Are you ready to be disrupted? Technological advances are already reshaping the future of surgery.

3D C-arms transform the OR. The benefits of capturing CT-like images during surgery.

Anesthesia Alert: The great LMA debate. Should you remove it before or after the patient wakes up?

Anatomy of a glove trial. Find the best fit with these 7 factors.

Cutting Remarks: Are we really discharging that patient? The little white lies we tell our patients to send them home sooner.

12 tips for safe Trendelenburg positioning. Read this surgeon's advice before you lower the head and raise the feet of another patient.

Ideas That Work: Innovative ideas. 4 Ways to Boost Your Hand Hygiene Efforts

Behind Closed Doors: I'm Not "Just a Nurse". We're more than most people realize. Marginalize us at your own risk.

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Spend a little time to avoid possible patient infection with this Idea That Works from Nebraska.

Staffing: Deal with difficult employees head on. Deal With Difficult Employees Head On If you can't curb their bad behavior, get rid of the offenders.

Tools for better blocks. Kick your continuous nerve blocks up a notch with these new products.

Clear visibility. Don't let smoke, fog and debris impede your surgeon's view.

Business Advisor: Time to dust off those preference cards. Ensuring they're accurate and up to date pays off in big ways.

Medical Malpractice: suits from slips, trips and falls. What's your liability when a patient takes a tumble at your facility?

Pearls to prevent cross-contamination. Infection preventionists share their top SSI threats and what you can do to stop them.

Our switch from blue wrap to sterile containers. A busy orthopedic hospital's containerizing conversion.

Coding & Billing: 6 strategies to get your claims paid correctly. Don't let minor errors in coding, registration or billing trip you up.

Get flashing under control with this Idea That Works from Florida.

Is prolonged fasting hurting your patients? Our survey found that most surgical facilities routinely instruct patients to fast for excessively long pre-op periods