Preop “nurse navigators” aided by an electronic tool are helping a Pennsylvania health system create a more standardized, user-friendly preoperative process for preparing patients for surgery. A cornerstone of the process is evidence-based guidelines for preop evaluation developed by a 50-person task force.
Approximately one in 31 hospital patients has at least one…
Critical assessment and rapid response are essentials skills for perioperative…
Sterile Processing Department (SPD) managers and technicians know a thing…