Cleanliness and hygiene are very important in the health care setting – especially in operating rooms and ambulatory surgery centers. In this article, we look at maintaining a clean and sterile OR environment.
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Spotlight On: Brian Dawson, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM System VP, Perioperative Services, CommonSpirit Health
“I’ve said it a number of times throughout my career: physicians cure and nurses care,” Dawson said. “I was the one who tucked them in, who would dress their burns, who held them, who took care of them and, to me, that was what I was there to do.”
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Preventing Patient Falls
Patient falls are dangerous for patients and can lead to extended hospital stays. The financial impact of patient falls is also significant – the cost of these falls averages $30,000 per hospital stay or $50 billion total per year. Experts share tips on how to prevent patient falls.
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Spotlight On: Nechami Brilliant, BSN, RN, Nurse III/Perioperative Instructor, Neuro/Spine OR, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
A registered nurse and perioperative instructor, in the neuro/spine operating room at Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, Maryland, Brilliant began her health care career as a doula.
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Year of the Nurse & Midwife
The World Health Organization (WHO) designated 2020 as “The Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.” This year was chosen to recognize the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, a visionary nurse and leader from the 19th century who is widely regarded as the founder of modern nursing.
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Spotlight On: Lisa VanDeer, RN, CNOR
Anyone who’s ever understood the wisdom of “home is where the heart is” would be hard-pressed to find someone who’s lived the truth of that expression as fully as Lisa VanDeer, RN, CNOR.
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