Editorial
Last month we shared a positive view of the impact of health care reform on nursing. Kathleen Sanford, DBA, RN, CENP, FACHE, who will speak at the OR Manager Conference in September, said more emphasis on keeping people well will offer “an opportunity for clinical staff to make a difference”…
Initiative: Greater role for nursing
Nurses need to be able to practice to the full extent of their skill and education to meet the nation's health care needs, a national panel announced. Results of the 2-year Initiative on the Future of Nursing by the Institute of Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation were rolled…
Considering robotics? Plan for a program, not just procedures
Robotic surgery has become part of the OR landscape, partly driven by marketing, as competing hospitals purchase robots and advertise them to consumers eager for the latest technology. "It's definitely a consumer-driven health care offering," says Lynda Petty, RN, director of perioperative education, policy, and process improvement at The Ohio…
Simulation labs aid OR staff education
OR assistants needed more practice handling microscopes and laparoscopes. OR teams wanted to brush up on trauma skills. New nursing staff and medical students needed a realistic environment to practice scrubbing, gowning, and gloving. At Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, they go to the Center for Medical Education and…
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