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Reducing HAIs and SSIs

Reducing HAIs and SSIs

By Don Sadler Despite the renewed attention that has been focused on the problem of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) and surgical site infections (SSIs) in recent years, the number of infections occurring remains alarmingly high. Approximately 300,000 SSIs...

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Spotlight on Brenda Muchelli, RN, BSN

Spotlight on Brenda Muchelli, RN, BSN

By Matt Skoufalos Brenda Muchelli calls herself “a second-degree nurse.” Like many in the field, medicine wasn’t her first vocational choice – at least, not human medicine. Muchelli’s first degree was in zoology, and her first assignment was at the nonprofit Cape May...

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[Sponsored] Company Showcase: Medline

[Sponsored] Company Showcase: Medline

ReadyPrep CHG® 2% Pre-Saturated Cloth for Preoperative Skin Preparation SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS: MULTIPLE PATHOGENS AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE Surgical site infections (SSIs) increase a patient’s risk of other morbidities and mortality, while increasing healthcare...

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Looking Inside Endoscope Trends

Looking Inside Endoscope Trends

Flexible endoscopes are some of the most critical pieces of equipment used in operating rooms today. This makes proper endoscope cleaning and processing one of the most important tasks that perioperative nurses must perform.

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Spotlight On Jill Conklin, RN, BSN

Spotlight On Jill Conklin, RN, BSN

Nursing is a career of tremendous diversity, both in terms of the specializations it offers and the people who choose them. For Jill Conklin of Pennsauken, New Jersey, it wasn’t her occupation, but it has become the one most resonant with her life experience.

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