5 Results for Proud and Discouraging Moments

Margaret Vance, MSN, RN, CNOR, NPD-BC, shares a story about the time she accidentally disengaged a custom-made graft during an endovascular aneurysm repair.

One nurse describes how she identified bioburden on an instrument and spoke up for patient safety.

One nurse shares a time she found her confidence and her voice, in an unfamiliar and uncomfortable situation.

Margaret Vance, a Clinical Nurse Education Specialist in the OR, shares the time she cut the pump line without clamping it first.

Even with the best training, new and experienced nurses alike can forget a needed item.