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Features
61 Winning Wound-Closure Solutions
Innovative devices save time, minimize scarring
and satisfy patients.
Jared Bilski | Managing Editor
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Safe and Standardized
Trendelenburg Positioning
Avoid skin tears, pressure injuries and other
complications by paying extra attention to com-
mon problem areas.
Emma Greene, BSN, RN, CNOR | Atlanta
69 Succeeding with Balloon Kyphoplasty
With ever-improving instrumentation, fixing com-
pression fractures has never been easier.
Al Rhyne, MD | Charlotte, N.C.
Departments
9 Editor's Page
No Safer Place to Be
Dan Cook | Editor-in-Chief
10 Ideas That Work
• A cure for mask-sore ears
• Cost-saving hack for safety straps
• Fun faces to calm tiny patients
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Diversity & Inclusion
Let's Learn How to Discuss Our Differences
Rumay Alexander, EdD, RN, FAAN
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Medical Malpractice
The Ins and Outs of Informed Consent
William Duffy, RN, MJ, CNOR, FAAN
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Product News
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Advertiser Index
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Behind Closed Doors
Wear a Dang Mask!
Paula Watkins, RN
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