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Webinar Focuses on Steam Sterilization

Webinar Focuses on Steam Sterilization

The OR Today webinar “Preparation and Packaging for Steam Sterilization” was sponsored by STERIS. Clinical Education Specialist Chasity Seymour, BSHM, CST, CHL, CRCST, CIS, AGTS, discussed preparation and packaging for steam sterilization. She also reviewed surgical...

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GOJO Hosts Symposium at APIC 2023

GOJO Hosts Symposium at APIC 2023

GOJO will host a free interactive breakfast symposium at the APIC 2023 Annual Conference, titled “Working Towards High Reliability in Hand Hygiene: One Hospital’s Journey Implementing an Automated Hand Hygiene Monitoring System House Wide.” The...

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The Value of Diversity

The Value of Diversity

Many of the challenges facing perioperative nursing today come down to the nursing shortage. Retiring staff and aging patient populations severely impact all nursing specialties. People are living longer and needing medical care for multiple comorbidities. There aren’t enough new nurses to replace departing ones. 

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Circulating Nurses Don’t Lose Skills Working in the OR

Circulating Nurses Don’t Lose Skills Working in the OR

We’ve all heard it before, if nurses go into the OR they will “lose their nursing skills,” or that they are not “real nurses.” This judgment has caused friction among colleagues within health care. However, this highly specialized area is genuinely just that, consisting of a specific skill set and requirements as a nurse. The vast array of surgical cases and OR settings create a large range of necessary nursing skills.

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