Needs) (Cyr) 88 (Nov 08) 807 EDUCATION, COMPETENCY-BASED Perioperative nursing competency (Stobinski) 88 (Sep 08) 417 EDUCATION, CONTINUING Self-study: an effective method for bioterrorism training in the OR (Thomas) 87 (May 08) 915 EDUCATION, CONTINUING (CREDIT) Application of the updated CDC isolation guidelines for health care facilities (CE) (Tarrac) 87 (Mar 08) 534 Blood conservation in a congenital cardiac surgery program (CE) (John) 87 (Jun 08) 1180 The breastfeeding surgical patient (Dumphy) 87 (Apr 08) 759 Counting difficulties: retained instruments, sponges, and needles (CE) (Jackson) 87 (Feb 08) 315 Hand-off communication: a requisite for perioperative patient safety (CE) (Amato-Vealey) 88 (Nov 08) 763 The hazards of surgical smoke (CE) (Ulmer) 87 (Apr 08) 721. Letter 87 (Jun 08) 1073. Response 87 (Jun 08) 1075 Improving compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards (CE) (Cuming) 87 (Feb 08) 347 Laparoscopic-assisted colon surgery (CE) (Hageman) 88 (Sep 08) 403. Letter 88 (Nov 08) 713 The nurse’s role in managing necrotizing fasciitis (CE) (Magel) 88 (Dec 08) 977 Pediatric laparoscopy (CE) (Harrington) 88 (Aug 08) 211. Correction 88 (Nov 08) 714 Perioperative care of the patient with tuberculosis (CE) (Neil) 88 (Dec 08) 942 Perioperative nursing care of the bariatric surgical patient (CE) (Ide) 88 (Jul 08) 30 Placental amniotic membrane: the pathway to ocular transplantation (CE) (Hill) 88 (Nov 08) 731 Plastic surgery reconstruction of the diabetic foot (CE) (Zgonis) 87 (May 08) 951 Plastic surgery: understanding abdominoplasty and liposuction (CE) (Logan) 88 (Oct 08) 587

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Prevention of unplanned perioperative hypothermia (CE) (Paulikas) 88 (Sep 08) 358 Safe positioning for neurosurgical patients (CE) (St-Arnaud) 87 (Jun 08) 1156 Special needs of older adults undergoing surgery (CE) (Clayton) 87 (Mar 08) 557 Sterilization: would your facility pass a standards audit? (CE) (Hughes) 87 (Jan 08) 176. Letter 87 (May 08) 905. Response 87 (May 08) 906 Surgical management of diabetic foot infections and amputations (CE) (Zgonis) 87 (May 08) 935 Surgical site infection: the host factor (Fry) 86 (Nov 07) 801. Letter 87 (Feb 08) 295 Surgical treatment of Charcot neuroarthropathy (CE) (Zgonis) 87 (May 08) 971 Total knee arthroplasty: past successes and current improvements (CE) (Hohler) 87 (Jan 08) 143 Trauma: when there’s no time to count (CE) (Murdock) 87 (Feb 08) 322 Understanding current steam sterilization recommendations and guidelines (CE) (Spry) 88 (Oct 08) 537 EDUCATION, NURSING Book Review. Clinical Teaching Strategies in Nursing (Hennessey) 87 (Apr 08) 841 Not your mother’s nursing school (Ed) (Gaberson) 87 (Feb 08) 287 EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE Should the entry into nursing practice be the baccalaureate degree? (O) (Taylor) 87 (Mar 08) 611. Letter 88 (Aug 08) 181. Letter 88 (Aug 08) 182 A voluntary summer program to expose nursing students to the perioperative specialty (Sigsby) 88 (Oct 08) 609 EDUCATION, NURSING—CLASSIFICATION Evaluating a case study using Bloom’s Taxonomy of Education (Larkin) 88 (Sep 08) 390 EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING Knowledge is power: averting safetycompromising events in the OR (Catalano) 88 (Dec 08) 987 Education of Patients see PATIENT EDUCATION Efficiency see PRODUCTIVITY ELDER ABUSE Elder abuse (Spec Needs) (Plitnick) 87 (Feb 08) 422 Electronic Patient Record Systems see PATIENT RECORD SYSTEMS

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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE Book Review. The EQ Interview (Tarrac) 88 (Nov 08) 833 Emotional Stress see STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL Employee Management see PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL Book Review. Productive Performance Appraisals (Tattersall) 87 (Apr 08) 842 Employee Safety see OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY Employment Satisfaction see JOB SATISFACTION Employee Staffing and Scheduling see PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING Endotracheal Intubation see INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL ENDOSCOPES Breaches in epidural anesthesia aseptic technique; time-dependent contamination of OR trays; leaning and disinfection of endoscopes; effects of oral phosphate solution on renal function (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Aug 08) 287 ENTRY INTO PRACTICE Should the entry into nursing practice be the baccalaureate degree? (O) (Taylor) 87 (Mar 08) 611. Letter 88 (Aug 08) 181. Letter 88 (Aug 08) 182 Environment, Work see WORK ENVIRONMENT Epidural Anesthesia see ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL EPINEPHRINE Disposal of IV tumescent bags containing epinephrine; cell phone use in the OR; fleece warm-up jackets; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines (CI) (Ogg) 87 (Mar 08) 626 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Counting small needles; releasing explanted medical devices; conducting an AORN Journal search; verifying correct prosthesis use (CI) (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 87 (Jun 08) 1231 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES—STANDARDS Sterile storage; unretrieved device fragments; hazardous waste and red-bag trash (CI) (Mitchell) 87 (May 08) 1000 Equipment, Retained see RETAINED INSTRUMENTS EQUIPMENT REUSE Proper cleaning of electrical equipment; using appropriate abbreviations in periop-

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erative documentation; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services payments; counting sterile towels; using single-use towels to wrap instrument sets (CI) (Burlingame) 87 (Apr 08) 819 Etymology see NOMENCLATURE Evidence-Based Nursing Practice see NURSING PRACTICE, EVIDENCE-BASED Evidence-Based Practice see PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, EVIDENCE-BASED EXEMPLARS, CLINICAL Discover Magnet insights (Magnet) (Applegeet) 88 (Dec 08) 997 Exposure, Occupational see OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE EYE—TRANSPLANTATION Placental amniotic membrane: the pathway to ocular transplantation (CE) (Hill) 88 (Nov 08) 731 Fabrics see TEXTILES FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION Design and construction of an ambulatory surgery center (Lindeman) 88 (Sep 08) 369 OR construction project: from planning to execution (Worley) 88 (Dec 08) 917 Using simulation to design a central sterilization department (Lin) 88 (Oct 08) 555 Falls, Accidental see ACCIDENTAL FALLS FAMILY CENTERED CARE Feasibility of family member presence in the OR during breast biopsy procedures (Evans) 88 (Oct 08) 568 FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING—NURSING The nurse’s role in managing necrotizing fasciitis (CE) (Magel) 88 (Dec 08) 977 FATIGUE Fatigue and charting errors: the benefit of a reduced call schedule (Warren) 88 (Jul 08) 88 The importance of mandatory rest periods in OR environments (O) (Goldberg) 88 (Nov 08) 790 Fetal Death see PERINATAL DEATH FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION Placental amniotic membrane: the pathway to ocular transplantation (CE) (Hill) 88 (Nov 08) 731 FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE Effect of triclosan-coated sutures on wound infection; use of fibrin sealant in aesthetic surgical procedures; predicting conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy; patients’ time investment in colonoscopy procedures (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jan 08) 225

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FILTRATION Use of pulse-lavage to remove lipids from allograft bone; surgical site infection rates in laparoscopic versus open surgery; testing the efficacy of a portable anteroom system air filter unit; pregnancy testing on the day of surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jun 08) 1241 Fingernails see NAILS Fires, Surgical see SURGICAL FIRES First Assistants, RN see RN FIRST ASSISTANTS FUND RAISING A time to celebrate, give thanks, and embrace the future (PM) (Banschbach) 88 (Nov 08) 703 GASTRIC BYPASS Correct site surgery; leaving dentures in place during anesthesia induction; weight loss before gastric bypass surgery; disruption in surgical flow (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Feb 08) 445 GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS Book Review. Site-Specific Cancer Series: Gastrointestinal Cancers (Freeman) 88 (Jul 08) 126 GERONTOLOGIC NURSING Special needs of older adults undergoing surgery (CE) (Clayton) 87 (Mar 08) 557 Global Health see WORLD HEALTH GLUTARALDEHYDE Protective footwear; microbial transmission; chlorhexidine gluconate showers; glutaraldehyde fixation (CI) (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 87 (Jan 08) 213 GOAL-SETTING Book Review. Goal Setting: How to Create an Action Plan and Achieve Your Goals (Tuthill) 88 (Dec 08) 1024 Goals, Organizational see ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS Research linking nurses’ work hours to errors prompts more state restrictions (AHRQ) (Hughes) 87 (Jan 08) 209 Grafts, Allogeneic see ALLOGRAFTS Grafts, Bone see BONE TRANSPLANTATION Grand Rounds see PATIENT ROUNDS HAND SURGERY Stacking sterile instrument trays; cooling hot instruments; temperature monitoring of tissue products; patients with artificial nails (CI) (Mitchell) 88 (Oct 08) 629 HANDWASHING—STANDARDS Surgical hand hygiene; dealing with antibioticresistant organisms; the proper way to wear

