Understand the risks of retained surgical items (RSIs) and learn how AORN guidelines can help prevent them. Discover best practices for counting, team communication, technology integration, and education to ensure patient safety in the operating room.
Perseverance and adaptability define Ashley Bartholomew’s perioperative nursing journey. We spoke with her about the significant challenges facing nurses today and how she balances a demanding career with personal life.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged us in many ways, including our conversation skills.
COVID-19 has challenged us to see any positives in our daily OR routines. Discover how to bring some positivity back into your surgical suite .Helpful tips for perioperative professionals navigating a virtual conference during COVID-19.
OR Excellence keynote speaker John Boockvar, MD, shares how to incorporate “Gritflowness” into your OR and everyday life.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, nurse burnout, low morale, and fatigue are affecting operating room teams as they return to elective surgery.
The COVID-19 pandemic has inspired many operating room nurses to go above and beyond. This team of surgical nurses has stepped up to help their Veterans Affairs medical center by helping care for coronavirus patients.
Helpful tips for perioperative professionals navigating a virtual conference during COVID-19.
Learn how this COVID-19 PPE project in one of the nation’s top COVID-19 hotspots made a difference in patient and worker safety during the coronavirus pandemic in this new blog post.
Gail Horvath, senior patient safety analyst and consultant with ECRI, discusses the current state of supply chain management and what we can all focus on moving forward.
As the COVID-19 spreads, learn how perioperative nurses can help battle the pandemic in this new blog post. Changes in surgery schedules, new processes in operating room departments, and low-census cancellation will continue to affect the way surgical teams work moving forward.
2020 is the Year of the Nurse as designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) to honor Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday. Learn ways to honor and celebrate the nursing profession in this blog post.