Behind Closed Doors: School of hard knocks. What if CEUs were based on real-world challenges surgical nurses face?

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Safety: The ABC's of electrosurgery. A pop quiz to test your staff's knowledge.

Manning the hotline for malignant hyperthermia. A conversation with the physician you're likely to reach in a real MH emergency.

Can you afford a femto laser? Buy, lease or outsource? Here's a quick economics lesson.

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The benefits of reposable instruments. Reduce waste and control costs with these part-disposable, part-reusable instruments.

Cutting Remarks: 'I can't pee.' A stream of good advice if you require patients to void before discharge.

Staffing: Shape up or ship out. Send problem employees home for a day to repent and to reflect.

Thinking of Buying ... whole-room disinfection systems. Would your cleaning practices benefit from automated assistance?

Surgeons' Lounge: Awake and aware. Nerve Blocks on Unconscious Patients a Bad Idea

C-arm buying tips. Cool new options to look for in your next C-arm.

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Editor's Page: Graying of the surgical workforce. Why are so many OR nurses and managers delaying their retirement?

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Help vitrectomy patients recover at home with this Idea That Works from San Diego, California.

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