As a nursing leader, Ramirez said she is motivated to make her institution a great place to work, making sure staff are motivated to care for their patients, themselves and to help the center thrive.
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Update on Surgical Smoke Legislation
by OR Today Magazine | Jun 30, 2021
A growing number of states are introducing and passing legislation requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) to use smoke evacuation systems to prevent human exposure to surgical smoke.
READ MORESpotlight On: Paula Axtell, RN, BSN, CNOR, Interim Senior Director of Perioperative Services with St. Mary Medical Center of Long Beach, California
by OR Today Magazine | May 31, 2021
Although motherhood awakened the feelings of caregiving that first led Paula Axtell to consider pursuing a career in nursing, it was confidence in her academic abilities that inspired her to believe she could be successful at the job.
READ MORECOVID Complications: Pandemic Increases Workplace Stress, Anxiety & Burnout
by OR Today Magazine | May 31, 2021
The past year-and-a-half has been a time unlike any that most nurses have ever seen due to the upending of the nation’s health care system by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the health care profession has dealt, and is still dealing, with unprecedented levels of stress, anxiety and burnout among all nurses, including those in the OR.
READ MORE[Sponsored] Corporate Profile: Cygnus Medical
by OR Today Magazine | May 31, 2021
As Cygnus Medical celebrates their 20th anniversary, we are taking a look at this unique company and how their family of products reflects the innovative style that has come to define them.
READ MORESpotlight On: Ora Wood, ADN, BSN, MSHA
by OR Today Magazine | Apr 30, 2021
During her first assignment out of nursing school in 1976, Ora Wood described feeling that she was struggling with “the discrepancy between knowing what I was taught was the right thing to do and what was being practiced.”
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