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There's An App For That
Standout apps that will help you
run your facility from the palm of your hand.
Mike Morsch | Associate Editor
34 Can You Pass This Decontamination Quiz?
See how well you know all that your
reprocessing techs need to know.
Weston "Hank" Balch, CRCST, CER, CIS, CHL
44 When Will Your State
Outlaw Surgical Smoke?
Last month, Rhode Island passed the first state
law mandating surgical smoke evacuation. It
could help clear the air in ORs across the country.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
51 The Count Is Off — Now What?
We created a step-by-step poster to resolve
incorrect counts and hung it on every OR wall.
Emily McKisson, MS, BSN, RN, CNOR
58 Are You Doing Enough to
Prevent Pressure Injuries?
Proper patient positioning will protect
patients' skin from avoidable harm.
Suzy Scott, BSN, MSN, RN, WOC Nurse
66 5 Strategies to Reduce Total Knee Costs
Bundling is coming — here's how to
achieve efficiency and control costs.
Joey Gilbride | Contributing Editor
74 How We Lowered Our SSI Rate
When we saw a spike in infections,
here's how we addressed it.
Charlene S. Mahoney, BSN, RN, CPAN
81 Do You Care to Clear the Air?
Can new airflow and air purification products
help solve the drawbacks of traditional
ceiling-to-floor laminar airflow?
Jeannette Sabatini | Associate Editor
88 What's New in Eye Surgery
Check out the nifty new products
introduced at ASCRS this spring.
Outpatient Surgery Editors
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