From the Editor According to the American Thyroid Association, July is Graves’ Disease Awareness Month. Graves Disease is an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid gland, marked by hyperthyroidism, excessive production of thyroid hormones, and often skin...
From the Editor Did you participate this year with thousands of perioperative nurses on June 10 in observing Time Out Day? If you don’t know about it, National Time Out Day is an awareness campaign powered by AORN that reminds practitioners to ensure patient safety by...
From the Editor Did you know that hand surgery didn’t become an official specialty until World War II? Faced with an overwhelming number of hand injuries during the war and recognizing the need for specialized care, the US Army Surgeon General asked a civilian...
From the Editor Our topic this month is eyes—specifically corneal transplants. Corneal transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a damaged or diseased cornea is partially or entirely replaced by donated corneal tissue from a recently deceased person. There were...
From the Editor March is National Kidney Month—a good time to improve our awareness of those bean-shaped organs that remove waste products from our bodies, balance our fluids, produce hormones, and work so hard to keep us healthy. Check out the National Kidney...
From the Editor This month we honor Vivian Watson, a beloved and well-known RN. At the AORN Surgical Expo next month, Vivian steps down from her role as AORN ombudsperson, a position she has held for 10 years, and celebrates the release of her book, A Passionate...
