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OR Excellence Feel the Difference - 2014 Session Preview - June 2014

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6 9 J U N E 2 0 1 4 | O R E X C E L L E N C E. C O M S U P P L E M E N T T O O U T P AT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E whole host of incentives. But it goes deeper than that. Your accreditation speaks to the need for prop- er education and training, and accreditation agencies will be driving your competency assessment. Your surveyors will want to ensure that your staff's quali- fications aren't just dates on paper, but that they can effectively do the job. Individual performance is important, and they're going to check that more and more frequently. I'd expect to see them shadowing patients through a facility, watching all the people who come in contact with them. Competency assessment gives us the confidence to welcome sur- veyors into our facilities. OSM NuBOOM ® U-Series Our latest all-in-one equipment management, visualization, and ergonomic boom appliance • 15 Visualization Inputs • Suspend surgical luminaires • 26" High deÄ nition monitors • 2 Day installation minimizes disruption • Save $1000's on construction, no ceiling work required www.compviewmedical.com/asc Follow us NuBOOM RetroÄ t your OR with the proven ALL-IN-ONE solution! CONTACT: Rodger DeGeorge rdegeorge@compview.com 503.601.5586 NEW It's becoming more prevalent in surgical nursing for administrators to look for candi- dates with BSNs, or to require their existing staff to earn them. 1406_ORX_guide_Layout 1 5/29/14 3:23 PM Page 69

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