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warm-up jackets; National Patient Safety Goals update (CI) (Blanchard) 88 (Nov 08) 817 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Disposal of IV tumescent bags containing epinephrine; cell phone use in the OR; fleece warm-up jackets; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines (CI) (Ogg) 87 (Mar 08) 626 HEALTH CARE DELIVERY Book Review. Adult Health Concerns Sourcebook (Gerdes) 88 (Dec 08) 1021 Health Care Shared Services see SHARED SERVICES, HEALTH CARE Health Insurance see INSURANCE, HEALTH Health Insurance Reimbursement see INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT Health Legislation see LEGISLATION HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY International sharing: what’s in it for us? (Global) (Spry) 88 (Sep 08) 443 Health Surveys see SURVEYS HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL Blood conservation in a congenital cardiac surgery program (CE) (John) 87 (Jun 08) 1180 HEART SURGERY—NURSING Book Review. Cardiac Surgery Manual for Nurses: Orientation, Policy, and Procedures (Davis) 87 (Mar 08) 646 HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL Introduction: effective hemostasis in surgery (Villanueva) 88 (Sep 08) Suppl S1 HEMOSTATICS Topical hemostatic agents in surgery: a surgeon’s perspective (Samudrala) 88 (Sep 08) Suppl S2 Hibiclens see CHLORHEXIDINE Hip Joint Replacement see ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP HISTORY OF MEDICINE The origins of radical mastectomy (Sakorafas) 88 (Oct 08) 605 Societal change and OR nursing in the pages of the AORN Journal, 1963 to 1983 (Mosczcynski) 88 (Nov 08) 747 Hospital-Acquired Infections see CROSS INFECTION HOSPITALIZATION—EVALUATION Medicare’s new policy targets hospital-acquired conditions (AHRQ) (Clancy) 88 (Dec 08) 1001 HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY Preventing retained surgical instruments; using betamethasone gel to reduce intubation discomfort; purgative bowel cleansing

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combined with simethicone; surgical site infection in community hospitals (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Apr 08) 833 HOUSEKEEPING DEPARTMENT Implementing a process for hand-off communications; AORN’s recommended practices for hand-off communications; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s denial of payment; cleaning the OR while the patient is still present (CI) (Chard) 88 (Dec 08) 1005 Mopping between procedures; individual radiation dosimeters; protective radiationshielding devices; evidence-based practice for hospital-acquired conditions; wound classifications (CI) (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 88 (Jul 08) 103 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Providing developmentally based care for preschoolers (Spec Needs) (Taylor) 88 (Aug 08) 267 Providing developmentally based care for toddlers (Spec Needs) (Taylor) 87 (May 08) 992 Humor see WIT AND HUMOR HYPERGLYCEMIA Single-dose dexamethasone as an analgesic; perioperative celecoxib administration for total knee arthroplasty; hyperglycemia as a risk factor for surgical site infections; bar-coding surgical sponges (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Jul 08) 117 Hypersensitivity, Latex see LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY HYPOTHERMIA Hypothermia/warming protocols: why are they not widely used in the OR? (Weirich) 87 (Feb 08) 333 Prevention of unplanned perioperative hypothermia (CE) (Paulikas) 88 (Sep 08) 358 IMPAIRMENT, HEALTH PROFESSIONAL Using servant leadership to facilitate healing after a drug diversion experience (Ramer) 88 (Aug 08) 253 Implants, Artificial see PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS Implied Consent see CONSENT Independent Learning see SELF DIRECTED LEARNING Indoor Air Pollution see AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR INFECTION Surgical site infections after kidney transplant procedures; multidrug-resistant bacteremia in hospital employees and their relatives; infections associated with regional anesthe-

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sia; bacterial organism transmission in the anesthesia work area (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Nov 08) 827 INFECTION CONTROL Targeting zero: preventing infections in ambulatory settings (Ed) (Allen) 88 (Dec 08) 891 INFORMATION LITERACY Using principles of health literacy to enhance the informed consent process (Lorenzen) 88 (Jul 08) 23 INFORMATION RESOURCES Published resources for improving patient care (PSF) (Beyea) 88 (Dec 08) 1009 Information Systems, Operating Rooms see OPERATING ROOM INFORMATION SYSTEMS Informed Consent see CONSENT Injuries see WOUNDS AND INJURIES Injuries, Neck see NECK INJURIES Injuries, Occupational see OCCUPATIONALRELATED INJURIES Instructional Objectives see BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES Instrument Count see SURGICAL COUNT PROCEDURE Instruments, Retained see RETAINED INSTRUMENTS Instruments, Surgical see SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INSURANCE, HEALTH Book Review. Ensuring Fairness in Health Care Coverage: An Employer’s Guide to Making Good Decisions on Tough Issues (Kerrick) 87 (Jan 08) 231 INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT Mandatory reporting and pay for performance: health care infections in the limelight (Arias) 87 (Apr 08) 750 Integrative Review see SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Intelligence, Emotional see EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS OR construction project: from planning to execution (Worley) 88 (Dec 08) 917 INTERNATIONAL NURSING Book Review. Nursing Without Borders: Values, Wisdom, Success Markers (Howell) 88 (Oct 08) 650 INTERNET Preparation of adolescents for outpatient surgery: using an Internet program (O’ConnorVon) 87 (Feb 08) 374

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INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY Leaving the nest and joining the flock: OR residency programs and team mentoring (Morgenthaler) 88 (Jul 08) 97 INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS Dealing with a “surgical personality” (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Sep 08) 520 Interventional Radiography see RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL INTERVIEWS Improving nursing school diversity through use of a group admission interview (Trice) 87 (Mar 08) 522 Nurses’ views on the characteristics of an effective leader (Feltner) 87 (Feb 08) 363 INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS Unexplained apnea during surgery (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Jun 08) 1288 INTRAOPERATIVE MONITORING The effect of shift changes on cesarean complications; continuous blood glucose monitoring during surgery; use of mirtazapine to reduce anxiety and nausea and vomiting; anxiety in female patients and mothers of children undergoing surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (May 08) 1015 INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL Preventing retained surgical instruments; using betamethasone gel to reduce intubation discomfort; purgative bowel cleansing combined with simethicone; surgical site infection in community hospitals (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Apr 08) 833 Seasonal variation in surgical outcomes; using preformed tooth protectors during endotracheal intubation; safety and efficacy of sodium phosphate tablets for colon cleansing; point-of-care diagnostic testing (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Mar 08) 637 IRRIGATION Use of pulse-lavage to remove lipids from allograft bone; surgical site infection rates in laparoscopic versus open surgery; testing the efficacy of a portable anteroom system air filter unit; pregnancy testing on the day of surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jun 08) 1241 Isolation, Patient see PATIENT ISOLATION JOB PERFORMANCE Book Review. Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance (Anderson) 88 (Dec 08) 1022 JOB SATISFACTION Perioperative workflow: barriers to efficiency, risks, and satisfaction (Fowler) 87 (Jan 08) 187

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Job Stress see STRESS, OCCUPATIONAL Journals see SERIAL PUBLICATIONS KIDNEY Breaches in epidural anesthesia aseptic technique; time-dependent contamination of OR trays; cleaning and disinfection of endoscopes; effects of oral phosphate solution on renal function (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Aug 08) 287 KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION Surgical site infections after kidney transplant procedures; multidrug-resistant bacteremia in hospital employees and their relatives; infections associated with regional anesthesia; bacterial organism transmission in the anesthesia work area (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Nov 08) 827 Knee Joint Replacement see ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE KNOWLEDGE Knowledge is power: averting safetycompromising events in the OR (Catalano) 88 (Dec 08) 987 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy see CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC Laparoscopic Surgery see SURGERY, LAPAROSCOPIC LAPAROSCOPY Pediatric laparoscopy (CE) (Harrington) 88 (Aug 08) 211. Correction 88 (Nov 08) 714 The melting drape (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Feb 08) 504 Laser Plume see SMOKE, SURGICAL LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY Natural rubber latex: a matter of concern for nurses (Bundesen) 88 (Aug 08) 197 Lavage see IRRIGATION Law see LEGISLATION Leaders, Nursing see NURSING LEADERS LEADERSHIP Being a patient safety leader (PSF) (Beyea) 87 (Jan 08) 221. Letter 87 (May 07) 907 Book Review. Conversations with Leaders: Frank Talk from Nurses (and Others) on the Front Lines of Leadership (Stannard) 88 (Jul 08) 125 Nurses’ views on the characteristics of an effective leader (Feltner) 87 (Feb 08) 363 The process of choosing leaders (PM) (Steiert) 87 (Feb 08) 283 Using servant leadership to facilitate healing after a drug diversion experience (Ramer) 88 (Aug 08) 253 LEARNING Learning more about the science of patient

