The surgical instrument storage and transport market is expected to mirror the overall surgery market and experience continued growth in coming years.
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Time Management is a Misnomer
Time and again we hear about the need for good time management, but if we examine that phrase, we realize it’s not accurate. Every person on the planet gets the same amount of time every day: 24 hours. Nobody gets more, nobody gets less, and no matter how much we try, we cannot speed up nor slow down time.
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A New Standard for Water Management
The Joint Commission (TJC) released a new water management standard (EC.02.05.02. EPs 1-4), which took effect on January 1, 2022. Water quality is a very important component of medical device processing. While this new standard is designed to improve the quality and safety of care provided to immunocompromised hospital patients, it also contains water management measures that impact medical device processing.
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Medication Storage and Security Assessment is Key to Patient Medication Safety
During clinical practice and studies, health care professionals, especially nurses, quickly become educated on reviewing the “Five Rights” or “Five Rs” for safe medication practices: Right patient, Right drug, Right dose, Right route and Right time.
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A Whole New Thing: The NPDA-BC Credential
In this column, I would like to discuss a very exciting development for the CCI; the recent launch of our sixth credential – Nursing Professional Development Advanced – Board Certified (NPDA-BC).
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Webinar Addresses DEI
The recent OR Today webinar “CCI’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Awards: Program Overview” was presented by Jim Stobinski, CEO of the Competency & Credentialing Institute, and Lisa Rosenfield, special projects and partnerships lead at the Competency...
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