specifically upon specialty practice issues and the development of the science and education for that practice. As such, it could contribute order to a mounting disorder and participate with the strength of numbers and professional contributions to a liaison with other nursing and health care organizations toward mutual goals. This may be precisely what the ANA intends for its nursing organization liaison forum. Again, this must be discussed and dealt with openly.

A fourth option would be for the Federation to delay its stance (that is, the decision on purpose, not necessarily that on incorporation) until these interorganizational discussions have occurred and some external events have settled in.

The questions left on the table are: 0 Which Federation stance is right for

0 What internal structure best supports

0 When will the members be prepared to

the profession at this time?

that stance?

make that decision and when is the best time to put this into effect, having considered all the factors in the environment?

You have my best wishes, prayers, and sincerest affection as you deliberate, debate, and develop your place in the anatomy of nursing.

Notes 1. A Flexner, “Is Social Work a Profession?”

School and Society, 1915, l(26) 901-911. 2. D Zschoche, Letter calling for a national

nurses’ congress, Dec 29, 1972. 3. Committee for the Study of Credentialing in

Nursing, The Study of Credentialing in Nursing: A New Approach, (Kansas City, Mo: American Nurses’ Association, 1979); American Nurses’ As- sociation, Nursing: A Social Policy Statement, (Kansas City, Mo: 1982).

4. American Nurses’ Association, Profes- sionalism and the Empowerment of Nursing, (Kan- sas City. Mo: 1982).

5. National Commission on Nursing, Summary Report and ~?ecommendations, (Chicago: 1 983). 6. L Maass; R S Wilbur, “CMSS-A national med-

ical federation,” New England Journal of Medicine 307 (August 1982) 570-572.

Fi/m review: Why and how to have good traffic control Traffic Patterns in the Surgical Suite, written by Brenda J McKonly and filmed for AORN by Davis + Geck, was shown at the Houston Congress. Based on the new AORN Recommended Practices for Traffic Patterns in the Surgical Suite, this film graphically describes the three zones in every OR: unrestricted, where authorized persons in street clothes mix with those in scrub attire: semirestricted, where everyone must be in scrub attire: and restricted, where personnel wear masks in addition to scrub attire.

The viewer sees how to pattern the traffic in any operating room suite, whether it be single corridor, pods, or outside corridor design. The film discusses recommended traffic patterns within each of the three areas as well as between each area, especially

the movement of “clean” and “dirty” supplies through the suite. The need for a definite policy to delineate the different areas and maintain control of all traffic into the suite is emphasized.

Traffic Patterns in the Surgical Suite should be required viewing for everyone who enters the operating room-new OR employees, house staff, housekeeping personnel, and students.

The film is available in 16 mm or 3/4 inch U-matic videocassette and can be rented or purchased from the Davis + Geck Film and Videocassette Library, 1 Caspar St, Danbury, Conn 06810. Rental charge is $1 7.50. Videocassettes are also available for purchase at a price of $100.

Patricia Ball, RN Audiovisual Committee

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