New OR Employees – Don’t Leave Them in the Dark!
Think about where you work for a second… Where’s the timeclock? How do you get to the cafeteria? What number do you call if you’re…
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Top 10: Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedics is one of the busiest services in the healthcare industry. And while those of you working in an Orthopedic service line don’t…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 the…
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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…
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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…
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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 exposure to…
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