When Melanie asked if I would write a blog post for Nurse's Week, I was ready to write a completely different post than the one you're...

Think about where you work for a second... Where's the timeclock? How do you get to the cafeteria? What number do you call if you're...

Orthopedics is one of the busiest services in the healthcare industry. And while those of you working in an Orthopedic service line don't...

We had an incredible time in San Antonio for the AORN Global Surgical Conference and Expo! It was so refreshing to connect in-person with...

According to the American Board of Surgery, "vascular surgery encompasses the diagnosis and comprehensive, longitudinal management of...

The seriousness of the work we do, and the associated stress, tension, and urgency, isn't the problem in our operating rooms...

Every holiday season the radio waves are filled with the crooning voice of Andy Williams singing that famous Christmas song, "It's the...

Honestly, I’m the kind of person who is thankful year-round, not just at Thanksgiving time. Every day I’m thankful for my parents, a good...

I’ve been an operating room nurse for almost 15 years, and the OR is the only path I’ve known in my nursing career. My first exposure to...

Being a Perioperative Nurse is unlike any other nursing specialty. It’s a specialty where you’re able to thrive in a high-tech...

It's Perioperative Nurses' Week! I'm so thankful for each and every one of you. I know the days are long and the shifts are hard, but...

This article was originally published on The Circulating Life, and has been adapted for publication for First Case. Perioperative Nurses'...

We've spend the entire month focusing on fire safety, preparation, and readiness. Whether the fire risk is outside the OR and we're...

Fires don't make triangles, they make flames... and a beautiful, warm glow on crisp, fall evenings as friends huddle together around the...

Do you remember the Carr Fire that raged across two California counties in 2018? If you lived in Shasta, Trinity, or the surrounding...

How many fire drills have you been a part of in your perioperative career? How many fire safety learning modules have you completed? And...

This week we are celebrating all of the surgical techs across the globe who scrub in, case after case, tirelessly contributing to safe...

I love plants. I would happily spend all day out in the yard, working in flower beds, digging in the dirt, planting seeds, and enjoying...

In the operating room, we use the phrase "patient safety" an awful lot - for good reason, too. Everything we do hinges on providing our...

I hate waste. I’ll always take my leftovers from a restaurant. I have several bags of recycle out for pickup each week. But something...