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The Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS) defines the expected outcomes of perioperative patients, interventions and activities implemented by nurses to achieve those outcomes, and nursing diagnoses specific to patients scheduled [...]

This study examined nurses' moral motivation, character, and action using a Model of Morality for Perioperative Nurses. Influences on moral actions and selected outcomes for surgical patients and perioperative nurses were examined. Results indicate that motivation and character are related directly to the moral actions of perioperative nurses (R = .13 to .31, P < .001). Fourteen percent of the variance in action was explained by motivation, character, self-perceived level of practice, and ethics education. Results suggest that current models do not describe the moral behavior of perioperative nurses adequately. Future research should examine constructs that explain the moral actions of nurses in the perioperative setting. AORN J 75 (March 2001) 532-549., The moral foundation of the nursing profession is based on the perspectives of Florence Nightingale, who described nursing as a self-defining moral practice focused on caring. (1) This moral foundation [...]

Facial clefting is one of the most common birth defects and having a child born with this defect can be a devastating experience for parents and family members. Until recently, repair of cleft lip and palate deformities was deferred until the infant had reached 10 weeks of age, 10 pounds in weight, and a hemoglobin level of 10 gm per 100 mL. This criteria eliminated neonates 28 days of age or younger from the possibility of early repair. Waiting until these criteria were achieved often caused problems with parent-infant bonding and infant growth and development. Advances in neonatology and pediatric anesthesia now have made it possible to perform cleft surgery during the neonatal period. This article discusses the anatomy and embryology of cleft deformities and how cleft repair surgery now can be performed on the neonate. AORN J 75 (March 2002) 490-499., Home Study Program NEONATAL CLEFT LIP AND CLEFT PALATE REPAIR The article 'Neonatal cleft lip and cleft palate repair' is the basis for this AORN Journal independent study. The behavioral [...]

The AORN Board of Directors, Headquarters staff members, and task force volunteers have been studying various association governance systems since the last Congress with the eventual goal of determining the [...]

AORN provides interim management and consultation services upon request. We currently are accepting curriculum vitaes (CVs) and resumes from individuals interested in becoming independent contractors for AORN. These positions would [...]

When you're a practice nurse in Scotland you could find yourself working anywhere from a remote is and community to a deprived innercity health centre. Francesca Robinson takes a closer [...]

The first online legal nurse consultant program is being offered by the University of North Florida's Division of Continuing Education/Legal Studies Institute, Jacksonville, Fla, according to a Sept 6, 2002, [...]

Johnson & Johnson has announced the beginning of a national, multiyear advertising and recruitment campaign aimed at attracting more people to the field of nursing in hospitals and extended care [...]