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safety (PSF) (Beyea) 87 (Mar 08) 633 Learning Objectives see BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES Learning, Self Directed see SELF DIRECTED LEARNING LEGISLATION Registered nurse circulator legislation in Connecticut (Goldberg) 87 (Apr 08) 808. Letter 88 (Nov 08) 711. Response 88 (Nov 08) 711 LIFE HISTORY REVIEW Thanks for the memories (Ed) (Girard) 87 (Jun 08) 1071 LIPECTOMY Plastic surgery: understanding abdominoplasty and liposuction (CE) (Logan) 88 (Oct 08) 587 Liposuction see LIPECTOMY Literature Searching, Computerized see COMPUTERIZED LITERATURE SEARCHING Local Anesthesia see ANESTHESIA, LOCAL LUNG NEOPLASMS—RISK FACTORS Increasing the use of hands-free passing in surgery; OR nurses’ lung cancer risk; occupational exposure to nitrous oxide; effects of job-related stress factors on nurses’ health (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Sep 08) 463 MAGNET HOSPITALS Discover Magnet insights (Magnet) (Applegeet) 88 (Dec 08) 997 MANAGEMENT Book Review. 30 Reasons Employees Hate Their Managers: What Your People May Be Thinking and What You Can Do About It (Campbell) 87 (Jun 08) 1250 Book Review. Coaching, Counseling and Mentoring: How to Choose and Use the Right Technique to Boost Employee Performance (Cuming) 87 (Apr 08) 839 Book Review. In the Land of Difficult People: 24 Timeless Tales Reveal How to Tame the Beasts at Work (Humphrey) 88 (Nov 08) 835 Book Review. Managing for Success in Health Care 87 (Sutton) (May 08) 1022 Book Review. A Manager’s Guide to Improving Workplace Performance (Nelson) 87 (Jun 08) 1248 Book Review. The Manager’s Guide to Rewards: What You Need to Know to Get the Best for— and From—Your Employees (Hembree) 87 (Jan 08) 235 Book Review. A Survival Guide to Managing Employees from Hell: Handling Idiots, Whiners, Slackers, and Other Workplace Demons (Ouellette) 87 (Jan 08) 232

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Complying with the 2008 National Patient Safety Goals (Catalano) 87 (Mar 08) 547 Controlled-substance returns in the operating suite (Sharer) 88 (Aug 08) 249 Humor in the OR: a stitch in time? (Buxman) 88 (Jul 08) 67. Letter 88 (Nov 08) 714 Implementation of an OR efficiency program (Scheriff) 88 (Nov 08) 775 Improving compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards (CE) (Cuming) 87 (Feb 08) 347 Improving surgical services performance through changing work culture (Schubnell) 87 (Mar 08) 575 Nurses’ views on the characteristics of an effective leader (Feltner) 87 (Feb 08) 363 Nursing resource considerations for implementing an electronic documentation system (Saletnik) 87 (Mar 08) 585 OR construction project: from planning to execution (Worley) 88 (Dec 08) 917 Perceptions of patient safety culture among physicians and RNs in the perioperative area (Scherer) 87 (Jan 08) 163 Shifting the sterile processing department paradigm: a mandate for change (Swanson) 88 (Aug 08) 241 Sterilization: would your facility pass a standards audit? (CE) (Hughes) 87 (Jan 08) 176. Letter 87 (May 08) 905. Response 87 (May 08) 906 Time out: an analysis (Dillon) 88 (Sep 08) 437 Using simulation to design a central sterilization department (Lin) 88 (Oct 08) 555 Management of Personnel see PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT MANDATORY REPORTING Mandatory reporting and pay for performance: health care infections in the limelight (Arias) 87 (Apr 08) 750 MASTECTOMY The origins of radical mastectomy (Sakorafas) 88 (Oct 08) 605 MATERIALS MANAGEMENT Stacking sterile instrument trays; cooling hot instruments; temperature monitoring of tissue products; patients with artificial nails (CI) (Mitchell) 88 (Oct 08) 629 Sterile storage; unretrieved device fragments; hazardous waste and red-bag trash (CI) (Mitchell) 87 (May 08) 1000 Medical Devices see EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

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Medical Record Systems, Computerized see PATIENT RECORD SYSTEMS MEDICAL WASTE Disposal of IV tumescent bags containing epinephrine; cell phone use in the OR; fleece warm-up jackets; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines (CI) (Ogg) 87 (Mar 08) 626 Sterile storage; unretrieved device fragments; hazardous waste and red-bag trash (CI) (Mitchell) 87 (May 08) 1000 MEDICARE Medicare’s new policy targets hospitalacquired conditions (AHRQ) (Clancy) 88 (Dec 08) 1001 Medicine, Military see MILITARY MEDICINE MEMBRANES Placental amniotic membrane: the pathway to ocular transplantation (CE) (Hill) 88 (Nov 08) 731 MENTORSHIP Leaving the nest and joining the flock: OR residency programs and team mentoring (Morgenthaler) 88 (Jul 08) 97 Mentoring the new graduate perioperative nurse: a valuable retention strategy (Persaud) 87 (Jun 08) 1173 The rewards of being both a mentor and a protégé (PM) (Banschbach) 88 (Aug 08) 175 METHICILLIN RESISTANCE Antibiotic-impregnated cement use in hip arthroplasty; preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate showers; discrepancies in surgical count; screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Oct 08) 641 Methods Improvement see CHANGE MANAGEMENT METHYLMETHACRYLATES Recommended practices for moderate sedation/analgesia; recommended practices for local anesthesia; loaner instruments; handling methyl methacrylate (CI) (Ogg) 88 (Aug 08) 275 MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION Protective footwear; microbial transmission; chlorhexidine gluconate showers; glutaraldehyde fixation (CI) (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 87 (Jan 08) 213 MILITARY MEDICINE Pursuing cleanliness in a field surgical environment (Stevenson) 87 (Feb 08) 301

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MINORITY GROUPS Improving nursing school diversity through use of a group admission interview (Trice) 87 (Mar 08) 522 MIRTAZAPINE The effect of shift changes on cesarean complications; continuous blood glucose monitoring during surgery; use of mirtazapine to reduce anxiety and nausea and vomiting; anxiety in female patients and mothers of children undergoing surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (May 08) 1015 Mission Statement see ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES Models, Computer see COMPUTER SIMULATION MODELS, THEORETICAL Perioperative nursing competency (Stobinski) 88 (Sep 08) 417 Moderate Sedation see CONSCIOUS SEDATION Monitoring. Intraoperative see INTRAOPERATIVE MONITORING MOTHERS The effect of shift changes on cesarean complications; continuous blood glucose monitoring during surgery; use of mirtazapine to reduce anxiety and nausea and vomiting; anxiety in female patients and mothers of children undergoing surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (May 08) 1015 MOTIVATION Book Review. Persuasion IQ (Joiner) 88 (Dec 08) 1022 Multiculturalism see CULTURAL DIVERSITY MULTIMEDIA Smoking and postoperative hemorrhage; antimicrobial suture wound closure; risk factors for complications of laparoscopic colorectal procedures; improving informed consent using a multimedia approach (Evidence) 88 (Dec 08) 1013 MUSIC THERAPY The anxiety- and pain-reducing effects of music interventions: a systematic review (Nilsson) 87 (Apr 08) 78 NAILS Stacking sterile instrument trays; cooling hot instruments; temperature monitoring of tissue products; patients with artificial nails (CI) (Mitchell) 88 (Oct 08) 629 National Council Licensure Examinations see NCLEX

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NAUSEA AND VOMITING The effect of shift changes on cesarean complications; continuous blood glucose monitoring during surgery; use of mirtazapine to reduce anxiety and nausea and vomiting; anxiety in female patients and mothers of children undergoing surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (May 08) 1015 NCLEX EXAMINATION Book Review. NCLEX Exam Prep (Satterthwait) 88 (Aug 08) 294 NECK INJURIES Why is the patient’s neck swollen after surgery? (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Oct 08) 692 Necrotizing Fasciitis see FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING NEEDLES Counting small needles; releasing explanted medical devices; conducting an AORN Journal search; verifying correct prosthesis use (CI) (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 87 (Jun 08) 1231 Neonatal Death see PERINATAL DEATH Neurogenic Arthropathy see ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC Surgical treatment of Charcot neuroarthropathy (CE) (Zgonis) 87 (May 08) 971 NEUROSURGERY Safe positioning for neurosurgical patients (CE) (St-Arnaud) 87 (Jun 08) 1156 NEW GRADUATE NURSES Mentoring the new graduate perioperative nurse: a valuable retention strategy (Persaud) 87 (Jun 08) 1173 NITROUS OXIDE Increasing the use of hands-free passing in surgery; OR nurses’ lung cancer risk; occupational exposure to nitrous oxide; effects of job-related stress factors on nurses’ health (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Sep 08) 463 NOMENCLATURE Validation of concept mapping between PNDS and SNOMED CT (Westra) 87 (Jun 08) 1217 Nosocomial Infections see CROSS INFECTION NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS Book Review. Synergy: The Unique Relationship Between Nurses and Patients (Schilling) 88 (Nov 08) 834 NURSES Increasing the use of hands-free passing in surgery; OR nurses’ lung cancer risk; occupational exposure to nitrous oxide; effects of job-related stress factors on nurses’ health (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Sep 08) 463

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Keeping nurses safe (PSF) (Beyea) 87 (Jun 08) 1237 NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH Perioperative workflow: barriers to efficiency, risks, and satisfaction (Fowler) 87 (Jan 08) 187 Nursing Education see EDUCATION, NURSING Nursing Education, Baccalaureate see EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE Nursing Internships see INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY NURSING LEADERS Book Review. Pivotal Moments in Nursing (Herbein) 87 (Jun 08) 1248 NURSING MINIMUM DATA SET Validation of concept mapping between PNDS and SNOMED CT (Westra) 87 (Jun 08) 1217 NURSING ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL Many organizations: one voice (Global) (Spry) 88 (Nov 08) 798 NURSING PRACTICE, EVIDENCE-BASED Evaluating the evidence: web sites (Hoss) 87 (Jan 08) 124 Mopping between procedures; individual radiation dosimeters; protective radiation-shielding devices; evidence-based practice for hospitalacquired conditions; wound classifications (CI) (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 88 (Jul 08) 103 Practice-based evidence (Ed) (Girard) 87 (Jan 08) 15 NURSING PRACTICE, EVIDENCE-BASED— EDUCATION Evaluating the evidence: guidelines (Hanson) 88 (Aug 08) 184 Nursing Research, Clinical see CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH Nursing Rounds see PATIENT ROUNDS Nursing Schools see SCHOOLS, NURSING Nursing Students see STUDENTS, NURSING OBESITY, MORBID—SURGERY Perioperative nursing care of the bariatric surgical patient (CE) (Ide) 88 (Jul 08) 30 A perioperative team approach to treating patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery (Walsh) 88 (Jul 08) 59 Objectives, Organizational see ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE Improving compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards (CE) (Cuming) 87 (Feb 08) 347 Increasing the use of hands-free passing in

