Clarification on think
tank article
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T
HINK TANK
T
hank you for the informative summary
of the the Think Tank on
Perioperative Learning Experiences
in the Nursing Curriculum’s efforts to
alleviate the shortage of perioperative
nurses by increasing perioperative nursing
learning activities in nursing education
programs (vol 80, November 2004).
In the section on faculty member requirements
and expectations, however,
the American Association of Colleges of
Nursing (AACN) is listed as an accrediting
body for nursing education programs.
The AACN is not an accrediting
body; it is an organization dedicated to
furthering baccalaureate- and higherdegree
nursing education programs.
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education (CCNE) is the autonomous
accrediting body for baccalaureate and
graduate programs in nursing.
KATHLEEN B. GABERSON
P
HD, RN, CNOR
P
ROFESSOR AND CHAIR
D
EPARTMENT OF NURSING EDUCATION
S
HEPHERD UNIVERSITY
S
HEPHERDSTOWN, WVA
Author’s response
. Dr Gaberson is
correct in her observation. The manuscript
should have said that the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education is the accrediting body. I
apologize for this error.
NANCY GIRARD
RN, P
HD, FAAN
AORN J
OURNAL
EDITOR
SEPT 2004, VOL 80, No 3, page 555.
The first sentence under the subhead
“Facilitating the process,” should
read, “In a teaching facility, incoming
patients initially are seen by the
intern, and then by a third-year resident
or ‘junior’; finally, the chief of
the service assesses the patient.”
CORRECTION
G
reat strides are being made in the diagnosis and
treatment of allergies and asthma, according to
a Dec 8, 2004, news release from the American
Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
(AAAAI). The release summarizes three important
research studies that were published in AAAAI’s
Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology
in 2004.
One study found that having an early infection
can be beneficial later in life. Researchers found
that children who contracted a fever before age one
were less likely to develop allergies by ages six and
seven. The researchers also found that each fever
occurrence in the first year reduced the odds of a
child developing allergies in later life. Fever was
common in the first year of life, affecting 46.9% of
the children in the study.
A second study found that exposure to dogs in
the first year of life enhances immune system
development, which reduces allergic sensitization
and atopic dermatitis. Exposure to dogs also
enhanced the production of interleukin-10, an
immune system hormone with potent anti-inflammatory
properties, which could be responsible for
lowering the risk of developing allergies.
A third study found that breast-feeding
reduced the risk of asthma in children in the first
four years of life. In a study of more than 4,000
children, those who were breast-fed exclusively in
the first four months of life were found to have a
lower risk of asthma.
The Year in Allergy: Advances in Allergic Disease
Research Strong in 2004
(news release, Milwaukee:
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology,
Dec 8, 2004)
http://www.aaaai.org/media/news_releas
es/2004/12/120804.stm
(accessed 8 Dec 2004).
Allergy Research Findings Reported in 2004
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