Get Reprocessing Right With Every Tool, Every Time; Q&A with Weston "Hank" Balch, CRCST, CER, CIS, CHL, instrument care expert and sterile processing podcaster.
6 Steps to Successful Continuous Nerve Blocks; Simple pointers to increase patient — and surgeon — satisfaction.
Badge of Honor; Wear Your Mission Statement.
Is There Anything a Surgical Display Can't Display? You can project cartoons and consents onto today's OR screens.
On Point; No More Excuses
Lose the Lanyard; The Attraction to Magnetic Name Tags.
Make the Switch to Rigid Sterilization Containers; Do away with blue wrap for reprocessing high-volume instrument sets.
Behind Closed Doors; Can You Spot the Site Marking?
Local Anesthetic Toxicity; Keep Your Lipid Emulsions Close.
Give Your Patients the VIP Treatment; Treat patients like they're the only case of the day and watch your satisfaction scores soar.
Safety; 5 Ways You Can Prevent Drug Diversion
Are Your Endoscopes Really Clean? Are Your Endoscopes Really Clean?
Twice the Protection; Double gloving prevents injury and infection, so why aren't more surgical teams doing it?
The Case for Adding Ophthalmic Lasers; These low-cost procedures provide plenty of bang for the buck.
Anesthesia Alert; Prevent Post-op Brain Fog in Older Patients
Pediatric Pain Management; Reminder: Codeine Could Be Fatal to Children;
Coding & Billing; Will You Be Reimbursed for High-Priced Drugs?
Stop the Spread of MRSA; Nasal decolonization is a practical way to lower infection risks.
Scratch Beneath the Surface; Audit the effectiveness of OR cleaning by taking a big-picture view of the entire process.
Calculating the Cost of Prefilled Syringes; Go drug by drug to see if it's time to make the switch.