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surgery; OR nurses’ lung cancer risk; occupational exposure to nitrous oxide; effects of job-related stress factors on nurses’ health (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Sep 08) 463 OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS The hazards of surgical smoke (CE) (Ulmer) 87 (Apr 08) 721. Letter 87 (Jun 08) 1073. Response 87 (Jun 08) 1075 OCCUPATIONAL-RELATED INJURIES Increasing the use of hands-free passing in surgery; OR nurses’ lung cancer risk; occupational exposure to nitrous oxide; effects of job-related stress factors on nurses’ health (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Sep 08) 463 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY Keeping nurses safe (PSF) (Beyea) 87 (Jun 08) 1237 Occupational Stress see STRESS, OCCUPATIONAL ONLINE SERVICES Exploring online resources for perioperative nurses (PSF) (Beyea) 88 (Nov 08) 825 Operating Room Equipment see SURGICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES OPERATING ROOM INFORMATION SYSTEMS Nursing resource considerations for implementing an electronic documentation system (Saletnik) 87 (Mar 08) 585 Operating Room Nursing see PERIOPERATIVE NURSING OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL Eating or drinking in the OR: another safety factor? (Ed) (Girard) 87 (May 08) 901 OPERATING ROOMS—EDUCATION Book Review. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room 88 (Manchester) (Dec 08) 1023 OPERATING ROOMS—STANDARDS Pursuing cleanliness in a field surgical environment (Stevenson) 87 (Feb 08) 301 OR Schedule see SURGERY SCHEDULE Organization and Administration see MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE Promoting a culture of safety by addressing bad behavior (PSF) (Beyea) 88 (Oct 08) ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES 2009 Patient Safety Goals: a perioperative nursing priority (PSF) (Beyea) 88 (Sep 08) 459. Correction 88 (Nov 08) 714 Actively participating in an organization’s safety initiatives (PSF) (Beyea) 87 (May 08) 1011

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OSHA (U.S.) see UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OUTCOMES (HEALTH CARE) Published resources for improving patient care (PSF) (Beyea) 88 (Dec 08) 1009 Outcomes of Treatment see TREATMENT OUTCOMES Outpatient Surgery see AMBULATORY SURGERY Outpatient Surgical Facilities see SURGICENTERS PAIN MEASUREMENT The anxiety- and pain-reducing effects of music interventions: a systematic review (Nilsson) 87 (Apr 08) 780 PATIENT ADVOCACY Are you “just a nurse”? (PSF) (Beyea) 87 (Feb 08) 441 Registered nurse circulator legislation in Connecticut (Goldberg) 87 (Apr 08) 808. Letter 88 (Nov 08) 711. Response 88 (Nov 08) 711 PATIENT ASSESSMENT Assess, do not assume (Ed) (Girard) 87 (Mar 08) 519 PATIENT CENTERED CARE Practice-based evidence (Ed) (Girard) 87 (Jan 08) 15 PATIENT EDUCATION Preoperative fasting duration and medication instruction: are we improving? (Crenshaw) 88 (Dec 08) 963 Summer reading (Ed) (Seifert) 88 (Aug 08) 177 Surgical patient education related to smoking (Lauerman) 87 (Mar 08) 599 Using principles of health literacy to enhance the informed consent process (Lorenzen) 88 (Jul 08) 23 Want to improve safety? Ask questions (Ed) (Seifert) 88 (Nov 08) 707 PATIENT IDENTIFICATION A near miss lesson: check the wristband (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Dec 08) 1096 PATIENT ISOLATION Application of the updated CDC isolation guidelines for health care facilities (CE) (Tarrac) 87 (Mar 08) 534 PATIENT POSITIONING Lithotomy position; perioperative pressure ulcers; implant documentation; bone and tissue graft logs (CI) (Denholm) 87 (Feb 08) 429 Safe positioning for neurosurgical patients (CE) (St-Arnaud) 87 (Jun 08) 1156

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Patient Privacy see PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY PATIENT RECORD SYSTEMS Nursing resource considerations for implementing an electronic documentation system (Saletnik) 87 (Mar 08) 585 PATIENT ROUNDS Combatting production pressure (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Jul 08) 164 Dealing with a “surgical personality” (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Sep 08) 520 Have you read the last page lately? (Ed) (Girard) 87 (Apr 08) 717 Guess who was having surgery? (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Mar 08) 700 Low on the totem pole (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (May 08) 1056 The melting drape (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Feb 08) 504 Missing the mark (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Aug 08) 336 A near miss lesson: check the wristband (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Dec 08) 1096 Something is wrong with my eye (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Apr 08) 884 Unexplained apnea during surgery (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Jun 08) 1288 What happened to my foot? Amnesia following surgery (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Jan 08) 272 Where is the suction tip? (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Nov 08) 876 Why is the patient’s neck swollen after surgery? (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Oct 08) 692 PATIENT SAFETY Actively participating in an organization’s safety initiatives (PSF) (Beyea) 87 (May 08) 1011 Are you “just a nurse”? (PSF) (Beyea) 87 (Feb 08) 441 Bad behavior just got harder (Ed) (Seifert) 88 (Oct 08) 535 Being a patient safety leader (PSF) (Beyea) 87 (Jan 08) 221. Letter 87 (May 07) 907 Complying with the 2008 National Patient Safety Goals (Catalano) 87 (Mar 08) 547 Eating or drinking in the OR: another safety factor? (Ed) (Girard) 87 (May 08) 901 Evaluating a case study using Bloom’s Taxonomy of Education (Larkin) 88 (Sep 08) 390 Exploring online resources for perioperative nurses (PSF) (Beyea) 88 (Nov 08) 825 Hand-off communication: a requisite for perioperative patient safety (CE) (Amato-Vealey)

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88 (Nov 08) 763 Implementation of an OR efficiency program (Scheriff) 88 (Nov 08) 775 The importance of mandatory rest periods in OR environments (O) (Goldberg) 88 (Nov 08) 790 Improving the safety and quality of care transitions (AHRQ) (Clancy) 88 (Jul 08) 111 Keeping nurses safe (PSF) (Beyea) 87 (Jun 08) 1237 Learning more about the science of patient safety (PSF) (Beyea) 87 (Mar 08) 633 Mutual accountability for the common goal of patient safety (PM) (Banschbach) 88 (Jul 08) 11 Perceptions of patient safety culture among physicians and RNs in the perioperative area (Scherer) 87 (Jan 08) 163 Placing patient safety first (PSF) (Beyea) 87 (Apr 08) 829 Preventing deep vein thrombosis: a perioperative nursing imperative (PSF) (DiPaola) 88 (Aug 08) 283 Promoting a culture of safety by addressing bad behavior (PSF) (Beyea) 88 (Oct 08) Published resources for improving patient care (PSF) (Beyea) 88 (Dec 08) 1009 Recommitting your practice to patient safety (PM) (Banschbach) 88 (Dec 08) 887 Research linking nurses’ work hours to errors prompts more state restriction (AHRQ) (Hughes) 87 (Jan 08) 209 Speaking up for quality and safety (PSF) (Beyea) 88 (Jul 08) 115 Stacking sterile instrument trays; cooling hot instruments; temperature monitoring of tissue products; patients with artificial nails (CI) (Mitchell) 88 (Oct 08) 629 Surgical Care Improvement Project and the perioperative nurse’s role (Brendle) 86 (Jul 07) 94. Letter 87 (Jan 08) 17 Time out: an analysis (Dillon) 88 (Sep 08) 437 2009 Patient Safety Goals: a perioperative nursing priority (PSF) (Beyea) 88 (Sep 08) 459. Correction 88 (Nov 08) 714 Want to improve safety? Ask questions (Ed) (Seifert) 88 (Nov 08) 707 PATIENT SAFETY—EDUCATION Knowledge is power: averting safetycompromising events in the OR (Catalano) 88 (Dec 08) 987 PATIENT SAFETY—STANDARDS Surgical hand hygiene; dealing with antibioticresistant organisms; the proper way to wear

