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34 COVER STORY
Standing Up Against Surgical Smoke
Perioperative nurses are the driving force behind
a growing movement to eliminate perilous plumes
in facilities across the country.
Nicole Azzara | Contributing Editor
44 Yes, You Can Please Everyone
Increase your facility's satisfaction survey scores,
one patient at a time.
Nicole Azzara | Contributing Editor
51 Prepped to Perfection
How we made proper skin prepping a top priority.
Mary Wilson, BSN, RN, CNOR
60 Why Fast Past Midnight?
Patients who carbo-load before procedures
can better handle the physical stress of surgery
and recover sooner.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
66 How We Slashed Our Sharps Injuries
Best practices are a must. But replacing emails
with conversations and blame with caring is
what really made our sharps injuries drop.
Sheri Tadlock, BSN, RN
74 Readers Reveal
Their Patient Warming Preferences
Facility leaders agree hypothermia prevention is
critical, but differ on how, when and why to do it.
Jared Bilski | Senior Associate Editor
81 3 Essential Steps in Endoscope Care
Manual cleaning, internal channel inspection
and proper drying are necessary to ensure that
high-level disinfection occurs.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
87 Chronic Pain in the
Era of the Opioid Crisis
Image-guided interventions like epidural steroid
injections, radiofrequency ablation and spinal cord
stimulators are in high demand.
Jared Bilski | Senior Associate Editor
93 Wanted: An Abdominal Robot
For Same-Day Surgery
Here's an update on the quest for smaller, less
expensive robots tailored to outpatient facilities.
Joe Paone | Senior Associate Editor
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