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FILM FEATURES Ruth S . Metzger, R.N.
Cardiovascular surgery is one of the most widely dramatized, publicized, and rapidly expanding fields of surgical practice. As more and more hospitals equip to handle this service, more educational materials are needed to prepare the personnel involved. A new film, premiered at the ACS meeting this Spring in Williamsburg, Virginia, depicts the nursing responsibility. Another, shown at the 15th annual AORN Congress, deals with the latest giant step in cardiovascular surgery, heart transplants. The Role of the Operating Room Nurse in Cardiovascular Surgery (16 mm. color, sound). In this film, nursing in the specialty of cardiovascular surgery is depicted. Dedication, a quality of every OR nurse, has an especially high place in the listing of characteristics of the cardiovascular nurse. Particular alertness to detail is imperative in her preparations for the patient as well as in her attendance at the operative procedure. Duties and responsibilities are enumerated as the film progresses. Routines specific to one hospital and surgical team are depicted. Certain principles may be evolved from these. For those with an established cardiovascular service, there is learning experience in the comparison. Open Heart Surgery I479 (16 mm. color, sound). This is an interview of Dr. Norman Shumway, Mrs. Ludmila Davis, ORS, and the nurses at Palo Alto-Stanford Hospital who participated in the heart transplants there.
August 1968
The “1479” open heart operation was their first heart transplant. The almost casual but warm interrelation of the participants belies the revolutionary nature of what they initiated and accomplished. This very matter-offact approach to the task at hand sets a salutary example for others who follow their lead in this area. Brief guide lines are set forth for traffic restriction and room set-up. There is some discussion of staffing. Reaction of the individuals on the staff is interesting to view and hear. Both of these films are recommended to those who already have a cardiovascular service and those who anticipate the opening of one. The films are available from the Davis and Geck Film Library, #l Casper Street, Danbury, Connecticut. The Problem on Our Hands. Johnson & Johnson, 16 mm, color-sound, 20 minutes. This new film relates the primary role of the hands in causing hospital cross-infection. It was produced with the cooperation of epidemiology experts at teaching hospitals at the PHS Communicable Disease Center. Completely unrehearsed, the film was shot at all levels of hospital service to show hospital hands at work. The candid attitudes and opiniok of hard-working hospital people as well as the advice of recognized experts in the field of hospital infections are presented. Infection transferal is shown. Hospital personnel who are well instructed and alert will detect breaches of proper technique.
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Cardiovascular surgery is one of the most widely dramatized, publicized, and rapidly expanding fields of surgical practice. As more and more hospitals equip to handle this service, more educational materials are needed to prepare the personnel involved. A new film, premiered at the ACS meeting this Spring in Williamsburg, Virginia, depicts the nursing responsibility. Another, shown at the 15th annual AORN Congress, deals with the latest giant step in cardiovascular surgery, heart transplants. The Role of the Operating Room Nurse in Cardiovascular Surgery (16 mm. color, sound). In this film, nursing in the specialty of cardiovascular surgery is depicted. Dedication, a quality of every OR nurse, has an especially high place in the listing of characteristics of the cardiovascular nurse. Particular alertness to detail is imperative in her preparations for the patient as well as in her attendance at the operative procedure. Duties and responsibilities are enumerated as the film progresses. Routines specific to one hospital and surgical team are depicted. Certain principles may be evolved from these. For those with an established cardiovascular service, there is learning experience in the comparison. Open Heart Surgery I479 (16 mm. color, sound). This is an interview of Dr. Norman Shumway, Mrs. Ludmila Davis, ORS, and the nurses at Palo Alto-Stanford Hospital who participated in the heart transplants there.
August 1968
The “1479” open heart operation was their first heart transplant. The almost casual but warm interrelation of the participants belies the revolutionary nature of what they initiated and accomplished. This very matter-offact approach to the task at hand sets a salutary example for others who follow their lead in this area. Brief guide lines are set forth for traffic restriction and room set-up. There is some discussion of staffing. Reaction of the individuals on the staff is interesting to view and hear. Both of these films are recommended to those who already have a cardiovascular service and those who anticipate the opening of one. The films are available from the Davis and Geck Film Library, #l Casper Street, Danbury, Connecticut. The Problem on Our Hands. Johnson & Johnson, 16 mm, color-sound, 20 minutes. This new film relates the primary role of the hands in causing hospital cross-infection. It was produced with the cooperation of epidemiology experts at teaching hospitals at the PHS Communicable Disease Center. Completely unrehearsed, the film was shot at all levels of hospital service to show hospital hands at work. The candid attitudes and opiniok of hard-working hospital people as well as the advice of recognized experts in the field of hospital infections are presented. Infection transferal is shown. Hospital personnel who are well instructed and alert will detect breaches of proper technique.
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