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warm-up jackets; National Patient Safety Goals update (CI) (Blanchard) 88 (Nov 08) 817 PATIENT SATISFACTION Book Review. Healing from the Heart: A Practical Guide to Creating Excellent Experiences for Patients and Their Families (Austin) 88 (Aug 08) 293 Patients, Surgical see SURGICAL PATIENTS PEDIATRIC CARE Book Review. When Parents Say No: Religious and Cultural Influences on Pediatric Healthcare Treatment (Jensen) 88 (Aug 08) 294 PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE NURSING Book Review. AACN Procedure Manual for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care (DobbengaRhodes) 87 (Apr 08) 840 PEDIATRIC SURGERY Pediatric laparoscopy (CE) (Harrington) 88 (Aug 08) 211. Correction 88 (Nov 08) 714 PEER REVIEW Speaking up for quality and safety (PSF) (Beyea) 88 (Jul 08) 115 PERCEPTION Perceptions of patient safety culture among physicians and RNs in the perioperative area (Scherer) 87 (Jan 08) 163 Performance Appraisal, Employee see EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL Performance Indicators see CLINICAL INDICATORS PERINATAL DEATH Book Review. Life Touches Life (Overman) 88 (Aug 08) 296 Periodicals see SERIAL PUBLICATIONS PERIOPERATIVE CARE Prevention of unplanned perioperative hypothermia (CE) (Paulikas) 88 (Sep 08) 358 Surgical Care Improvement Project and the perioperative nurse’s role (Brendle) 86 (Jul 07) 94. Letter 87 (Jan 08) 17 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING Book Review. Alexander’s Care of the Patient in Surgery (Edwards) 87 (May 08) 1021 Book Review. Berry and Kohn’s Operating Room Technique (Bopp) 87 (May 08) 1022 Increasing the use of hands-free passing in surgery; OR nurses’ lung cancer risk; occupational exposure to nitrous oxide; effects of job-related stress factors on nurses’ health (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Sep 08) 463 Mentoring the new graduate perioperative nurse: a valuable retention strategy (Persaud) 87 (Jun 08) 1173

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Perioperative nursing care of the bariatric surgical patient (CE) (Ide) 88 (Jul 08) 30 Providing developmentally based care for toddlers (Spec Needs) (Taylor) 87 (May 08) 992 Societal change and OR nursing in the pages of the AORN Journal, 1963 to 1983 (Mosczcynski) 88 (Nov 08) 747 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING— ADMINISTRATION Implementation of an OR efficiency program (Scheriff) 88 (Nov 08) 775 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING—EDUCATION Exploring online resources for perioperative nurses (PSF) (Beyea) 88 (Nov 08) 825 Perioperative care of the patient with tuberculosis (CE) (Neil) 88 (Dec 08) 942 Perioperative nursing competency (Stobinski) 88 (Sep 08) 417 A voluntary summer program to expose nursing students to the perioperative specialty (Sigsby) 88 (Oct 08) 609 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING—LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE Registered nurse circulator legislation in Connecticut (Goldberg) 87 (Apr 08) 808. Letter 88 (Nov 08) 711. Response 88 (Nov 08) 711 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING—METHODS Perioperative workflow: barriers to efficiency, risks, and satisfaction (Fowler) 87 (Jan 08) 187 Peritoneoscopy see LAPAROSCOPY PERSONALITY Dealing with a “surgical personality” (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Sep 08) 520 PERSONNEL, HEALTH FACILITY Surgical site infections after kidney transplant procedures; multidrug-resistant bacteremia in hospital employees and their relatives; infections associated with regional anesthesia; bacterial organism transmission in the anesthesia work area (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Nov 08) 827 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Using servant leadership to facilitate healing after a drug diversion experience (Ramer) 88 (Aug 08) 253 PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING Research linking nurses’ work hours to errors prompts more state restrictions (AHRQ) (Hughes) 87 (Jan 08) 209 The effect of nurse staffing patterns on medical errors and nurse burnout (Garrett) 87 (Jun 08) 1191 Fatigue and charting errors: the benefit of a

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reduced call schedule (Warren) 88 (Jul 08) 88 The importance of mandatory rest periods in OR environments (O) (Goldberg) 88 (Nov 08) 790 Phlebothrombosis see VENOUS THROMBOSIS PHOSPHATES Breaches in epidural anesthesia aseptic technique; time-dependent contamination of OR trays; cleaning and disinfection of endoscopes; effects of oral phosphate solution on renal function (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Aug 08) 287 Seasonal variation in surgical outcomes; using preformed tooth protectors during endotracheal intubation; safety and efficacy of sodium phosphate tablets for colon cleansing; point-of-care diagnostic testing (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Mar 08) 637 PLACENTA Placental amniotic membrane: the pathway to ocular transplantation (CE) (Hill) 88 (Nov 08) 731 Planning, Strategic see STRATEGIC PLANNING Plastic Surgery see SURGERY, PLASTIC POINT-OF-CARE TESTING Seasonal variation in surgical outcomes; using preformed tooth protectors during endotracheal intubation; safety and efficacy of sodium phosphate tablets for colon cleansing; point-of-care diagnostic testing (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Mar 08) 637 POLITICAL PARTICIPATION Finding the voice of nursing (PM) (Banschbach) 88 (Sep 08) 34 Pollution, Indoor Air see AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR Populations, Special see SPECIAL POPULATIONS Positioning of Patients see PATIENT POSITIONING POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS Something is wrong with my eye (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Apr 08) 884 Surgical Care Improvement Project and the perioperative nurse’s role (Brendle) 86 (Jul 07) 94. Letter 87 (Jan 08) 17 What happened to my foot? Amnesia following surgery (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Jan 08) 272 Why is the patient’s neck swollen after surgery? (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Oct 08) 692

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POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS— PREVENTION AND CONTROL SCIP: making complications of surgery the exception rather than the rule (AHRQ) (Clancy) 87 (Mar 08) 621 Smoking and postoperative hemorrhage; antimicrobial suture wound closure; risk factors for complications of laparoscopic colorectal procedures; improving informed consent using a multimedia approach (Evidence) 88 (Dec 08) 1013 POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE Smoking and postoperative hemorrhage; antimicrobial suture wound closure; risk factors for complications of laparoscopic colorectal procedures; improving informed consent using a multimedia approach (Evidence) 88 (Dec 08) 1013 Postoperative Wound Infection see SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION PRACTICE GUIDELINES Application of the updated CDC isolation guidelines for health care facilities (CE) (Tarrac) 87 (Mar 08) 534 Disposal of IV tumescent bags containing epinephrine; cell phone use in the OR; fleece warm-up jackets; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines (CI) (Ogg) 87 (Mar 08) 626 Evaluating the evidence: guidelines (Hanson) 88 (Aug 08) 184 Hypothermia/warming protocols: why are they not widely used in the OR? (Weirich) 87 (Feb 08) 333 Understanding current steam sterilization recommendations and guidelines (CE) (Spry) 88 (Oct 08) 537 PRAYER Hybrid ORs; open OR doors; staff nurses and prayer; perioperative fall prevention (CI) (Burlingame) 88 (Sep 08) 449 Prediabetic State see HYPERGLYCEMIA PREGNANCY TESTS Use of pulse-lavage to remove lipids from allograft bone; surgical site infection rates in laparoscopic versus open surgery; testing the efficacy of a portable anteroom system air filter unit; pregnancy testing on the day of surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jun 08) 1241 PREOPERATIVE EDUCATION Preparation of adolescents for outpatient surgery: using an Internet program (O’ConnorVon) 87 (Feb 08) 374

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PREOPERATIVE PERIOD Correct site surgery; leaving dentures in place during anesthesia induction; weight loss before gastric bypass surgery; disruption in surgical flow (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Feb 08) 445 Use of pulse-lavage to remove lipids from allograft bone; surgical site infection rates in laparoscopic versus open surgery; testing the efficacy of a portable anteroom system air filter unit; pregnancy testing on the day of surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jun 08) 1241 Preoperative Skin Care see SKIN PREPARATION, SURGICAL PREPROCEDURAL FASTING Preoperative fasting duration and medication instruction: are we improving? (Crenshaw) 88 (Dec 08) 963 Preschool Child see CHILD, PRESCHOOL PRESSURE ULCER Lithotomy position; perioperative pressure ulcers; implant documentation; bone and tissue graft logs (CI) (Denholm) 87 (Feb 08) 429 PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY Guess who was having surgery? (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Mar 08) 700 PRODUCTIVITY Correct site surgery; leaving dentures in place during anesthesia induction; weight loss before gastric bypass surgery; disruption in surgical flow (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Feb 08) 445 Implementation of an OR efficiency program (Scheriff) 88 (Nov 08) 775 Perioperative workflow: barriers to efficiency, risks, and satisfaction (Fowler) 87 (Jan 08) 187 Professional Burnout see BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL Professional Impairment see IMPAIRMENT, HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, EVIDENCEBASED Antibiotic-impregnated cement use in hip arthroplasty; preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate showers; discrepancies in surgical count; screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Oct 08) 641 Breaches in epidural anesthesia aseptic technique; time-dependent contamination of OR trays; cleaning and disinfection of endoscopes; effects of oral phosphate solution on renal function (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Aug 08) 287

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Correct site surgery; leaving dentures in place during anesthesia induction; weight loss before gastric bypass surgery; disruption in surgical flow (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Feb 08) 445 The effect of shift changes on cesarean complications; continuous blood glucose monitoring during surgery; use of mirtazapine to reduce anxiety and nausea and vomiting; anxiety in female patients and mothers of children undergoing surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (May 08) 1015 Effect of triclosan-coated sutures on wound infection; use of fibrin sealant in aesthetic surgical procedures; predicting conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy; patients’ time investment in colonoscopy procedures (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jan 08) 225 Increasing the use of hands-free passing in surgery; OR nurses’ lung cancer risk; occupational exposure to nitrous oxide; effects of job-related stress factors on nurses’ health (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Sep 08) 463 Preoperative fasting duration and medication instruction: are we improving? (Crenshaw) 88 (Dec 08) 963 Preventing retained surgical instruments; using betamethasone gel to reduce intubation discomfort; purgative bowel cleansing combined with simethicone; surgical site infection in community hospitals (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Apr 08) 833 Seasonal variation in surgical outcomes; using preformed tooth protectors during endotracheal intubation; safety and efficacy of sodium phosphate tablets for colon cleansing; point-of-care diagnostic testing (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Mar 08) 637 Single-dose dexamethasone as an analgesic; perioperative celecoxib administration for total knee arthroplasty; hyperglycemia as a risk factor for surgical site infections; bar-coding surgical sponges (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Jul 08) 117 Smoking and postoperative hemorrhage; antimicrobial suture wound closure; risk factors for complications of laparoscopic colorectal procedures; improving informed consent using a multimedia approach (Evidence) 88 (Dec 08) 1013 Surgical site infections after kidney transplant procedures; multidrug-resistant bacteremia in hospital employees and their relatives; infections associated with regional anesthesia;

