Sharing Your Stories and Advice

This week, we come together to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the surgical time out.

Margaret Vance, MSN, RN, CNOR, NPD-BC, shares a story about the time she accidentally disengaged a custom-made graft during an endovascular aneurysm repair.

A message of encouragement and support for novice perioperative nurses.

A message of encouragement and support for novice perioperative nurses.

One way to increase the feeling of purpose is to find your ikigai, or your why.

The perseverance and commitment to duty of the Black Angels highlights them as trailblazers that paved the way for African American nurses and leaders.

Nurses are familiar with Florence Nightingale, but how many are familiar with the Black nurses who helped cure tuberculosis in New York City in the 1930s?

Self-care is an essential, but often neglected, element of the transition to perioperative practice.

One nurse describes how she identified bioburden on an instrument and spoke up for patient safety.

A message of support and advice for novice perioperative nurses.