"Rate your pain on a scale of 0 being no pain and 10 being the worst you’ve had in your life." "Rate your satisfaction with your purchase, with 1 star being poor and 5 stars being amazing." When haven’t  you been asked to rate something on a numerical scale? We’ve all been there. In the medical world, we love to rate things. What’s the patient’s fall risk score? What’s their skin pressure assessment rating? As mentioned above, what’s their pain score? These are all important

The state of Missouri kicked off the new year with many new laws going into effect. While many are important and will make things better for the citizens of my state, the most important bill that passed, at least in my opinion, was HB 402: Missouri’s Surgical Smoke-Free Law . As many of you know, there has been a strong push for states to go smoke-free. We were proud to become the 14th state to take this step on July 6, 2023, when Governor Mike Parson signed the bill into law

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Ever wonder how lessons from the operating room can apply outside of medicine? On a recent flight, a casual chat with a flight attendant revealed just how much the worlds of surgery and aviation have in common—from temperature control to safety checklists.

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The easiest way to think about prioritization in the operating room is to break everything down into the 3 P's: Patient, People, & Paperwork.

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In conversations about the nursing profession, it's not uncommon to hear phrases like “nursing is a calling” or “nursing is a passion.” But this language, however laudable it may sound, has far-reaching consequences that have contributed to the systemic undervaluing of nursing as a profession.

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