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bacterial organism transmission in the anesthesia work area (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Nov 08) 827 Use of pulse-lavage to remove lipids from allograft bone; surgical site infection rates in laparoscopic versus open surgery; testing the efficacy of a portable anteroom system air filter unit; pregnancy testing on the day of surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jun 08) 1241 Prophylaxis, Antibiotic see ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS Counting small needles; releasing explanted medical devices; conducting an AORN Journal search; verifying correct prosthesis use (CI) (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 87 (Jun 08) 1231 Lithotomy position; perioperative pressure ulcers; implant documentation; bone and tissue graft logs (CI) (Denholm) 87 (Feb 08) 429 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING Protective footwear; microbial transmission; chlorhexidine gluconate showers; glutaraldehyde fixation (CI) (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 87 (Jan 08) 213 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING—STANDARDS Surgical hand hygiene; dealing with antibiotic-resistant organisms; the proper way to wear warm-up jackets; National Patient Safety Goals update (CI) (Blanchard) 88 (Nov 08) 817 Psychological Stress see STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL Public Health Reporting see MANDATORY REPORTING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Slowed progress in improving quality and minimizing disparities (AHRQ) (Brady) 87 (May 08) 1007 Quality Indicators see CLINICAL INDICATORS QUESTIONNAIRES Natural rubber latex: a matter of concern for nurses (Bundesen) 88 (Aug 08) 197 RADIATION MONITORING Mopping between procedures; individual radiation dosimeters; protective radiation-shielding devices; evidence-based practice for hospitalacquired conditions; wound classifications (CI) (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 88 (Jul 08) 103 RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL Hybrid ORs; open OR doors; staff nurses and prayer; perioperative fall prevention (CI) (Burlingame) 88 (Sep 08) 449

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Reconstructive Surgery see SURGERY, RECONSTRUCTIVE RECTUM—SURGERY Smoking and postoperative hemorrhage; antimicrobial suture wound closure; risk factors for complications of laparoscopic colorectal procedures; improving informed consent using a multimedia approach (Evidence) 88 (Dec 08) 1013 Reimbursement, Health Insurance see INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT RELIGION AND RELIGIONS Book Review. When Parents Say No: Religious and Cultural Influences on Pediatric Healthcare Treatment (Jensen) 88 (Aug 08) 294 Remeron see MIRTAZAPINE Reminiscing see LIFE HISTORY REVIEW Reporting, Mandatory see MANDATORY REPORTING Reports, Shift see SHIFT REPORTS RESEARCH Validation of concept mapping between PNDS and SNOMED CT (Westra) 87 (Jun 08) 1217 Research, Clinical see CLINICAL RESEARCH RESEARCH, NURSING Making a difference through research (Siedlecki) 88 (Nov 08) 716 Research, Nursing, Administrative see NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH Research, Nursing, Clinical see CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH Residencies see INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY RESOURCE ALLOCATION Nursing resource considerations for implementing an electronic documentation system (Saletnik) 87 (Mar 08) 585 Responsibility see ACCOUNTABILITY RETAINED INSTRUMENTS Counting difficulties: retained instruments, sponges, and needles (CE) (Jackson) 87 (Feb 08) 315 Preventing retained surgical instruments; using betamethasone gel to reduce intubation discomfort; purgative bowel cleansing combined with simethicone; surgical site infection in community hospitals (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Apr 08) 833 Sterile storage; unretrieved device fragments; hazardous waste and red-bag trash (CI) (Mitchell) 87 (May 08) 1000 Trauma: when there’s no time to count (CE)

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(Murdock) 87 (Feb 08) 322 Where is the suction tip? (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Nov 08) 876 REWARD Book Review. The Manager’s Guide to Rewards: What You Need to Know to get the best For— and From—Your Employees (Hembree) 87 (Jan 08) 235 Rewarming Techniques see WARMING TECHNIQUES RN FIRST ASSISTANTS Acute care nurse practitioner: an advanced practice role for RN first assistants (Schroeder) 87 (Jun 08) 1205 Rounds, Patient see PATIENT ROUNDS RULES AND REGULATIONS Complying with the 2008 National Patient Safety Goals (Catalano) 87 (Mar 08) 547 SAFETY Knowledge is power: averting safetycompromising events in the OR (Catalano) 88 (Dec 08) 987 Safety, Occupational see OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY Safety, Patient see PATIENT SAFETY SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS Special report. Results of the 2008 AORN salary survey (Bacon) 88 (Dec 08) 901 Satisfaction, Patient see PATIENT SATISFACTION Scalpels see SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Schedule, Surgery see SURGERY SCHEDULE Scheduling and Staffing, Personnel see PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING SCHOOLS, NURSING Improving nursing school diversity through use of a group admission interview (Trice) 87 (Mar 08) 522 Scrub Nurses see PERIOPERATIVE NURSING Sedation, Conscious see CONSCIOUS SEDATION SELF DIRECTED LEARNING Self-study: an effective method for bioterrorism training in the OR (Thomas) 87 (May 08) 915 SERIAL PUBLICATIONS New opportunities (Ed) (Seifert) 88 (Jul 08) 15 Societal change and OR nursing in the pages of the AORN Journal, 1963 to 1983 (Mosczcynski) 88 (Nov 08) 747 SHARED SERVICES, HEALTH CARE International sharing: what’s in it for us? (Global) (Spry) 88 (Sep 08) 443

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Sharps Count see SURGICAL COUNT PROCEDURE SHIFT REPORTS The effect of shift changes on cesarean complications; continuous blood glucose monitoring during surgery; use of mirtazapine to reduce anxiety and nausea and vomiting; anxiety in female patients and mothers of children undergoing surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (May 08) 1015 Hand-off communication: a requisite for perioperative patient safety (CE) (Amato-Vealey) 88 (Nov 08) 763 Implementing a process for hand-off communications; AORN’s recommended practices for hand-off communications; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s denial of payment; cleaning the OR while the patient is still present (CI) (Chard) 88 (Dec 08) 1005 The importance of simulation: preventing hand-off mistakes (AHRQ) (Clancy) 88 (Oct 08) 625 SHOES Protective footwear; microbial transmission; chlorhexidine gluconate showers; glutaraldehyde fixation (CI) (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 87 (Jan 08) 213 SIMETHICONE Preventing retained surgical instruments; using betamethasone gel to reduce intubation discomfort; purgative bowel cleansing combined with simethicone; surgical site infection in community hospitals (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Apr 08) 833 Simulation, Computer see COMPUTER SIMULATION SIMULATIONS Playing it safe: simulated team training in the OR (Anderson) 87 (Apr 08) 772 SKIN PREPARATION, SURGICAL Antibiotic-impregnated cement use in hip arthroplasty; preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate showers;discrepancies in surgical count; screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Oct 08) 641 Protective footwear; microbial transmission; chlorhexidine gluconate showers; glutaraldehyde fixation (CI) (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 87 (Jan 08) 213 Standardization of a surgical site precleansing technique for vascular patients (Grelle) 88 (Aug 08) 261

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SMOKE EVACUATION Results of a survey on current surgical smoke control practices (Edwards) 87 (Apr 08) 739 SMOKE, SURGICAL The hazards of surgical smoke (CE) (Ulmer) 87 (Apr 08) 721. Letter 87 (Jun 08) 1073. Response 87 (Jun 08) 1075 SMOKING Smoking and postoperative hemorrhage; antimicrobial suture wound closure; risk factors for complications of laparoscopic colorectal procedures; improving informed consent using a multimedia approach (Evidence) 88 (Dec 08) 1013 Surgical patient education related to smoking (Lauerman) 87 (Mar 08) 599 SNOMED Validation of concept mapping between PNDS and SNOMED CT (Westra) 87 (Jun 08) 1217 SPECIAL POPULATIONS Considerations for patients who have eating disorders (Spec Needs) (Cyr) 88 (Nov 08) 807 Elder abuse (Spec Needs) (Plitnick) 87 (Feb 08) 422 Providing developmentally based care for preschoolers (Spec Needs) (Taylor) 88 (Aug 08) 267 Providing developmentally based care for toddlers (Spec Needs) (Taylor) 87 (May 08) 992 Special needs of older adults undergoing surgery (CE) (Clayton) 87 (Mar 08) 557 Spectroscopy see SPECTRUM ANALYSIS SPECTRUM ANALYSIS Controlled-substance returns in the operating suite (Sharer) 88 (Aug 08) 249 SPIRITUAL CARE Hybrid ORs; open OR doors; staff nurses and prayer; perioperative fall prevention (CI) (Burlingame) 88 (Sep 08) 449 Sponge Count see SURGICAL COUNT PROCEDURE Sponges, Surgical see SURGICAL SPONGES Staffing and Scheduling, Personnel see PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING Standard Precautions see UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS Antibiotic-impregnated cement use in hip arthroplasty; preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate showers; discrepancies in surgical count; screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Oct 08) 641

