When you come to Pennsylvania Hospital, an entity of Penn Medicine, located in Philadelphia, you can take a step back in time to surgical origins.
A new OR RN seeks advice about their anxiety about being on call for the first time.
Point-of-use instrument care is performed to decrease the number of microorganisms on the surface of instruments, prevent the formation of biofilm, decrease the risk of surgical site infection, support the efficiency of decontamination processes, and maintain instruments in good working condition.
A nurse shares the lessons she learned after her patient experienced anaphylaxis in the OR.