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Among the various responsibilities she’s enjoyed in a 35-year nursing career, Lori Wood has held direct-care, education and management positions. But no matter what assignment she’s undertaken, “My heart is with the critical care patients,” she said.
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Antimicrobial agents are critical to destroying or severely inhibiting the growth of pathogenic microorganisms. Since antibiotics are given preoperatively in hospital operating rooms and ambulatory surgery centers as part of SSI prevention, it’s critical for hospitals and ASCs to create an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP).
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By Matt Skoufalos From the age of five, Tamara Kear knew she was going to be a nurse when she grew up. She can’t think of a time she’d considered any other profession. “When I got into high school, I created my course load to lead me toward that direction and never...
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MD Technologies Inc. started in Arizona in 1989 when Merkle, an engineer, met Endoscopy Technician Kevin Druding. Druding had made a few suction-drain devices (Kevin’s Drain-O-Matic) to clean endoscopes using suction rather than manually irrigating with a syringe. The...
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Perioperative services is one of the most interconnected units in a hospital, so inefficient flow of patients through the perioperative area can cause disruptions that ripple throughout the entire organization. In this article, experts share tips on how to streamline the process.
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Pamela Davis will be the first to tell you she’s not a typical 61-year-old. An assistant head nurse at Mount Sinai Health System in New York, she’s at the point in her career where she knows “a lot of nurses are probably still looking for jobs.”
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