On the Cover
From left to right: Carson
McCafferty, MSN, RN, CNOR,
CSSM, CSRN; Dee Dee Scutt; and
Ashley Wyant, RN. They represent
Eye 35 ASC in Schertz, Texas,
winner of the 2020 OR Excellence
Award in Financial Management.
Cover design by Ethan Anderson
Photo courtesy of Karla Sanchez
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Features
58 Preventing Post-Op Hernia Pain Is Paramount
Patient expectations and surgeon technique go
hand in hand in achieving successful outcomes.
Jared Bilski | Managing Editor
65 FDA Issues Caution Over
Moxifloxacin Eye Injections
Compounded forms of the drug have been asso-
ciated with toxic anterior segment syndrome.
Dan Cook | Editor-in-Chief
Departments
7 Editor's Page
Answering the Calls
Dan Cook | Editor-in-Chief
8 Ideas That Work
• Staff-run PPE fashion show
• Soon-to-expire item exchange
• A break-tracking app
12 Staffing
Thinking Outside the Blocks
Anjal Pong, RN, NPD-BC, MSN, CNOR
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Diversity & Inclusion
Braids Before Surgery
Dan Cook | Editor-in-Chief
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Anesthesia Alert
Caring for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder
Tom Baribeault, CRNA
18 Infection Prevention
How Clean Is Your OR Air?
Stephanie Taylor, MD, M. Arch, CIC
68 Product News
69 Advertiser Index
70 Behind Closed Doors
No Worse for Wear
Paula Watkins, RN
