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In this week’s Periop Life entry, OR manager Hannah Shufeldt, DNP, MSHCM, RN, CNOR, shares her journey in transforming counting practices at her facility.
This week’s Periop Life shares 5 lessons to help nurses gain the confidence to provide transgender-competent care.
As we celebrate Diversity Month in April, this week's Periop Life blog features insights from Debra Callender, DNP, RN, CNOR, CSSM, as she addresses the complexities of unconscious bias in perioperative nursing. Gain valuable strategies on mitigating biases impacting patient care and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusivity.
Navigating the complexities of moderate sedation/analgesia (MSA) in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) requires a delicate balance of expertise and preparedness. To support nurses in this role, AORN provides exclusive and discounted resources for its members.
Perioperative consultant to the Army Surgeon General, Christopher Stucky, breaks down an award-winning project aimed at equipping these nurses with scrub and circulating skills to safely—and confidently—handle cesarean surgery.
Research shows that people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are more likely to encounter discrimination in healthcare. Heather Kuykendall, DNP, RN, wanted to change this in her ASC, and she succeeded. Read how she did in this week’s Periop Life blog.
In this week’s Periop Life blog, Alexander A. Hannenberg, M.D. shares guidance for leaders on creating a forum for staff to openly discuss instances of workplace incivility and effectively resolve them.
In this week’s Periop Life entry, to Barbara Nalley, MSN, RN, NP-C, ANP-BC, CNOR, RNFA, shares tips to help nurses ensure safer surgery for patients taking cannabis.
In this week’s Periop Life entry, Jessica Buchanan shares 4 tools to persevere when you feel powerless.
If we can’t change the circumstances that we find ourselves in, we’ve got to figure out how to show up differently in them,” says Chad Foster in this week’s Periop Life blog.