Most successful people, regardless of their career, can point to a mentor who helped and encouraged them at a critical juncture. Ruth Plotkin Shumaker, MS, BSN, RN, CNOR is no exception.
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The Role of Surgical Techs
There are few environments where teamwork is more important than in the operating room. Each individual on the perioperative team has unique skill sets and clearly defined job roles, including the surgical technologist.
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Spotlight On: Leigh Ann Bartlett, MSN, RN, CNOR
If variety is the spice of life, Leigh Ann Bartlett’s nursing career is as hot as a ghost pepper. Leigh Anne’s nursing career began in 1995 on a Progressive Care Unit at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Health Wayne, formerly Wayne Memorial Hospital, in Goldsboro, N.C.
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Preparing the Next Generation of OR Nurses
The nursing shortage in the U.S. has been well-documented. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects nearly 200,000 nurse openings annually through 2030, while one million nurses are projected to retire by this date.
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Workplace Violence
Most nurses and healthcare workers enter the field because they want to reduce patient suffering and help patients heal. So, it’s ironic that nurses themselves can sometimes be the ones who need protection from harm.
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Spotlight On: Beverly Kirchner, MSN, RN, CNOR, CASC, CNAMB
Beverly started her nursing career in 1976 as a staff nurse in labor and delivery at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. “One night a woman giving birth with a midwife had seizures and was eclamptic when they brought her in. It turned out that she had a ruptured liver. Doreen Reynolds, who many will remember, was working in the main OR that night and she came running in with all the equipment and everything that was needed for surgery.”
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