Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Editor's Page: fired for fighting for patient safety. Pre-admitting RN says hospital's call quotas jeopardized patient care.

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Keep patients' escorts happy with this Idea That Works from California.

The case for IV anti-inflammatories. IV NSAIDs should figure prominently in multimodal pain protocols.

Infection Prevention: Improving your antibiotic prescribing. Nurses can prevent antibiotic overuse by becoming stewards.

Ideas That Work: Innovative ideas. 4 Ways to Boost Your Hand Hygiene Efforts

Is prolonged fasting hurting your patients? Our survey found that most surgical facilities routinely instruct patients to fast for excessively long pre-op periods

Legal Update: Tapping into the self-insured employer market. Direct contracts with employers cut out insurance's middleman.

Behind Closed Doors: I'm Not "Just a Nurse". We're more than most people realize. Marginalize us at your own risk.

Spend a little time to avoid possible patient infection with this Idea That Works from Nebraska.