Ever think of all you can do to optimize your patients' experience and improve their surgical outcomes — before they even step foot into your facility? Here are 5 easy ways...

Like most nurses working in busy hospitals, I’ve seen some pretty horrific pressure injuries in my time. Not every day, thankfully, but we all know that lying on an operating table for several hours...

My Turn: Blessed to Let Go Together; My patient and I leave our grief over losing a loved one on PACU Bay 6

Why Go NPO After Midnight? It's time to get onboard with the not-so-new approach to pre-op fasting.

Patient Satisfaction: Up Close and Unscripted; Staff at Bayfront Health Spring Hill encouraged to be themselves with patients.

There's An App For That; Standout apps that will help you run your facility from the palm of your hand.

Boost Your Patients' Dietary Health Before Surgery; Use a simple checklist to screen for malnourishment.

Who's Handling Your Patient Satisfaction Surveys? The postponement of the OAS CAHPS program shouldn't delay your search for a CMS-approved vendor.

Patient Education Is Key to Reducing Opioids; When patients are involved in their recovery, they need less pain medication.

Give Your Patients the VIP Treatment; Treat patients like they're the only case of the day and watch your satisfaction scores soar.

When Is BMI Too High? Using body mass index to predict operative risk.

Stay in Constant Communication; Automated text messaging keeps patients engaged and satisfied with their care.

Optimizing pre-op nutrition prepares patients for the physical stress of surgery, lowers risk of complications and improves clinical outcomes.

New Positions on Positioning. What's new in AORN's 2018 patient positioning guidelines.

6 things you might not know about patient warming. A look at the not-so-obvious details of hypothermia prevention.

Warming up to Normothermia. A new CMS quality measure will require ASCs to track their ability to keep patients warm. Are you ready?

7 efficiency-boosting anesthesia products. These solutions help you move patients from pre-op to discharge as quickly and as safely as possible.

The quest for patient-pleasing anesthesia. 10 ways your anesthesia providers can boost patient satisfaction.

The changing face of chronic pain management. The opioid epidemic is forcing pain physicians to put down their prescription pad and embrace interventional pain treatments.

Study finds mobile app follow-ups as effective as in-person visits. Breast reconstruction patients loved the convenience of mobile app-based follow-up, and were no more prone to complications.