Since joining OR Manager, I have realized that perioperative nursing is facing a bit of a crisis. Issues such as retention, burnout, and job satisfaction are not new but have become more challenging recently, making recruitment more difficult than in the past. A higher percentage of respondents to this year’s Salary/Career Survey said it was harder to recruit new or experienced OR nurses and surgical technologists compared with responses in 2020.
For me, the answer is easy. For 25 years I…
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