Ideas That Work: Music to Your Ears

Practical pearls from your colleagues

Do you clam up when the surgeon asks you to pick some music during surgery? Or are you just tired of the same ’70s, ’80s and ’90s playlists you’ve heard hundreds of times? A member of Operating Room Nursing, a Facebook group for nurses, recently asked fellow members to recommend stations or playlists for the OR, and the options were many. One member wrote, “Yesterday my tech was playing ‘Ready to Party’ on Apple Music and it was awesome! It was one of the best stations/playlists I’ve heard.” A few members recommended Hip Hop BBQ on Pandora or Spotify. “When in doubt,” wrote one member, “almost EVERYONE likes Motown. Lots of classics.” OSM