The Circulating Life

JULY 16, 2025

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. 4 But what about operating room nurses specifically?

Nurse 92

Nurse Operating Room Safety Operation 92

Caresyntax

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The challenges for operating room (OR) managers are universal: improving surgical workflow efficiency while providing high-quality, reliable, safe patient care. She shares First Case On-Time Starts daily with the staff and to improve visibility of those data points, she posts them on the daily management boards.

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OR Manager In-Procedure Incision Operating Room 52

Caresyntax

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Since then, she has spearheaded initiatives in the optimization of Operating Room (OR) management. I want to make sure that while we are being as efficient as possible, which means being ready, making sure we’re not leaving the room, making it more efficient for our surgeons as well.

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Collaboration Operating Room Operation Patient Care 52

Picis

OCTOBER 15, 2024

i²medi and Picis proudly announced the successful implementation of the Picis OR MANAGER®, a comprehensive operating room management system, into one of Mexico’s major hospital networks. This advanced integration streamlines scheduling and facilitates the effective and safe utilization of resources.

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OR Manager Collaboration Operation Operating Room 52

The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

He writes, “Our specialty, anesthesia, has suffered an identity crisis for decades. In the late 1970’s I was a third-year medical student at a prominent Midwestern medical school, where an unspoken rank system existed in the operating room. Read my column on bullying in the operating room. Hold your heads high.

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Operating Room Anesthesiologist Post-Anesthesia General Anesthesia 52

The Circulating Life

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

I frequently attend nursing conferences, including AORN, OR Manager, and AORN Chapter Conferences. So get this – the students told me that they were able to do an internship in the operating room during the summer, and they were taught scrubbing and circulating. They are so much fun! You can watch it here.

Nurse 98

Nurse Operating Room Surgical Tech Operation 98