Surgical instrument staining isn’t just a cosmetic concern, it’s a warning sign.
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Mölnlycke Health Care Supports Wound Care Collaborative Community Initiative
The Wound Care Collaborative Community (WCCC) is leading a groundbreaking initiative looking to develop a standardised pre-clinical testing framework for wound dressings. This collaboration involves clinicians, materials management and procurement teams, regulators,...
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Linking ASC Privileging to Peer Review
“Credentialing and privileging” are often discussed as a pair, but privileging and peer review are seen as distinct. As with credentialing, each informs the other and they should be viewed as integrated activities.
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Transitions
Some perioperative professional work into their late 60s and even their 70s. For these nurses the end of their work years is drawing near, and they may be scaling back their paid work activity. They could assess how fulfilling their career and life have been, take stock of their accomplishments and hopefully reach a stage of acceptance.
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Ways to Strengthen SP and OR Partnerships
Workplace conflict and communication breakdown within and across healthcare departments is a common occurrence that must be managed promptly and properly. Allowing conflict to fester will erode trust, collaboration and job satisfaction and, above all, can contribute to negative outcomes that affect patient care.
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The Role of Perioperative Nurses in Surgical Site Infection Prevention
Perioperative nurses are at the center of patient care during surgical or other invasive procedures. A major aspect of patient safety during procedures is the prevention of surgical site infections (SSI). SSIs are the most common hospital-acquired infection (HAI), accounting for approximately 20% of all HAIs (Barnes, 2018).
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