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AORN Expo 2023
We had an incredible time in San Antonio for the AORN Global Surgical Conference and Expo! It was so refreshing to connect in-person with…
April 18, 2023
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Top Ten: Vascular Surgery
According to the American Board of Surgery, “vascular surgery encompasses the diagnosis and comprehensive, longitudinal management of…
March 15, 2023
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Stress in the Operating Room: 5 Ways to Manage It
The seriousness of the work we do, and the associated stress, tension, and urgency, isn’t the problem in our operating rooms…
March 1, 2023
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Celebrating CRNAs
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are important members of our surgical teams. You’ll find them working in the OR, in the…
January 25, 2023
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Top 10: Cardiac Surgery
I worked in the Operating Room for almost 9 years before I ever did cardiac surgery. I knew nothing about it, except that it was
January 11, 2023
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3 Hints to Survive the Most “Wonderful” Time of the Year
Every holiday season the radio waves are filled with the crooning voice of Andy Williams singing that famous Christmas song, “It’s the…
December 10, 2022
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10 Things I’m Thankful for in the OR
Honestly, I’m the kind of person who is thankful year-round, not just at Thanksgiving time. Every day I’m thankful for my parents, a good…
November 22, 2022
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Superheroes in Surgery
I’ve been an operating room nurse for almost 15 years, and the OR is the only path I’ve known in my nursing career. My first
November 17, 2022
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Patient Care in the OR is Different, Not Non-Existent
It’s Perioperative Nurses’ Week! I’m so thankful for each and every one of you. I know the days are long and the shifts are hard,
November 15, 2022
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What Perioperative Nursing Means to Me
Being a Perioperative Nurse is unlike any other nursing specialty. It’s a specialty where you’re able to thrive in a high-tech…
November 15, 2022
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