Jennifer Bairos considers herself fortunate to be able to work with pediatric patients, who require a different type of focus and compassion, as well as managing their families’ concerns.
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The Patient Safety Partnership: OR, SP & IP
Safe patient care is the responsibility of every person and department in the health care facility. Three departments in particular – the operating room, sterile processing department and infection prevention department – have a unique relationship when it comes to ensuring safe processing of surgical instruments.
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Spotlight On: Gaylene Chartier, MSN, RN
Seeking a change of pace and a change in the weather, Gaylene Chartier left California for Colorado in 1990 and ended up staying for a decade. Five years after relocating, she began a surgical technician program at Denver Community College, worked as a tech through nursing school, and immediately joined the operating room at Longmont Community Hospital upon graduation.
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AORN and the Changing World of Perioperative Nursing
In 1949, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, or AORN as the organization is more commonly known, was founded when 17 OR supervisors from the metropolitan New York City area voted unanimously to form a new association for operating room nurses.
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Leveraging AI to Promote Your Perioperative Organization
Artificial intelligence, or AI as it’s more commonly referred to, has come seemingly out of nowhere the past couple of years. Put simply, AI is technology that enables computers to simulate human intelligence and problem-solving capabilities.
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Spotlight On: Alexis Chaudron
Alexis Chaudron took a circuitous route to begin her career as an OR nurse, but the twists and turns in her path have made it all the richer for the experiences.Â
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