You could make a legitimate argument that the CDC’s labeling of pain as “the fifth vital sign” in 2001 did more harm than good and directly contributed to the current opioid...

Standardized Scripts for Every Surgery; Tailoring pill counts to procedure type will right-size your post-op opioid prescriptions.

Ideas That Work: Facility Feud; Game-show Themed Events Help Safety Training Stick

Editor's Page; Those Dreaded Performance Reviews

Infection Prevention: 4 Ways to Wipe Away Surgical Site Infections; Follow this practical advice to ward off the threat of SSIs at your facility

Safety: Simulate Emergencies in Bedside Mock Drills; Let staff practice their response to urgent situations before they occur

Ideas That Work: Staff-Made Reference Videos; An In-house Library Of How-to Instruction

5 Tips for Faster Turnover Times; Flipping ORs between cases demands tight teamwork and proper planning

Ideas That Work: 12-Step Process; Countdown to Room Setup

Salary Survey: Your annual paycheck checkup

Behind Closed Doors; My 2020 New Year's Resolutions

Product News; Great Ideas for your OR

Surgical Video Q&A; It might soon be time to make the jump from 4K to 8K monitors.

Pressure Ulcers: Surgery's Sore Subject; Your OR team can prevent pressure injuries by following these 5 guidelines.

Sharpen Your Knowledge of Sharps Safety; 6 surprising facts about sharps injury prevention

Master of the Airway; Are your providers comfortable with an airway device in their hands?

Ideas That Work: Make It Mandatory; Double (Glove) Or Nothing

Business Advisor: Unlock Hidden Savings in Central Sterile; 3 ways your techs can lower your instrument reprocessing costs

Nasal Antisepsis Done Right; 4 tips to stop staph where it lurks

Thinking of Buying... Mini C-arms; Here's what to look for in a portable fluoroscopic system.