top of page
Search


The Hidden Halls of Knowledge: Discovering the World of Medical Libraries
There’s a hidden place in every hospital, a little-known world within the walls, waiting to be discovered. In some hospitals, it stands...

Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
Oct 30, 20243 min read


Infection Prevention: The Ultimate Play Call
Picture this: It's Sunday afternoon, and I'm cozied up in front of my big screen, tuned into the NFL Network Red Zone, fully immersed in...

Chris Blevins, BSCJ, AAS-ST, CST, CNA, FAST
Oct 17, 20243 min read


Happy Sterile Processing Week!
It's Sterile Processing Week! And while I am not a Sterile Processing professional, as an OR nurse I am acutely aware of how essential...

Melanie Perry, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
Oct 14, 20243 min read


Appreciation for Surgical Techs
I realize that National Surgical Technologist Week was last week, but honestly, you deserve to be celebrated and appreciated every week!...

Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
Sep 26, 20243 min read


Celebrating National Surgical Technology Week: A Look Toward the Future
National Surgical Technology Week is a time to honor and recognize the vital role that Certified Surgical Technologists (CSTs) play in...

Chris Blevins, BSCJ, AAS-ST, CST, CNA, FAST
Sep 17, 20245 min read


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...

Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
Aug 27, 20249 min read


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...

Chris Blevins, BSCJ, AAS-ST, CST, CNA, FAST
Aug 20, 20243 min read


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.

Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
Jul 11, 20246 min read


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...

Melanie Perry, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
Jun 30, 20242 min read


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...

Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
Jun 11, 20245 min read


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.”...

Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
May 11, 20245 min read


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...

Chris Blevins, BSCJ, AAS-ST, CST, CNA, FAST
Apr 16, 20246 min read


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...

Bennett Skaggs
Apr 2, 20243 min read


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...

Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
Mar 26, 20245 min read


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...

Melanie Perry, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
Feb 27, 20242 min read


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...

Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
Jan 25, 20244 min read


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...

Melanie Perry, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
Dec 21, 20233 min read


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...

Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
Dec 21, 20234 min read


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...

Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR
Nov 30, 20234 min read


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...

Melanie Perry, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
Nov 16, 20234 min read
bottom of page


