Safety/Quality
How gender norms shape perioperative nurse career paths
Before Florence Nightingale revolutionized nursing in the mid-19th century, men played the crucial role of nurses on the battlefield. However, as time passed, nursing became a female-dominated profession. Men and women received the same level of training and worked together during World War I, but the men were called orderlies…
Poor documentation, positioning top risks in perioperative malpractice cases
Editor's Note Failure to document thoroughly, position patients safely, and follow facility policies are leading causes of malpractice claims against perioperative nurses, according to an analysis published in the AORN Journal on May 28. Although physicians are more frequently named in malpractice suits, nurses are the primary provider responsible in…
FDA designates Class 1 recalls for intraoperative positioning guidewires, infusion pumps, dialysate
Editor's Note Centerline Biomedical’s recall of IOPS Guidewire ATW-2, Zyno Medical’s recall of Z-800 series infusion pumps, and Nipro’s recall of MedicaLyte Liquid Bycarbonate Concentrate have been designated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as Class 1, the most serious designation indicating risk of severe injury or death.…
The Joint Commission, CHAI collaborate on scalable health AI standards
Editor's Note The Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) are partnering to set national standards for responsible artificial intelligence (AI) use in healthcare, according to a June 11 announcement from the organizations. This effort will deliver AI implementation guidance, tools, and a certification program to over 80%…
New GLP-1 guidance urges longer fasting before anesthesia
Editor's Note Patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) do not need to discontinue these medications before undergoing anesthesia but should follow extended preoperative fasting protocols to reduce aspiration risk, according to a June 5 article in Medscape. As detailed in the article, this recommendation comes from a new multidisciplinary…
Stanford team grows first vascularized heart organoids with lifelike blood vessels
Editor's Note Stanford Medicine scientists have successfully grown heart and liver organoids with functioning blood vessels, potentially overcoming one of the biggest limitations in organoid research: size. As reported in a June 6 article from News-Medical.net, the breakthrough may expand organoid utility for modeling disease, testing drugs, and advancing regenerative…
Low-income patients face uphill battle overturning insurance claim denials, study shows
Editor's Note Patients earning less than $50,000 annually are significantly less likely to have denied insurance claims reversed compared to wealthier individuals, according to a new study published in Health Affairs and reported by Fierce Healthcare on June 5. Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of…
‘SMART Toolkit’ empowers healthcare leaders with actionable strategies to reduce HAIs
Editor's Note A new digital resource is helping hospital leaders strengthen infection prevention efforts by focusing not just on bedside protocols, but on management strategies proven to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The “SMART Toolkit,” developed by researchers at The Ohio State University and launched in July 2022, offers a free,…
Medicaid data shared with DHS to aid immigration enforcement
Editor's Note The Trump administration ordered federal health officials this week to share personal data from Medicaid enrollees with deportation authorities, the Associated Press (AP) reported June 14. According to the report, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) was given just 54 minutes on Tuesday to transfer enrollee…
Perioperative care for transgender patients demands specialized, affirming, informed practice, experts say
Editor's Note New clinical guidelines emphasize that safe and equitable perioperative care for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) patients hinges on affirming communication, tailored medical assessments, and culturally competent practice. According to a peer-reviewed article published in the June issue of Nursing, perioperative teams must adopt evidence-based, inclusive approaches to better…
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