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The President of the Operating Room Nurses Foundation Reports
THE PRESIDENT OF THE OPERATING ROOM NURSES FOUNDATION REPORTS Ethel Irene West, R.N.
I wish to express deep appreciation to the Board of Directors of the Association of Operating Room Nurses for the confidence which they displayed by appointing me to serve as the first President of the Operating Room Nurses Foundation, Inc. It is a privilege to have the opportunity to serve in this capacity. The present members of the Board of Directors of the Operating Room Foundation are John Paul North, M.D., F.A.C.S., Director of the American College of Surgeons, and Martin J. Keaveney, CPA, Treasurer, Boston, Massachusetts. They join me in accepting the challenges of this ofice. This Board of Directors will be increased in the near future so that our activities may be expanded. Since the founding of the Association of Operating Room Nurses, its main purpose has been to promote high professional standards of nursing to insure better and safer care for patients in the operating room. The continuing shortage of nurses, the new advancements in surgical procedures of the medical profession, and the lack of educational offerings by schools of nursing in the
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specialty of operating room nursing are all factors which have influenced the vital need for additional knowledge and education in the operating room. The officers of the AORN, have worked diligently and consistently to investigate methods to accomplish these specific objectives. High priority has been given to such educational undertakings as Congress programs, Institutes and so on. It has long been felt that a program was needed to provide opportunities to assist nurses in their continued education. With the increase in non-professional personnel to supplement nursing activities in the operating room, it is imperative that the registered nurse be prepared to assume the responsibility of teaching and supervising. Of great importance is the necessity for research in operating room nursing. Unfortunately, financial difficulties prevent many nurses from continuing their education. This demonstrates the importance of some forms of subsidy to assist nurses who are interested in advancement. SolicitaContinued on page 21
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tions for fellowships are highly competitive. For these various reasons, AORN formed the Operating Room Nurses Foundation whose purpose is to advance and support public charity within the United States of America and more particularly, without limitation. to promote, support and assist charitable purposes in the field of nursing in the operating room. As its program advances. the Foundation will sponsor lectures, seminars and forums, and will maintain a library for research and study, especially in the science and practice of nursing in the operating room. This does not duplicate existing programs within AORN. The Foundation will provide funds for educational advancement and research projects in the field of nursing in the operating room. It will receive, hold and manage property and bequests, without limitation as to amount or value.
The Foundation is dependent upon and will welcome any gifts, both small and substantial, from individuals and groups. It needs support and we hope that AORN members and friends of the Association will volunteer to contribute financially to help us meet this great need for education in the field of operating room nursing. In the short time since the formation of the Board of Directors of the Operating Room Nurses Foundation, we are pleased to announce that we are offering five Fellowships of $2000 each to assist five individual nurses throughout the country in their education. We sincerely hope that we can execute the plans and fulfill the obligations which have been entrusted to us. We can contribute to nursing only as finances become available. We are indeed grateful for the contributions thus far received as they express concern and interest for the future development of nursing in the operating room.
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REDUCE THE RISK OF CLOT FORMATION.
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and possible “Pulmonary Emboli,” that form in the lower limbs of the surgical patient. The use of elastic stockings as a preventive measure is well established in the medical literature. JOBST now introduces a low cost, easy to apply (comes in 6 sizes), elastic Anti-Embolism stocking that exerts a well tolerated graduated pressure from the toes to the knee.
0 JOBST,
1967
Write for complete information on the new JOBST “Anti-Em”’”’ surgical stocking. Dept. A-37 JOBST Box 653 Toledo, Ohio 43601
February 1967
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I wish to express deep appreciation to the Board of Directors of the Association of Operating Room Nurses for the confidence which they displayed by appointing me to serve as the first President of the Operating Room Nurses Foundation, Inc. It is a privilege to have the opportunity to serve in this capacity. The present members of the Board of Directors of the Operating Room Foundation are John Paul North, M.D., F.A.C.S., Director of the American College of Surgeons, and Martin J. Keaveney, CPA, Treasurer, Boston, Massachusetts. They join me in accepting the challenges of this ofice. This Board of Directors will be increased in the near future so that our activities may be expanded. Since the founding of the Association of Operating Room Nurses, its main purpose has been to promote high professional standards of nursing to insure better and safer care for patients in the operating room. The continuing shortage of nurses, the new advancements in surgical procedures of the medical profession, and the lack of educational offerings by schools of nursing in the
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specialty of operating room nursing are all factors which have influenced the vital need for additional knowledge and education in the operating room. The officers of the AORN, have worked diligently and consistently to investigate methods to accomplish these specific objectives. High priority has been given to such educational undertakings as Congress programs, Institutes and so on. It has long been felt that a program was needed to provide opportunities to assist nurses in their continued education. With the increase in non-professional personnel to supplement nursing activities in the operating room, it is imperative that the registered nurse be prepared to assume the responsibility of teaching and supervising. Of great importance is the necessity for research in operating room nursing. Unfortunately, financial difficulties prevent many nurses from continuing their education. This demonstrates the importance of some forms of subsidy to assist nurses who are interested in advancement. SolicitaContinued on page 21
AORN Journal
Continued trom page 16
tions for fellowships are highly competitive. For these various reasons, AORN formed the Operating Room Nurses Foundation whose purpose is to advance and support public charity within the United States of America and more particularly, without limitation. to promote, support and assist charitable purposes in the field of nursing in the operating room. As its program advances. the Foundation will sponsor lectures, seminars and forums, and will maintain a library for research and study, especially in the science and practice of nursing in the operating room. This does not duplicate existing programs within AORN. The Foundation will provide funds for educational advancement and research projects in the field of nursing in the operating room. It will receive, hold and manage property and bequests, without limitation as to amount or value.
The Foundation is dependent upon and will welcome any gifts, both small and substantial, from individuals and groups. It needs support and we hope that AORN members and friends of the Association will volunteer to contribute financially to help us meet this great need for education in the field of operating room nursing. In the short time since the formation of the Board of Directors of the Operating Room Nurses Foundation, we are pleased to announce that we are offering five Fellowships of $2000 each to assist five individual nurses throughout the country in their education. We sincerely hope that we can execute the plans and fulfill the obligations which have been entrusted to us. We can contribute to nursing only as finances become available. We are indeed grateful for the contributions thus far received as they express concern and interest for the future development of nursing in the operating room.
++
REDUCE THE RISK OF CLOT FORMATION.
..
and possible “Pulmonary Emboli,” that form in the lower limbs of the surgical patient. The use of elastic stockings as a preventive measure is well established in the medical literature. JOBST now introduces a low cost, easy to apply (comes in 6 sizes), elastic Anti-Embolism stocking that exerts a well tolerated graduated pressure from the toes to the knee.
0 JOBST,
1967
Write for complete information on the new JOBST “Anti-Em”’”’ surgical stocking. Dept. A-37 JOBST Box 653 Toledo, Ohio 43601
February 1967
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