SpecialtyCare

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

This article delves into the critical role of the Cardiothoracic Surgical First Assistant, their responsibilities, the training required, and the impact they have on patient care. The CSFAs role is multifaceted, encompassing preoperative preparation, intraoperative support, and postoperative care.

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The CRNA Chase

AUGUST 5, 2024

It’s a path that demands not only clinical excellence but also a significant shift in roles—from direct patient care in a high-intensity setting to the precision and autonomy of anesthesia. Understanding the Shift The transition from ICU to operating room (OR) involves a fundamental change in responsibilities.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Operating Room (OR) nurses, also known as perioperative nurses, play an essential role in surgeries. They are responsible for maintaining a sterile environment, assisting surgeons, and ensuring patient safety throughout the surgical process. The post What is an OR Nurse and What Do They Do in the Operating Room?

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The Circulating Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Since we’re celebrating this week, here are 12 reasons why I love working in the operating room. 1 – Scrub Caps Scrub caps serve a valid purpose in the operating room, for sure. So it’s a nice change of pace to have patients that are asleep. But they’re also SO convenient!

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

AUGUST 31, 2024

and Virginia, these professionals are the backbone of the operating room. This allows the surgeon to focus entirely on delivering the best patient care. and Virginia’s Operating Rooms: Surgical Assistants appeared first on Platinum Medical Staffing (formerly Platinum Surgical Assistants). and Virginia.

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Bender

MARCH 15, 2021

In the beginning of 2020, Bender was contacted to test the Isolated Power Systems (IPS) that were used to provide power to nine operating rooms in two large Canadian hospitals. The panels required testing because the associated Line Isolation Monitor (LIM) that was monitoring the IPS was not responding to any tests.

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SpecialtyCare

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Assisting Surgical Teams: Providing direct support to surgeons and operating room staff by ensuring that all necessary instruments and equipment are available and functioning correctly. With the appropriate training and dedication, individuals can contribute significantly to the advancement of patient care in the surgical field.

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Transforming Outcomes

JUNE 26, 2020

When you think of the operating room (OR), what comes to mind? I first learned how to scrub – setting up the instruments and handing them to the surgeon during the procedure – and then I moved into circulating, a more typical RN role of providing direct patient care before, during and after the procedure.

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Endovision

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Operating rooms are incredibly stressful and complex environments to work in. Burnout is a prevalent occurrence amongst many health workers, which can be prevented or reduced with sufficient rest and care. We list several ways you can fight fatigue when working in the operating room , before, during, and after your shift.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Their critical role begins as soon as patients leave the operating room and continues until they are stable enough to recover at home or in a hospital room. By ensuring patient safety and providing compassionate care, PACU nurses not only improve outcomes but also help maintain the smooth operation of surgery centers.

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SpecialtyCare

JANUARY 12, 2025

Flexible and Scalable Solutions Why It Works: In todays fast-paced healthcare environment, ancillary care services play a crucial role in ensuring efficient patient care, reducing operational burdens, and enhancing outcomes. Why It Works: Patients own blood reduces infection risks and immune reactions.

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EARN Cares

MARCH 24, 2022

The operating room (OR) is a team based unit where patients undergo surgical procedures. One of the best parts about the OR is taking care of one patient at a time. Surgical nursing is unlike any other nursing specialty or unit.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Anesthesiology residents play an important role in the operating room (OR), assisting with patient care while also undergoing rigorous training to become skilled anesthesiologists. Their responsibilities encompass a range of tasks, from preoperative evaluations to the administration of anesthesia and postoperative care.

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NexGen Surgical

MARCH 12, 2024

The operating room (OR) is one of the most essential hospital roles. Hospitals can maximize patient care, effectively utilize resources, and enhance their financial success through ORs, leading to patient satisfaction, staff satisfaction, and productivity.

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Incision

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A Partnership for Patient Care The Operating Room (OR) and the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) are two pillars that hold up the complex structure of frontline surgical care. The symbiotic relationship between the OR and the SPD is critical both for patient safety and staff well-being.

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Neurosurgery

APRIL 18, 2024

Patients travel to my clinic from far and wide for this therapy, and the outcomes speak for themselves. Deep brain stimulation remains commonplace in my practice, but offering treatment options is key to program-building and patient care. Patients want options, and finally they have them.

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Transforming Outcomes

JANUARY 6, 2020

Practice standards and professional guidelines are important tools intended to help deliver safer patient care. Clinical Practice Guidelines are typically developed and maintained by a single professional organization within a specific discipline, e.g. infusion therapy, wound care or a practice area, e.g. operating room.

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Bender

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

What does this mean for operating rooms? Nearly anything a person can touch in an operating room is connected to the ground. So according to NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code an operating room is considered a “wet location”, and “wet locations” should use an “ungrounded system”. What does this mean?

