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Editorial: Perioperative leaders push teamwork, communication at 2024 AORN Expo

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Nonetheless, virtually every one I saw—including those purporting to focus on technology or clinical best practices—had lessons to More » The post Editorial: Perioperative leaders push teamwork, communication at 2024 AORN Expo appeared first on OR Manager.

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6 Ways to Improve Communication Between the SPD and the OR

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The sterile processing department (SPD) and the OR work hand in hand, but communication between the two can be disjointed and incomplete, resulting in unnecessary waste and preventable errors. Here are six ways to improve communication between the SPD and the OR in a way that reduces both costs and risks: #1 – Educational Tours.

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Are you a perioperative nurse or an OR nurse?

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appeared first on OR Manager. For 25 years I have consistently said, “I’ve never nursed an OR a day in my life; it’s always been the patients.” ” As perioperative nurses, what we do is about more than More » The post Are you a perioperative nurse or an OR nurse?

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Strategic thinking tools, techniques transform vision to reality

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Yet, understanding and engaging in strategic thinking has never been more important to the success of organizations More » The post Strategic thinking tools, techniques transform vision to reality appeared first on OR Manager.

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ASC management is a skill: A day in the administrator role

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But what does “wearing many More » The post ASC management is a skill: A day in the administrator role appeared first on OR Manager. The administrator of an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) wears many hats, doing every odd job in the book to keep their free-standing center safe, compliant, and operational.

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Nurse leaders, vendors must collaborate effectively

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” The relationship between vendors and nurse leaders is More » The post Nurse leaders, vendors must collaborate effectively appeared first on OR Manager. For leaders in the perioperative space, where vendors abound, it may be tempting to answer “yes.”

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State of the huddle: The barriers to and benefits of preop meetings

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In 2020, more than a decade after the World Health Organization (WHO) started advocating that every hospital More » The post State of the huddle: The barriers to and benefits of preop meetings appeared first on OR Manager.

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