Cancelled Flight vs. Cancelled Case
I recently finished a fabulous two-week trek through Scotland and Ireland with a good friend of mine. We had an amazing trip. When it was...
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Chris Blevins, BSCJ, AAS-ST, CST, CNA, FAST
- Aug 20
- 3 min
Intentionality in Surgical Technology Instruction
As a surgical technology instructor, being intentional in the lab with students and in the classroom when teaching theory is paramount to...
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Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
- Jul 11
- 6 min
The Joplin Tornado: My Near-Miss Experience + 5 Tornado Preparedness Tips
I missed being in Joplin, MO, the day an EF-5 tornado hit by one day, due to a scheduling mishap.
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Melanie Perry, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
- Jun 30
- 2 min
Season 12: Disaster Alert!
The wait is finally over! Season 12 begins today and the first episode is already available for download! In this season, cohosts Chris...
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Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
- Jun 11
- 5 min
National Time Out Day
Happy National Time Out Day! This day is set aside to recognize the important role that we all play in patient safety by being involved...
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Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
- May 11
- 5 min
Who was Florence Nightingale?
We all remember learning about Florence Nightingale in nursing school. One of my professors in school called her “the mother of nursing.”...
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Chris Blevins, BSCJ, AAS-ST, CST, CNA, FAST
- Apr 16
- 6 min
Climbing the Clinical Ladder
A present and crucial topic for advancing and recognizing our profession is the importance of a clinical ladder for Certified Surgical...
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Bennett Skaggs
- Apr 2
- 3 min
Charting a New Course: The Journey from Bedside to Business
"How did you land that job??" This is the most common question nurses ask me when I introduce myself as an RN who works as a Clinical...
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Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
- Mar 26
- 5 min
Overcoming Fear & Embracing the Podium
If you had told me a year ago that I'd be presenting at the AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo, I wouldn't have believed you. Like so...
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Melanie Perry, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Going Beyond Opioids
We work in the Operating Room. We've seen broken bones, ruptured organs, trauma, cancer, and infection. We've seen blades slice through...
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Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
- Jan 25
- 4 min
Top 10: Trauma Surgery
We've covered so many services in our Top 10 series, and we're not through yet! Today, we're going to be talking about Trauma. Working in...
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Melanie Perry, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
- Dec 21, 2023
- 3 min
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like... 2024
It's hard to believe that 2023 is already coming to an end - where did the time go? It seems that each year passes more quickly than the...
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Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
- Dec 21, 2023
- 4 min
Top 10: General Surgery
Most of the time, when we start our Operating Room training, we start out in General Surgery. And rightly so, because it is a diverse...
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Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
- Nov 30, 2023
- 4 min
Top 10: Organ Procurement & Transplant
Organ procurement and transplant surgeries aren't common to all hospitals, and some teams may only assist in an organ procurement...
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Melanie Perry, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
- Nov 16, 2023
- 3 min
Top 10: Perioperative Nursing
It's Perioperative Nurses Week! So there's no better week than this one to release our Top 10 reasons why Perioperative Nursing is such a...
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Melanie Perry, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
- Oct 30, 2023
- 3 min
The Ghosts of ORs Past
Deep within the core of every operating room, submerged beneath the tales of triumph and tragedy, intricate precision, and skills...
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Melanie Perry, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
- Oct 6, 2023
- 3 min
Silent But Deadly: The Ever-Present Dangers of Surgical Smoke
We've all been there – that distinct, unpleasant smell that permeates the air in the operating room. Surgical smoke, a seemingly harmless...
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Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
- Sep 25, 2023
- 5 min
From Rookie to Pro: A Heartfelt Tribute to My Scrub Tech Mentors
Last week we celebrated National Surgical Technologist Week, and from the pictures I saw all over social media, I think there were quite...
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Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
- Sep 6, 2023
- 3 min
Top 10: Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric surgery is a specialty that takes care of children from birth to late adolescence. And you don’t have to be working at a...
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Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
- Aug 10, 2023
- 4 min
Top 10: Gynecology Surgery
In our Top 10 series, we've covered several specialties, including Orthopedics, Cardiac, and Vascular. Today, we're going to be talking...
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