JUNE COVER STORY
COVID Complications: Pandemic Increases Workplace Stress, Anxiety & Burnout
The past year-and-a-half has been a time unlike any that most nurses have ever seen due to the upending of the nation’s health care system by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the health care profession has dealt, and is still dealing, with unprecedented levels of stress, anxiety and burnout among all nurses, including those in the OR.
COMPANY SHOWCASE
[Sponsored] Corporate Profile: Cygnus Medical
As Cygnus Medical celebrates their 20th anniversary, we are taking a look at this unique company and how their family of products reflects the innovative style that has come to define them.
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Study Confirms Surfacide UV-C Kills SARS-CoV-2
A recent peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Clinical Anesthesia* found the Surfacide Helios® System UV-C technology is nearly 95% effective in preventing SARS CoV-2 in patient environments. This is the first clinical study that evaluates the use of UV-C in...
AORN Recommends Nasal Decolonization with PVP-I
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has announced its annual updated recommendations on the "Guideline for Preoperative Skin Antisepsis," to assist health care professionals in navigating risk-based decisions for developing preoperative...
New AAAHC Quality Roadmap Probes Data, Highlights Surveyor Insights
On June 16, AAAHC released its 2021 Quality Roadmap, a comprehensive analysis of data from more than 1,120 accreditation surveys conducted in 2020.
RSIP Vision Reveals New Module
RSIP Vision has announced its new surgical workflow analysis technology, which can intelligently identify each separate stage of a surgical procedure and label them accordingly throughout the duration of the procedure.
Aspen Surgical Acquires Stork Labor and Delivery Products
Aspen Surgical Products Inc. has announced the acquisition of Stork, a division of Briggs Healthcare.
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: Paula Axtell, RN, BSN, CNOR, Interim Senior Director of Perioperative Services with St. Mary Medical Center of Long Beach, California
Although motherhood awakened the feelings of caregiving that first led Paula Axtell to consider pursuing a career in nursing, it was confidence in her academic abilities that inspired her to believe she could be successful at the job.
Spotlight On: Ora Wood, ADN, BSN, MSHA
During her first assignment out of nursing school in 1976, Ora Wood described feeling that she was struggling with “the discrepancy between knowing what I was taught was the right thing to do and what was being practiced.”
Spotlight On: Lamont R. Jones, MD, MBA, FACS, Vice Chair, Department of Otolaryngology HNS at Henry Ford Hospital, Director Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic
“We started getting our increased numbers, and it was obvious that we needed to make some adjustments to plan for our surge,” Jones said.
Spotlight On: Kathy W. Beydler, RN, MBA, CNOR, CASC, Managing Partner, Strategic Surgical Solutions
Before she embarked on a 36-year career in nursing, Kathy Beydler was a teacher.
Spotlight On: Brian Dawson, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM System VP, Perioperative Services, CommonSpirit Health
“I’ve said it a number of times throughout my career: physicians cure and nurses care,” Dawson said. “I was the one who tucked them in, who would dress their burns, who held them, who took care of them and, to me, that was what I was there to do.”
PRODUCT SHOWROOM
Surgical Instrument Storage and Transport Market Grows
The surgical instrument storage and transport market is expected to follow related markets with continued growth over the coming years.
CIVCO TEE Transport Tray and Probe Storage Cabinet
CIVCO offers a full range of products that protect, clean, transport, disinfect and store transesophageal (TEE) and endovaginal/endorectal ultrasound probes to help you maintain compliance with The Joint Commission (TJC). Protect your TEE ultrasound transducers with...
Cygnus Medical Oasis Flexible Scope Transport Trays
Reusable containers used for soiled and clean scopes have the potential of transferring contamination from one container to another, and bags and transport pads don’t offer rigid protection. Cygnus Medical solves this problem with the Oasis Flexible Scope Transport...
gSource SQC Twist Drill gRack
The SQC Twist Drill gRack (gS 98.8187) stores 7 gSource SQC twist drills, 1 each (sold separately) 1.1mm to 3.5mm [.045” to .138”]. The drill rack folds to close for convenient sterilization and storage. When opened, it converts to a tabletop stand for use in the...
Hänel Storage Systems Rotomat Automated Sterile Storage Carousel
The Rotomat stores, tracks and manages sterile instruments and PPE in the OR, SPD and central supply. This sterile storage solution makes use of a room’s full height to save floor space, allowing hospitals to store more in less space. The Rotomat improves inventory...
Healthmark SST-2136
The SST-2136 is sized for complete surgical sets. The SST-2136 is ideal for retrieval of OR and OB instruments. Also, it is the right size for high volume ERs. It is available in three material configurations with a maxium temperature of 285°F for all Steristrainers....
KARL STORZ No-Wrap Sterilization Containers
KARL STORZ No-Wrap Sterilization Containers help providers realize cost savings while protecting their equipment investment and reducing the environmental impact of reprocessing. These custom designed containers are a trusted system for protection of endoscopic...
Key Surgical Smart Tags
The need for proper identification and documentation of surgical instrument sets during storage and transportation has always been a vital part of the process. The increased frequency of loaned instruments means that sets should be managed with a well-planned loaned...
Owens & Minor SurgiTrack
Owens & Minor’s SurgiTrack is an end-to-end case management solution that delivers the full list of disposable products needed to perform each procedure combined with powerful reporting capabilities that transforms a perioperative supply chain. Through this...
Turbett Surgical Inc. Instrument Pod
Dramatically improve throughput in the OR and SPD by eliminating non-value-added tasks of wrapping trays, inspecting blue wrap and emergency re-processing of sets. Hospitals and surgery centers using the patented Turbett Surgical Instrument Pod increase revenue by...
OUT OF THE OR
An Unforgettable Fruity Flavor
Make this fluffy cheesecake with a small hint of lemon topped with your favorite fresh fruits.
Food Starts with Soil
The closer the food is to soil, the better it is for you. Instead of “good” and “bad” foods, start by eating real food. The good and the bad then sort themselves out.
New Biomaterials Can Be ‘Fine-tuned’ for Medical Applications
Researchers in the UK and the United States have succeeded in “fine tuning” a new thermoplastic biomaterial to enable the rate at which it degrades in the body and its mechanical properties to be controlled independently.
Have You Ever Been Mismanaged?
Sometimes when I do a workshop, I’ll ask attendees if they’ve ever been mismanaged. If I ask that question, almost all the hands in the room go up. Tragically, this phenomenon is not rare, and it’s often a factor in someone deciding to find work elsewhere.
Plyometrics, Slowing Down Before Speeding Up
I have always told my clients that it’s important to learn how to slow down before you speed up or move fast.
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