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Battling Burnout in Nursing

The Circulating Life

The operating room is a fast-paced, high-stakes environment where precision, teamwork, and vigilance are non-negotiable. Safe surgical care demands seamless collaboration between surgeons, nurses, techs, and anesthesia providers, so that we can achieve excellent outcomes.

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CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP IN THE OPERATING ROOM

The Anesthesia Consultant

Who is the Captain of the Ship in the operating room, the surgeon or the anesthesiologist? The Captain of the Ship doctrine was a 20 th century legal doctrine which held that, in an operating room, the surgeon was “liable for all actions conducted in the course of the operation.”

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Realizing Improved Patient Care through Human-Centered Design in the Operating Room (RIPCHD.OR)

Clemson

The Realizing Improved Patient Care through Human-Centered Design in the Operating Room (RIPCHD.OR) learning lab uses a socio-technical approach incorporating human factors engineering and evidence-based design principles to create an optimal ergonomically sound operating room that results in improved patient and staff safety.

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A Day in the Life of a Surgery Nurse in the Operating Room (OR)

EARN Cares

The operating room (OR) is a team based unit where patients undergo surgical procedures. The OR is a chilly fast-paced environment where nurses collaborate with scrub techs and anesthesia to help the surgical team perform safe and efficient surgery. Surgical nursing is unlike any other nursing specialty or unit.

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A Day in the Life of a CRNA: Insights & Experiences

Salem Anesthesia

Anesthesia is a vital tool in modern medicine and CRNAs serve as experts in providing this medical service to patients. Additionally, CRNAs are regarded as medical experts who play a collaborative role within the medical team in both planning and executing medical procedures.

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CRNAs in the News: Prolung Ngin Taking on Diverse Patient Challenges in the APP Field

PANA

Part of her pediatric critical care transport training involved performing advanced airway management in the operating room. After graduating from the nurse anesthesia program in 2010, Ngin began working at Hershey Medical Center, where she said she enjoys providing care to its diverse patient population.

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Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Improves Performance through Better Medical Record Management

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

The Challenges Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital, based in Nashville, Tennessee, encountered persistent issues with missing documentation, including anesthesia records, Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiograms, perfusion records, and Pulmonary Function Test results. A key obstacle was the time it took to address missing paperwork.