Happy Perioperative Nurses Week!
Happy Perioperative Nurses Week! Read along to find out how this week-long celebration began!
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Beyond the OR: How Surgical Lessons Are Reaching Unexpected Audiences
Ever wonder how lessons from the operating room can apply outside of medicine? On a recent flight, a casual chat with a flight attendant revealed just how much the worlds of surgery and aviation have in common—from temperature control to safety checklists.
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Celebrating National Surgical Technologist Week: A Look Back at the History of the Profession
Today, it’s nearly impossible to imagine surgery without the skilled and steady hands of surgical technologists in the operating room.
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The Hierarchy of Priority: Patient, People, & Paperwork
The easiest way to think about prioritization in the operating room is to break everything down into the 3 P’s: Patient, People, & Paperwork.
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Discover A Surgeon’s Compassion Beyond the OR
This post contains affiliate links. Book Review: Brain and Heart The Triumphs and Struggles of a Pediatric Neurosurgeon by Dr. David.
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Working Outside Your Service Line: The More You Know
If you’ve read our blogs or listened to our podcasts, you probably know that cardiac is my specialty. I love everything that comes with it—but once in a while, I do miss other specialties. Now, I know not everyone loves to work outside of their specialty. Ortho people love ortho, for example, and if you…
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Battling Burnout in the Nursing
Burnout is real. It affects thousands of nurses, but it’s not inevitable. The key to prevention is awareness.
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A Surgical Nerd’s Dream: Touring the Michael E. DeBakey Library and Museum
Hi, I’m Lindsey — and I’m a self-proclaimed surgical nerd. Honestly, I think most of us in the OR are, deep down.
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Building Connections, Strengthening Chapters, and Finding My Voice
There’s nothing quite like the energy you feel when thousands of perioperative professionals come together in one place.
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