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STEAM Understanding current steam sterilization recommendations and guidelines (CE) (Spry) 88 (Oct 08) 537 STERILIZATION AND DISINFECTION Breaches in epidural anesthesia aseptic technique; time-dependent contamination of OR trays; cleaning and disinfection of endoscopes; effects of oral phosphate solution on renal function (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Aug 08) 287 Proper cleaning of electrical equipment; using appropriate abbreviations in perioperative documentation; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services payments; counting sterile towels; using single-use towels to wrap instrument sets (CI) (Burlingame) 87 (Apr 08) 819 Shifting the sterile processing department paradigm: a mandate for change (Swanson) 88 (Aug 08) 241 Sterilization: would your facility pass a standards audit? (CE) (Hughes) 87 (Jan 08) 176. Letter 87 (May 08) 905. Response 87 (May 08) 906 Understanding current steam sterilization recommendations and guidelines (CE) (Spry) 88 (Oct 08) 537 Using simulation to design a central sterilization department (Lin) 88 (Oct 08) 555 STERILIZATION AND DISINFECTION— STANDARDS Stacking sterile instrument trays; cooling hot instruments; temperature monitoring of tissue products; patients with artificial nails (CI) (Mitchell) 88 (Oct 08) 629 Sterility assurance: the extended cycle syndrome (O) (Belkin) 88 (Oct 08) 619 Stillbirth see PERINATAL DEATH Storerooms see MATERIALS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING Passing the baton (PM) (Steiert) 87 (Apr 08) 711 Preparing for the future (PM) (Banschbach) 88 (Oct 08) 531 STRESS, OCCUPATIONAL Increasing the use of hands-free passing in surgery; OR nurses’ lung cancer risk; occupational exposure to nitrous oxide; effects of job-related stress factors on nurses’ health (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Sep 08) 463 STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL Combatting production pressure (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Jul 08) 164

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STUDENTS, NURSING A voluntary summer program to expose nursing students to the perioperative specialty (Sigsby) 88 (Oct 08) 609 SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE Using servant leadership to facilitate healing after a drug diversion experience (Ramer) 88 (Aug 08) 253 SUCCESS Book Review. Smarts: Are We Hardwired for Success? (Thompson) 87 (Jun 08) 1247 Suction Lipectomy see LIPECTOMY SURGEONS Book Review. Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance (Anderson) 88 (Dec 08) 1022 Dealing with a “surgical personality” (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Sep 08) 520 Surgeon’s Assistants, RN see RN FIRST ASSISTANTS Surgery, Ambulatory see AMBULATORY SURGERY Surgery, Bariatric see BARIATRIC SURGERY Surgery, Heart see HEART SURGERY SURGERY, LAPAROSCOPIC Laparoscopic-assisted colon surgery (CE) (Hageman) 88 (Sep 08) 403. Letter 88 (Nov 08) 713 A perioperative team approach to treating patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery (Walsh) 88 (Jul 08) 59 Smoking and postoperative hemorrhage; antimicrobial suture wound closure; risk factors for complications of laparoscopic colorectal procedures; improving informed consent using a multimedia approach (Evidence) 88 (Dec 08) 1013 Use of pulse-lavage to remove lipids from allograft bone; surgical site infection rates in laparoscopic versus open surgery; testing the efficacy of a portable anteroom system air filter unit; pregnancy testing on the day of surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jun 08) 1241 SURGERY, OPERATIVE Book Review. Surgery Sourcebook (Stangler) 88 (Oct 08) 651 Surgery, Pediatric see PEDIATRIC SURGERY SURGERY, PLASTIC Book Review. Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery Sourcebook (Moffatt) 88 (Aug 08) 295 Effect of triclosan-coated sutures on wound infection; use of fibrin sealant in aesthetic surgical procedures; predicting conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy;

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patients’ time investment in colonoscopy procedures (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jan 08) 225 Plastic surgery: understanding abdominoplasty and liposuction (CE) (Logan) 88 (Oct 08) 587 SURGERY, RECONSTRUCTIVE Book Review. Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery Sourcebook (Moffatt) 88 (Aug 08) 295 Plastic surgery reconstruction of the diabetic foot (CE) (Zgonis) 87 (May 08) 951 SURGERY SCHEDULE Placing patient safety first (PSF) (Beyea) 87 (Apr 08) 829 Surgery, Vascular see VASCULAR SURGERY SURGICAL COUNT PROCEDURE Antibiotic-impregnated cement use in hip arthroplasty; preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate showers; discrepancies in surgical count; screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Oct 08) 641 Counting difficulties: retained instruments, sponges, and needles (CE) (Jackson) 87 (Feb 08) 315 Counting small needles; releasing explanted medical devices; conducting an AORN Journal search; verifying correct prosthesis use (CI) (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 87 (Jun 08) 1231 Proper cleaning of electrical equipment; using appropriate abbreviations in perioperative documentation; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services payments; counting sterile towels; using single-use towels to wrap instrument sets (CI) (Burlingame) 87 (Apr 08) 819. Letter 88 (Jul 08) 19. Response 88 (Jul 08) 19 Trauma: when there’s no time to count (CE) (Murdock) 87 (Feb 08) 322 SURGICAL DRAPING The melting drape (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Feb 08) 504 SURGICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Breaches in epidural anesthesia aseptic technique; time-dependent contamination of OR trays; cleaning and disinfection of endoscopes; effects of oral phosphate solution on renal function (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Aug 08) 287 Proper cleaning of electrical equipment; using appropriate abbreviations in perioperative documentation; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services payments; counting sterile towels; using single-use towels to wrap instrument sets (CI) (Burlingame) 87 (Apr 08) 819

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SURGICAL FIRES The melting drape (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Feb 08) 504 Surgical Hemostasis see HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Book Review. Instrumentation for the Operating Room: A Photographic Manual (Batten) 87 (Mar 08) 645 Increasing the use of hands-free passing in surgery; OR nurses’ lung cancer risk; occupational exposure to nitrous oxide; effects of job-related stress factors on nurses’ health (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Sep 08) 463 Recommended practices for moderate sedation/analgesia; recommended practices for local anesthesia; loaner instruments; handling methyl methacrylate (CI) (Ogg) 88 (Aug 08) 275 Stacking sterile instrument trays; cooling hot instruments; temperature monitoring of tissue products; patients with artificial nails (CI) (Mitchell) 88 (Oct 08) 629 SURGICAL PATIENTS The breastfeeding surgical patient (Dumphy) 87 (Apr 08) 759 Knowledge is power: averting safetycompromising events in the OR (Catalano) 88 (Dec 08) 987 Special needs of older adults undergoing surgery (CE) (Clayton) 87 (Mar 08) 557 Surgical patient education related to smoking (Lauerman) 87 (Mar 08) 599 SURGICAL SITE VERIFICATION Correct site surgery; leaving dentures in place during anesthesia induction; weight loss before gastric bypass surgery; disruption in surgical flow (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Feb 08) 445 Time out: an analysis (Dillon) 88 (Sep 08) 437 Surgical Skin Care see SKIN PREPARATION, SURGICAL Surgical Smoke see SMOKE, SURGICAL SURGICAL SPONGES Single-dose dexamethasone as an analgesic; perioperative celecoxib administration for total knee arthroplasty; hyperglycemia as a risk factor for surgical site infections; bar-coding surgical sponges (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Jul 08) 117 SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION Effect of triclosan-coated sutures on wound infection; use of fibrin sealant in aesthetic surgical procedures; predicting conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy;

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patients’ time investment in colonoscopy procedures (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jan 08) 225 Evaluation of the antimicrobial properties of an alcohol-free 2% chlorhexidine gluconate solution (DeBaun) 87 (May 08) 925 Preventing retained surgical instruments; using betamethasone gel to reduce intubation discomfort; purgative bowel cleansing combined with simethicone; surgical site infection in community hospitals (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Apr 08) 833 Single-dose dexamethasone as an analgesic; perioperative celecoxib administration for total knee arthroplasty; hyperglycemia as a risk factor for surgical site infections; bar-coding surgical sponges (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Jul 08) 117 Smoking and postoperative hemorrhage; antimicrobial suture wound closure; risk factors for complications of laparoscopic colorectal procedures; improving informed consent using a multimedia approach (Evidence) 88 (Dec 08) 1013 Standardization of a surgical site precleansing technique for vascular patients (Grelle) 88 (Aug 08) 261 Surgical site infection: the host factor (Fry) 86 (Nov 07) 801. Letter 87 (Feb 08) 295 Surgical site infections after kidney transplant procedures; multidrug-resistant bacteremia in hospital employees and their relatives; infections associated with regional anesthesia; bacterial organism transmission in the anesthesia work area (Evidence) (Allen) 88 (Nov 08) 827 Use of pulse-lavage to remove lipids from allograft bone; surgical site infection rates in laparoscopic versus open surgery; testing the efficacy of a portable anteroom system air filter unit; pregnancy testing on the day of surgery (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jun 08) 1241 SURGICENTERS Design and construction of an ambulatory surgery center (Lindeman) 88 (Sep 08) 369 SURVEYS Nurses’ views on the characteristics of an effective leader (Feltner) 87 (Feb 08) 363 Perceptions of patient safety culture among physicians and RNs in the perioperative area (Scherer) 87 (Jan 08) 163 Results of a survey on current surgical smoke control practices (Edwards) 87 (Apr 08) 739 Special report. Results of the 2008 AORN salary survey (Bacon) 88 (Dec 08) 901

