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32 COVER STORY
2018 Salary Survey
When you account for bonuses,
surgery center leaders had a slightly
better year than hospital leaders.
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
42 5 Innovations in Infection Control
The latest products and practices
to help you bust those bugs.
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
51 Making Pressure Injuries
A Thing of the Past
Our approach has all but eliminated
those devastating skin wounds.
Heather Boyle, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CNS-CP, CNOR
61 The Case for a Block Nurse Coordinator
Our regional anesthesia program ran
like a well-oiled machine when we
put a point person in charge.
Amy Berardinelli, DNP, RN, CPAN, NE-BC
68 Innovations in Sinus Surgery
4 advances in opening the pathways
of the sinuses and clearing blockages.
Kendal Gapinski | Contributing Editor
75 Master Total Joint Bundled Payments
How to succeed in today's episode-based,
risk-reward model.
Steven F. Schutzer, MD
82 Smoke Forced Her Out of the OR —
She Then Forced Smoked Out of the OR
Rhode Island nurse pushed hard
for mandatory smoke evacuation law.
Mike Morsch | Associate Editor
90 5 Key Advances in Arthroscopy
New joint products are energizing ortho ORs
with the speed and power of a rotating bur.
Nathan Skelley, MD
97 Hard Facts About
Rigid Sterilization Containers
Consider these factors to maintain the
integrity of your instruments.
Sheryl Eder, MSN, RN, CNOR, CRCST
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