Ideas That Work: Supply shortcuts. Program physician preferences into drug dispenser. Save time when requesting medication from the drug dispenser with this Idea That Works from Springfield, Illinois.

Editor's Page: Do you follow AORN recommended practices? They represent the optimal levels of practice, but the choice is yours.

Anesthesia Alert: Keys to a safe and orderly anesthesia cart. 20 recommendations to help ensure safe medication management.

Staffing: Never stop looking for your next new job. 7 steps to advance your career, even if you're not ready for change.

3 cleaning tasks you should absolutely automate. Give your staff a break with these labor-saving technologies.

Legal Update: This transaction might be worth a tri. Hospital-corporate-physician ASC deals benefit all investors.

Regional anesthesia's economic advantages. Peripheral nerve blocks save dollars and make sense.

Perfect your pre-admission process. Advice for starting every patient experience on the right foot.

Medical Malpractice: Don't give in to the gadget. Distracted doctoring is the new legal minefield.

Are morcellators safe for hysterectomies? They speed the procedure, but do they spread cancer, too? See what this gynecologic surgeon has to say.

Can you pass this prepping quiz? Want to start a great debate? Ask your surgeons and nurses to defend their skin prepping preferences and beliefs.

Behind Closed Doors: What's in Paula's pockets? Why hoarders make efficient nurses.

How comfortable are your ORs? Take this hospital's lead and focus on features that ease the daily grind.

Safety: Managing patients on blood thinners. Limiting bleeding risks demands a personalized approach.

Ideas That Work: Color coding. Binder clips on curtains convey a lot. Color coded clips on curtains convey patient status with this Idea that Works from Baxter, Minnesota.

Cutting Remarks: Recovery room blues. Things don't always go as planned in PACU.

Infection Prevention: A superbug meets its unlikely match. Well-designed mass e-mails helped curb Acinetobacter baumannii.

Tips for greening the operating room. Sensible steps you can take today to shrink your carbon footprint.

Ideas That Work: Recognition and reward. Share compliments (and maybe cash). Share positive feedback and reward staff with this Idea That Works from Torrance, Callifornia.

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