6 C O N T E N T S
January 2015 | Vol . XVI, No.1
F E A T U R E S
50 COVER STORY
Not the Retiring Type Many OR nurses are working into their golden years — and showing no signs of slowing down.
Kendal Gapinski | Associate Editor
62 Can You Afford a Femto Laser?
Buy, lease or outsource?
Here's a quick economics lesson.
Stephen C. Sheppard
72 C-Arm Buying Tips
Cool new options to look for in your next C-arm.
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
78 Simple Steps for Going Greener
You don't have to go to the ends of the earth for your environmental efforts.
David Bernard | Senior Associate Editor
86 Expert Q&A: Wrong-Site Surgery
Why years of time outs and surgical site marking
haven't eradicated this never event.
Kendal Gapinski | Associate Editor
92 10 Products That Help
Keep Employees Safe
Help prevent cuts, trips, strains, exposures and more.
Jim Burger | Associate Editor
99 Manning the Hotline for
Malignant Hyperthermia
A conversation with the physician you're likely to reach in a real MH emergency.
David Bernard | Senior Associate Editor
104 Tools to Improve Your
Arthroscopy Service
Faster turnaround and
better outcomes are within reach.
Jim Burger | Associate Editor
110 8 Common Misconceptions About Instrument Decontamination
The right way to get items ready for sterilization.
Mary A. Hillanbrand, DNP, RN, CNOR
117 The Benefits of Reposable Instruments
Reduce waste and control costs with these part-
disposable, part-reusable instruments.
Kendal Gapinski | Associate Editor
On the Cover
At 70, Joy Schmuckal, LPN, CST, is still working full-
time as a scrub nurse at a Michigan surgery center.
Like many retirement-age nurses, she'd like to call it
a career, but finances are forcing to stay on the job.
Photo by Pamela Bevelhymer, RN, BSN
Cover design by Ethan Anderson
MH DOC Ronald Litman,
DO, FAAP, can talk you
through a malignant
hyperthermia emergency.