June 2009
In this issue ...
BREAKING NEWS
Dangerous savings
Perioperative professionals can plan an important role in speaking up to ensure cost-cutting measures are safe.
Perioperative News Update
A report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality finds most staff are not reporting medical errors in hospitals, a new survey finds Clostridium difficile is rising among healthcare patients, and more.
FROM HEADQUARTERS
Every day is Time Out day
On June 17 AORN and perioperative professionals will take the opportunity to recognize National Time Out Day.
FROM THE BOARD
Be involved with healthcare reform
AORN Board of Directors member Rose Seavey says now is the time to be involved in healthcare reform.
IN FOCUS
H1N1 puts focus on preparedness
A Q & A with George Allen, director of infection control at Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Speaking with a global perioperative nursing voice
News from the International Federation of Perioperative Nurses' recent meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
SPECIALTY ASSEMBLIES
A rich pool of knowledge to share
Members of the Retired Nurses SA seek to share their knowledge and experience.
The many paths to advocacy
Members of the RN First Assistant SA share methods and resources to promote advocacy.
MEMBERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Teaching the value of nursing from abroad
AORN member Charlotte Souers, instills the value of professional volunteerism and nursing care in her students through a nursing abroad program she developed.
FROM THE FIELD
A family affair
A perioperative nurse and mother shares a letter to her daughter after learning she will follow in the mother’s footsteps to become a nurse
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