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Baystate Medical Center
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Editor's Page
The World's Best Nurse
Dan Cook | Editor-in-Chief
8 Ideas That Work
• Pre-op bay murals
• Rapport-building patient questions
• A safety-risk sign system
16 Staffing
Gratitude Goes a Long Way
Maria Marabito | Contributing Editor
18 Diversity, Equality & Inclusion
Much More Than a Kind Gesture
India Marshall
20 Business Advisor
The Secret to Bundled Payment Success
Scott D. Anseth, MD
69 Thinking of Buying …
Automated Endoscope Reprocessors
Delicate procedures demand dynamic
patient positioning options.
Hank Balch, CRCST, CIS, CER, CHL
74 Anesthesia Alert
Safe Anesthesia Care During COVID-19
Roxanne McMurray, DNP, APRN, CRNA
76 Safety
Managing Medication Shortages
Allen Vaida, PharmD, FASHP
78 Product News
81 Advertiser Index
82 Behind Closed Doors
Still Giving Thanks
Paula Watkins, RN
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