5 Ways to Standardize Skin Prepping Practices; Applying preps the same way every time eliminates the variables that increase infection risk.

Patient Warming Stops SSIs Cold; Maintaining normothermia promotes wound healing and helps reduce infection risks.

On the Move; Handoff Tool Improves Speed and Safety

Prevent Pressure Ulcers; 7 practical pearls to protect your patients' skin.

Former Chief Nursing Officer Alleges Firing Retaliation for Reporting Safety Concerns; Barbara McQuillan, BSN, RN, claims she was fired by Sparrow Carson Hospital for reporting "substandard medical care and treatment."

IV Drip Containing Formaldehyde Instead of Saline Kills Russian Woman, 28; Staff reportedly tell investigators they "did not read the name on the vial."

Surgery Never Looked So Good; The latest imaging upgrades will wow surgeons and allow for safer, more efficient care.

Product News; Great ideas for your OR

Ideas That Work: Stay on Schedule; Give Us This Day Our Daily Huddle

7 Accreditation Standards You Might Now Know Exist; You might be unaware of some of these common deficiencies I cite as a surveyor.

Ideas That Work: Alternate Your Defibrillator Batteries

Colon Cancer Doesn't Stand a Chance; Endoscope advances and new diagnostic tools are helping physicians find difficult-to-spot polyps.

On Point: Give New Technologies a Chance

Get Up to Speed On GERD; An update on minimally invasive treatments designed to turn down the burn of acid reflux.

Almost Left Behind; Lessons learned from a final count that came up 2 sponges short.

What's New in Anesthesia and Pain Control; The quest for speedier and safer fast-on, fast-off.

Staffing: Help Tomorrow's OR Leaders With Their Capes; Take the next generation of surgical superheroes under your wing

The Ink Must Go Where the Knife Will Cut; There'll be less wrong-site surgery if your surgeons cut through their initials.

Ideas That Work: Drawer-to-Arm Phenomenon; Does That Injection Come With an Infection?

Ideas That Work: Try This Tip on Your Tough IV Starts