The professional organization of
perioperative registered nurses, providing
education, representation, and standards
for quality patient care.
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT I anticipate another good year for our organization. I was able to attend the leadership conference in Washington, D.C. at the end of June. While there, I attended an inspiring workshop on keeping the chapter meetings interesting and how to get people involved. I was also able to attend Lobby Day while I was up there. Over 300 RN’s were there to lobby our legislators for RNFA reimbursement. We also urged them to write a letter to HCFA asking them not to remove the RN from the OR. We started out with 37 co-sponsors of H.R. 822 and now have 72 co-sponsors thanks to our efforts that day! Earlier this year at AORN Congress, the delegates voted to increase the dues in July 2002. I received a letter from AORN announcing that the due increase would not need to take effect until July 2003. If you have any question, problems, or suggestions, please let me or one of the officers know. Genevieve
“Fullfilling the Future of Perioperative Care”
David Argo Lee Gordon Leslie Haidek Neva Stubbs Suzetta Hartpence Judy Doss Janice Robinson La James Brenda Bacon Dianna Davis Debbie Howell Connie Lee Marlaine Jennings Paula Johnson Jenny Wilson Helen McCarthy Donald RennerDUE TO RENEW Daniel Burke Michelle Conner Deborah Foster Nancy Sowers Regina Waters
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For the April Meeting Will be provided by: Presbyterian Hosp. Bone And Joint Hosp. Medical Plaza Surgery Center Specialist Surgery Center
Wrong site surgery is a broad term that encompasses all surgical procedures performed on the wrong patient, wrong body part, wrong side of the body, or at the wrong level of the correctly identified anatomic site. JCAHO considers all wrong site surgeries, regardless of the extent of the procedure, to be sentinel events. Performing surgery on the wrong site can have serious consequences for the patient. Patients may be affected emotionally as well as physically from surgery performed on the wrong surgical site. An ineffective surgical site verification procedure can contribute to the incidence of wrong site surgery. Procedure shortcomings might include:
AORN is committed to promoting identification of the correct surgical site. As patient advocates, perioperative RNs should communicate with all members of the surgical team to verify the correct surgical site. DON’T FORGET!! May 19th @ Mercy Health Center “Surgical Site Verification”
Registration forms online soon.
AORN Goes to Washington-Three great events, One great place! June 22-26 for RNFA Forum (16.6 Contact hours), AORN Leadership Conference (4.8 Contact hours), and AORN Lobby Day (12.1 Contact hours). 2001 World Conference doesn’t come around every year. Make sure not to miss this event, Sept. 2-7 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Perioperative Perspective: Focus for the Future.
April 28-29 in Multispecialty Conference: Ambulatory, Business, Industry & Consulting, Informatics, Leadership, Nurse Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist, Rural Small Hospital. Sept 13-15 in Denver, CO. Multispecialty Conference: Advanced Tech, Cardio, Neuro, Ortho, Pediatric, RNFA-Oct. 18-20 in St. Louis, MO Quest for Knowledge 2001- November 2-3 Holiday Inn Independence Mall, Philadelphia, PA. Conference on Infectious Diseases: Dec.4-5 in Roswell, GA.
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