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NVIDIA: Healthcare

JUNE 2, 2024

Bolstering Clinical Trials Quantiphi — an AI-first digital engineering company and an Elite Service Delivery Partner in the NVIDIA Partner Network — is using NVIDIA NIM to develop generative AI solutions for clinical research and development, diagnostics and patient care.

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Surgical Techie

MARCH 19, 2024

While seemingly straightforward, mastering the technique is crucial for healthcare professionals to ensure optimal patient care and comfort. Subcutaneous injections are a common medical procedure used to administer medications into the layer of tissue just beneath the skin.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 12, 2021

Anesthesiologists could chat with the surgeons and/or nurses, make an occasional phone call, and at times read materials they brought with them into the operating room. Major adverse events seldom occur during the middle of a general anesthetic of long duration on a healthy patient. Love it or hate it, the EMR is here to stay.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 1, 2024

Anesthesiologists aren’t well known to most patients, but these specialty doctors have certain traits in common. Anesthesiologists are likely to have: A preference for being in an operating room rather than in a clinic. Most of the time an anesthesiologist works in the operating room. They have to be.

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ARC/STSA

DECEMBER 6, 2024

While challenges still exist, the surgical community cannot deny that graduates from an accredited educational program are the best and only answer to maintain optimal surgical patient care.

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SpecialtyCare

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Table of Contents Meet Alex A Passion for the OR A Journey of Growth Team Spirit and City Pride Rewarding Moments Encouragement for Future Colleagues Join Us in Celebrating Meet Alex As an Operating Room Specialist Manager (OSM), Alex has been with SpecialtyCare for nearly five years.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Traverse rectus abdominal muscle, flap (TRAM Flap), commonly used in breast reconstruction procedures, are intricate surgeries that demand precision and teamwork; for plastic surgeons performing these complex operations, having a skilled surgical assistant can significantly enhance the procedure’s success and efficiency.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Trans abdominal flaps, commonly used in breast reconstruction procedures, are intricate surgeries that demand precision and teamwork, for plastic surgeons performing these complex operations, having a skilled surgical assistant can significantly enhance the procedure’s success and efficiency.

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Jalal Surgical

APRIL 18, 2024

At Jalal Surgical, we are dedicated to providing healthcare professionals with cutting-edge solutions that enhance surgical outcomes and patient care. Among our flagship offerings is the application of titanium nitrate coatings, a game-changing innovation that sets new standards of performance and reliability in the operating room.

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Amanda Xi

JUNE 26, 2023

The problem is that if I’m investing all of my emotional energy into patient care, it takes away from putting that energy toward other things in my life. Community During my first month as an attending, I worked exclusively in an operating room area that I had very little experience with as a resident.

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Neurosurgery

APRIL 3, 2024

The resident focused on the procedure’s safe and effective performance and high-quality immediate post-operative care. It is paramount for the spine surgeon to identify who needs surgery to help them accomplish their goals, which operation is best suited to that objective, and how to maximize benefit while mitigating risk.

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Concordia Anesthesiology

AUGUST 30, 2021

Without a doubt, the operating room (OR) brings in the lion’s share of a hospital’s revenue, amounting to as much as 70% or more. Still, with the OR a prime revenue-generator for any hospital, its operation should be scrutinized to see where cost-savings might be implemented. Permalink

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

In the late 1970’s I was a third-year medical student at a prominent Midwestern medical school, where an unspoken rank system existed in the operating room. The ICU attendings had respectful peer relationships with all the surgeons, including the private-practice cardiac surgeons whose post-operative patients were housed in the ICU.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

OCTOBER 15, 2024

To meet these demands, facilities are increasingly turning to surgical assistants and RNFAs for support in the operating room. This provides flexibility while ensuring that patient care standards remain high. Enter staffing agencies.

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American Surgical Professionals

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

19, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ A merican Surgical Professionals, a surgical staffing company, announces the launch of two additional services for the operating room; Outsourcing Solutions and Locum Tenens. ” Outsourcing Solutions can reduce operating costs by 25-40% without sacrificing the quality of care.

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SpecialtyCare

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A Day in the Life Currently, Trey’s daily routine is immersed in clinical work, where he and his teams ensure operations run smoothly. While there will come a time when he focuses more on business operations, for now, his priority is his team and their collaborative efforts.

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SpecialtyCare

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Enhanced Patient Safety and Outcomes 8. Training and Education for Surgical Staff Conclusion In today’s fast-paced healthcare environment, surgical services are at the heart of patient care, making the difference between life and death in many instances.

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ARC/STSA

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Stacy Iannarone Triton College, River Grove, Illinois I found that surgical technology is a career in which I can make an impact, as a platform to stand for patient advocacy, ensure best practices, and be an integral part of a team that works relentlessly to provide the best patient care.

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RASA Training

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Following this, the military formed a new profession called ORT (Operating Room Technician). There was a considerable amount of on-the-job training which included patient care, instrument sterilization, draping procedures, instrumentation and sutures.

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