Rosemary Ann Roth

Using Learning Style Preferences for Perioperative Clinical Education

Individuals who use the assimilator learning style prefer to use abstract conceptualization and reflective observation in learning situations. They are logical thinkers who evaluate and carefully observe situations and concepts rationally before making judgments. The authors constructed theoretical models that perioperative nurses who are assimilators could follow in learning important concepts, such as recommended practices.

Counting sponges, sharps, and instruments

During the 1979 AORN Congress program on implementing counts, a question was raised regarding current counting practice in operating room suites around the country. The program speakers were not able to address this issue because there were no known statistics on the frequency of counts. The Recommended Practices Subcommittee of the AORN Technical Practices Coordinating Committee was requested to provide data on the current state of the art. AORN recommends that “safe practice ensuring high quality care forthe patient undergo-