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Day 1 in the OR: Finding Perspective in a Chaotic Case

The Circulating Life

I also saw that equipment storage areas are always a mess and never big enough, no matter what country you’re in… My assignment for the week I was assigned to OR 1, and I would be working with a lovely surgical tech named Shannon. In that time, I’ve circulated, scrubbed, been an OR Manager, and an Orthopedic Team Leader.

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E-learning builds surgical tech talent pool for small, rural hospitals

OR Manager

CEO Karen Franco, MBA, spent years struggling to fill surgical technologist (ST) positions at Pacific Surgery Center in Poulsbo, Washington, due to a lack of viable training options. Nearly 1,400 miles away More » The post E-learning builds surgical tech talent pool for small, rural hospitals appeared first on OR Manager.

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Nursing Conferences are Fun! My Latest Conference Experience in Connecticut

The Circulating Life

I frequently attend nursing conferences, including AORN, OR Manager, and AORN Chapter Conferences. This year, the conference was approved for Nursing, Surgical Tech, AND Sterile Processing CEs! They are so much fun! In October, I attended the Periop ConneCT conference in New Haven, Connecticut. You can watch it here.

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