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Each year, thousands of mistakes and complications occur in the OR that result in longer and costlier hospital stays for patients.

By Don Sadler Sometimes it can be easy to grow numb to the wave of disasters that seems to occur in our world on a regular basis. These include natural disasters like hurricanes, tornados and earthquakes as well as terrorist attacks, mass shootings and violent...

Despite progress in recent years in the area of infection prevention, hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) still claim the lives of thousands of patients each year. An estimated one in every 25 hospitalized patients has at least one HAI on any given day, according to...

Advancing technology has become a fact of life in virtually every area of society. New technologies – from Amazon and eBay to Uber and Netflix – affect the way we shop, travel and entertain ourselves. The perioperative environment isn’t immune to technological...

We asked several experts for their top tips when it comes to preparing for and passing accreditation surveys.

There’s a looming threat on the horizon that could have dire consequences for perioperative nursing.