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A. G O O D W I N , MS, RN, CPAN
N THE JUNE 1996 issue of the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, a new name for this journal as well as for ASPAN was introduced. In addition, the cover of the journal was revised. In this issue of JoPAN, yet another change is inaugurated. This issue is a focused issue edition, and was coordinated by guest editors. This concept is, of course, not new to medical and nursing journals. Each issue of the ClinicsNursing Clinics, Anesthesiology Clinics, and Critical Care Nursing Clinics--focuses on a certain topic, and has a guest editor. Many other journals use this format, either exclusively or on an Occasional basis. However, this model is new for this journal. The topic of this issue--environmental health in the perianesthetic m i l i e u - - i s one that has recently received a great deal of attention from ASPAN's leaders. In fact, a position statement on air safety in the perianesthetic environment was approved by the ASPAN Board of Directors in April, 1996, and is included in this issue. Many of you who will read this issue Will be surprised and perhaps dismayed with what you will find within these pages. My reaction was the same when I became aware of these issues in regard to the environmental health of perianesthetic nurses.
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Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, Vol 11, No 4 (August), 1996: p 201
I felt that these concerns were relatively unknown to perianesthetic practitioners, and that this journal was an appropriate instrument to dessiminate information on this important topic. The guest editors of this issue, Brian Nightengale, PhD, and Grant Savage, PhD, have marshalled the resources of national experts in this field; the culmination of their efforts is this special issue of the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. Following this editorial is an editorial written by Dave Wharton, MPH, RN, CPAN, who is the chair of the Ad Hoc Environmental Health Task Force. He presents a synopsis of the evolution of ASPAN's interest in these important issues. Be sure to read Mr Wharton's editorial as well as ASPAN's position statement on air safety before you delve into the contents of this issue. As the editor, I am interested in y o u r - - t h e r e a d e r ' s - - r e a c t i o n to this issue of the journal, its format as well as its content. Feel free to share your observations and reactions in a letter to the editor. Susan A. Goodwin, MS, RN, CPAN, is a PACU Staff Nurse at Edmond Regional Medical Center, Edmond, OK. Address correspondence to Susan A. Goodwin, MS, RN, CPAN, 1000 Brook Forest Rd, Edmond, OK 73034-7517. © 1996 by American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. 0883-9433/96/1104-0001 $03.00/0
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A. G O O D W I N , MS, RN, CPAN
N THE JUNE 1996 issue of the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, a new name for this journal as well as for ASPAN was introduced. In addition, the cover of the journal was revised. In this issue of JoPAN, yet another change is inaugurated. This issue is a focused issue edition, and was coordinated by guest editors. This concept is, of course, not new to medical and nursing journals. Each issue of the ClinicsNursing Clinics, Anesthesiology Clinics, and Critical Care Nursing Clinics--focuses on a certain topic, and has a guest editor. Many other journals use this format, either exclusively or on an Occasional basis. However, this model is new for this journal. The topic of this issue--environmental health in the perianesthetic m i l i e u - - i s one that has recently received a great deal of attention from ASPAN's leaders. In fact, a position statement on air safety in the perianesthetic environment was approved by the ASPAN Board of Directors in April, 1996, and is included in this issue. Many of you who will read this issue Will be surprised and perhaps dismayed with what you will find within these pages. My reaction was the same when I became aware of these issues in regard to the environmental health of perianesthetic nurses.
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Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, Vol 11, No 4 (August), 1996: p 201
I felt that these concerns were relatively unknown to perianesthetic practitioners, and that this journal was an appropriate instrument to dessiminate information on this important topic. The guest editors of this issue, Brian Nightengale, PhD, and Grant Savage, PhD, have marshalled the resources of national experts in this field; the culmination of their efforts is this special issue of the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. Following this editorial is an editorial written by Dave Wharton, MPH, RN, CPAN, who is the chair of the Ad Hoc Environmental Health Task Force. He presents a synopsis of the evolution of ASPAN's interest in these important issues. Be sure to read Mr Wharton's editorial as well as ASPAN's position statement on air safety before you delve into the contents of this issue. As the editor, I am interested in y o u r - - t h e r e a d e r ' s - - r e a c t i o n to this issue of the journal, its format as well as its content. Feel free to share your observations and reactions in a letter to the editor. Susan A. Goodwin, MS, RN, CPAN, is a PACU Staff Nurse at Edmond Regional Medical Center, Edmond, OK. Address correspondence to Susan A. Goodwin, MS, RN, CPAN, 1000 Brook Forest Rd, Edmond, OK 73034-7517. © 1996 by American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. 0883-9433/96/1104-0001 $03.00/0
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