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After two decades in nursing, Granado still relies on a deeply rooted ability to care for her fellow humans, as well as the strong work ethic cultivated throughout her youth, in her daily routines at SCA Health Texas Health Surgery Center Arlington, in Arlington, Texas.
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Asked how she got the idea to enter a career in nursing, Jane Flowers said she came by it naturally. “It seemed like something that would be good for me,” Flowers said. “It was a good fit. I am mechanical by nature, so the OR worked really well for me. I like tools.”
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A growing number of total joint surgeries are now being performed in the outpatient setting, including ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).
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Foster leverages his own experiences to help instill in his students a sense of the variety and freedom that exists in a nursing career. He reminds them frequently to “listen to what speaks to you” when setting the courses for their lives, and to “find what makes their hearts happy.”
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The role of the sterile processing department (SPD) is vital when it comes to ensuring patient safety. The SPD is responsible for ensuring that surgical instruments are cleaned, inspected and reprocessed (including high-level disinfection and sterilization) before being returned to the operating room.
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Although JoAnn Coleman has dedicated the majority of her professional life to caring for surgical patients, she’d originally planned to enter the workforce as a secondary school teacher.
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