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Most perioperative nurses would probably agree that too often, perioperative care plans are variable and fragmented.

Over the past decade, a surprisingly high number of hospital patients have suffered complications and even died after surgery due to undetected respiratory depression after receiving opioids.

In only about 15 years, robotic surgery has become increasingly common for many different types of surgical procedures.

Efficiency is especially critical in today’s post-health care reform environment.

The looming shortage of registered nurses in the U.S. has been well publicized.

Last year, the CMS launched a renewed effort to reduce the frequency of HACs among hospitalized patients.