We’ve long heard about the dangers of surgical smoke exposure and how it can threaten the long-term health of staff and patients in the OR, but what about its...
We all have lofty goals and high expectations for success in the workplace....
The days of the tyrannical boss who squeezes results out of an ever-fearful staff are over....
For some generations, the importance of multitasking and the ability to successfully apply it was drilled into your subconscious....
On Mar. 22, the Mountain State’s Republican governor, Jim Justice, signed HB 4376 into law....
From the San Diego Convention Center to a medical center in Maine – and dozens of spots in between – buildings and other landmarks are illuminated to in support...
The state in which nurse RaDonda Vaught was convicted of a homicide charge after a 2017 medication error has passed the first-ever state law that decriminalizes...
A doctor at an ambulatory surgery center was convicted last month of injecting dangerous drugs into patient IV bags, acts that lead to the death of a colleague...
Voicing sincere appreciation of a “job well done” is never a hollow task....
Having had my new knee, Laverne, for exactly one year, it was time to replace the other one. Same surgeon, hospital and robotic-assisted surgery....
If you’re looking for objective, meticulously sourced data to benchmark your surgery centers against similar facilities, you’re in luck....
Maintaining a proper work-life balance is particularly difficult for surgical nurses like me....
As the frontline defenders against pathogens, infection preventionists (IPs) play a significant role in safeguarding patients and staff....
Stamford ASC, an orthopedic and spine center in Connecticut, has grown steadily since opening in 2016 and they wanted that upward trend to continue....
As soon as the speaker thanks attendees and steps offstage to conference-appropriate applause (a sound a few decibels above a golf clap), I rush toward the front of a packed...
The business and administrative staff play a pivotal role in every surgery center’s success....
In a busy ophthalmic center, anything you can do to improve flow and simplify processes is worth its weight in gold. At Newsom Surgery Center of Sebring (Fla.)...
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) testing and fluorescent markers are great ways to monitor how well your environmental services staff is cleaning your ORs....
If you want to reduce your supply costs, conventional wisdom says you need to reduce the number of items in your surgical packs....
Transitioning from a perioperative nurse to a leadership role in an Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) presented me with numerous challenges, but none were as daunting...