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A new study in the May issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety details experience over a 10-year period with a surgical quality improvement initiative developed to reduce the likelihood of postoperative pulmonary complications and assesses...
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By Julie E. Williamson Consistent, on-time availability of clean, sterile, well-functioning instrumentation is essential for safe, high-quality surgical outcomes. Although sterile processing (SP) professionals bear much of that responsibility, it’s essential that...
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By Dawn Whiteside, MSN, RN, CNOR, NPD-BC, RNFA, and James Stobinski, PhD, RN, CNOR, CSSM(E) As mentioned in previous columns, CCI is heavily engaged in the professional literature of perioperative nursing and the credentialing industry. Recently, we came upon two...
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OR Today joins in celebrating National Nurses Week (May 6-12) this month. National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6 through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Special days recognized during the week include...
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The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) releases its new policy statement on the importance of immunizations to eliminate vaccine-preventable diseases. As researchers around the globe race for a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus, it is a stark reminder that...
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SARS-CoV-2 is a global threat for which the world was unprepared. Xenex Disinfection Services announced today that its LightStrike™ pulsed xenon disinfection robot is the first and only ultraviolet (UV) disinfection technology proven to deactivate the actual...
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