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SUTURES Effect of triclosan-coated sutures on wound infection; use of fibrin sealant in aesthetic surgical procedures; predicting conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy; patients’ time investment in colonoscopy procedures (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jan 08) 225 SYNERGY MODEL Book Review. Synergy: The Unique Relationship Between Nurses and Patients (Schilling) 88 (Nov 08) 834 SYSTEMATIC REVIEW The anxiety- and pain-reducing effects of music interventions: a systematic review (Nilsson) 87 (Apr 08) 780 Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine see SNOMED Tapes, Video see VIDEORECORDING TEACHING METHODS, CLINICAL Book Review. Clinical Teaching Strategies in Nursing (Hennessey) 87 (Apr 08) 841 TEAMWORK Book Review. Managing for Success in Health Care 87 (Sutton) (May 08) 1022 Leaving the nest and joining the flock: OR residency programs and team mentoring (Morgenthaler) 88 (Jul 08) 97 Passing the baton (PM) (Steiert) 87 (Apr 08) 711 A perioperative team approach to treating patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery (Walsh) 88 (Jul 08) 59 Playing it safe: simulated team training in the OR (Anderson) 87 (Apr 08) 772 Telephones, Cellular see WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Tension see STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL Terminology see NOMENCLATURE TERRORISM Self-study: an effective method for bioterrorism training in the OR (Thomas) 87 (May 08) 915 Tests, Laboratory see POINT-OF-CARE TESTING TEXTILES Disposal of IV tumescent bags containing epinephrine; cell phone use in the OR; fleece warm-up jackets; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines (CI) (Ogg) 87 (Mar 08) 626 Theatre Nursing see PERIOPERATIVE NURSING Theoretical Models see MODELS, THEORETICAL Third Party Payment see INSURANCE,

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HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT Thrombosis, Venous see VENOUS THROMBOSIS TIME FACTORS Effect of triclosan-coated sutures on wound infection; use of fibrin sealant in aesthetic surgical procedures; predicting conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy; patients’ time investment in colonoscopy procedures (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Jan 08) 225 The increased incidence of anesthetic adverse events in late afternoon surgeries (Johnson) 88 (Jul 08) 79 Seasonal variation in surgical outcomes; using preformed tooth protectors during endotracheal intubation; safety and efficacy of sodium phosphate tablets for colon cleansing; point-of-care diagnostic testing (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Mar 08) 637 Sterility assurance: the extended cycle syndrome (O) (Belkin) 88 (Oct 08) 619 Time out: an analysis (Dillon) 88 (Sep 08) 437 TISSUE BANKS Lithotomy position; perioperative pressure ulcers; implant documentation; bone and tissue graft logs (CI) (Denholm) 87 (Feb 08) 429 TISSUE PRESERVATION Protective footwear; microbial transmission; chlorhexidine gluconate showers; glutaraldehyde fixation (CI) (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 87 (Jan 08) 213 Stacking sterile instrument trays; cooling hot instruments; temperature monitoring of tissue products; patients with artificial nails (CI) (Mitchell) 88 (Oct 08) 629 Toddler see CHILD, PRESCHOOL Toenails see NAILS TONSILLECTOMY Preparation of adolescents for outpatient surgery: using an Internet program (O’ConnorVon) 87 (Feb 08) 374 Total Knee Replacement see ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE Total Quality Management see QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Toxic Wastes see HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TQM see QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Traineeships see INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY Transplantation, Fetal Tissue see FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION Transition Planning see TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMS

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TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMS Improving the safety and quality of care transitions (AHRQ) (Clancy) 88 (Jul 08) 111 TRAVEL International sharing: what’s in it for us? (Global) (Spry) 88 (Sep 08) 443 TREATMENT ERRORS Correct site surgery; leaving dentures in place during anesthesia induction; weight loss before gastric bypass surgery; disruption in surgical flow (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Feb 08) 445 The effect of nurse staffing patterns on medical errors and nurse burnout (Garrett) 87 (Jun 08) 1191 The increased incidence of anesthetic adverse events in late afternoon surgeries (Johnson) 88 (Jul 08) 79 Research linking nurses’ work hours to errors prompts more state restrictions (AHRQ) (Hughes) 87 (Jan 08) 209 TREATMENT OUTCOMES Seasonal variation in surgical outcomes; using preformed tooth protectors during endotracheal intubation; safety and efficacy of sodium phosphate tablets for colon cleansing; point-of-care diagnostic testing (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Mar 08) 637 TUBERCULOSIS Perioperative care of the patient with tuberculosis (CE) (Neil) 88 (Dec 08) 942 Ulcer, Diabetic see DIABETIC FOOT Ulcer, Pressure see PRESSURE ULCER UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY Combatting production pressure (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Jul 08) 164 Dealing with a “surgical personality” (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Sep 08) 520 Guess who was having surgery? (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Mar 08) 700 The importance of simulation: preventing handoff mistakes (AHRQ) (Clancy) 88 (Oct 08) 625 Improving the safety and quality of care transitions (AHRQ) (Clancy) 88 (Jul 08) 111 Low on the totem pole (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (May 08) 1056 Medicare’s new policy targets hospitalacquired conditions (AHRQ) (Clancy) 88 The melting drape (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Feb 08) 504 Missing the mark (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Aug 08) 336

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Research linking nurses’ work hours to errors prompts more state restrictions (AHRQ) (Hughes) 87 (Jan 08) 209 SCIP: making complications of surgery the exception rather than the rule (AHRQ) (Clancy) 87 (Mar 08) 621 Slowed progress in improving quality and minimizing disparities (AHRQ) (Brady) 87 (May 08) 1007 Something is wrong with my eye (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Apr 08) 884 Unexplained apnea during surgery (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Jun 08) 1288 What happened to my foot? Amnesia following surgery (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Jan 08) 272 Why is the patient’s neck swollen after surgery? (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Oct 08) 692 UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES Disposal of IV tumescent bags containing epinephrine; cell phone use in the OR; fleece warm-up jackets; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines (CI) (Ogg) 87 (Mar 08) 626 Implementing a process for hand-off communications; AORN’s recommended practices for hand-off communications; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s denial of payment; cleaning the OR while the patient is still present (CI) (Chard) 88 (Dec 08) 1005 Proper cleaning of electrical equipment; using appropriate abbreviations in perioperative documentation; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services payments; counting sterile towels; using single-use towels to wrap instrument sets (CI) (Burlingame) 87 (Apr 08) 819 UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Improving compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards (CE) (Cuming) 87 (Feb 08) 347 UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS Application of the updated CDC isolation guidelines for health care facilities (CE) (Tarrac) 87 (Mar 08) 534 URINARY CATHETERIZATION Low on the totem pole (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (May 08) 1056 VASCULAR SURGERY Standardization of a surgical site precleansing technique for vascular patients (Grelle) 88 (Aug 08) 261

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VENOUS THROMBOSIS Preventing deep vein thrombosis: a perioperative nursing imperative (PSF) (DiPaola) 88 (Aug 08) 283 VIDEORECORDING Guess who was having surgery? (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Mar 08) 700 Vioxx see COX-2 INHIBITORS VISION DISORDERS Something is wrong with my eye (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 87 (Apr 08) 884 VISITORS TO PATIENTS Feasibility of family member presence in the OR during breast biopsy procedures (Evans) 88 (Oct 08) 568 VOLUNTEER WORKERS A voluntary summer program to expose nursing students to the perioperative specialty (Sigsby) 88 (Oct 08) 609 Vulnerable Populations see SPECIAL POPULATIONS Ward Change of Shift Report see SHIFT REPORTS WARMING TECHNIQUES Hypothermia/warming protocols: why are they not widely used in the OR? (Weirich) 87 (Feb 08) 333 Waste, Medical see MEDICAL WASTE WEIGHT LOSS Correct site surgery; leaving dentures in place during anesthesia induction; weight loss before gastric bypass surgery; disruption in surgical flow (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Feb 08) 445 Weight Reduction Surgery see BARIATRIC SURGERY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Disposal of IV tumescent bags containing epinephrine; cell phone use in the OR; fleece warm-up jackets; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines (CI) (Ogg) 87 (Mar 08) 626 WIT AND HUMOR Humor in the OR: a stitch in time? (Buxman)

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88 (Jul 08) 67. Letter 88 (Nov 08) 714 WORK ENVIRONMENT Improving surgical services performance through changing work culture (Schubnell) 87 (Mar 08) 575. Correction 87 (Jun 08) 1076 Work Satisfaction see JOB SATISFACTION WORKLOAD Combatting production pressure (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Jul 08) 164 WORLD HEALTH Book Review. Nursing Without Borders: Values, Wisdom, Success Markers (Howell) 88 (Oct 08) 650 Many organizations: one voice (Global)(Spry) 88 (Nov 08) 798 WORLD WIDE WEB—EVALUATION Evaluating the evidence: web sites (Hoss) 87 (Jan 08) 124 WOUND ASSESSMENT Mopping between procedures; individual radiation dosimeters; protective radiationshielding devices; evidence-based practice for hospital-acquired conditions; wound classifications (CI) (Giarrizzo-Wilson) 88 (Jul 08) 103 WOUND INFECTION Surgical management of diabetic foot infections and amputations (CE) (Zgonis) 87 (May 08) 935 Wound Infection, Surgical see SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION WOUNDS AND INJURIES Seasonal variation in surgical outcomes; using preformed tooth protectors during endotracheal intubation; safety and efficacy of sodium phosphate tablets for colon cleansing; point-of-care diagnostic testing (Evidence) (Allen) 87 (Mar 08) 637 WRONG SITE SURGERY Missing the mark (Grand Rounds) (Girard) 88 (Aug 08) 336 RUTH E. GILBERT MLS