Study: Nurse leader burnout, compassion satisfaction, work-life balance
Editor's Note All levels of nurse leaders are at risk of burnout and must garner compassion satisfaction from different sources, including peer and staff interactions, this study finds. The Professional Quality of Life scale was given to 672 nurse leaders at 29 hospitals in one health system, and 16 leaders…
Machine learning algorithm predicts bleeding during CABG surgery
Editor's Note A machine learning algorithm based on data from the American College of Cardiologyโs National Cardiovascular Data Registry accurately identified patients at risk for bleeding during or after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, the August 23 Health IT Analytics reports. Researchers developed the platform using a risk spectrum…
Surgical smoke exposure in OR personnel
Editor's Note This review article finds that surgical smoke is dangerous, but the severity of the risk has yet to be been determined. Therefore, no safe level is known. Though numerous studies have been performed on the chemical composition of surgical smoke, the components remain unclear. The variability is likely…
FDA: Class I recall of Vyaire Medical enFlow fluid warming disposable cartridge
Editor's Note The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on August 21 identified Medline Industriesโ recall of Centurion Medical Productsโ Primary Warmer Pack containing the Vyaire Medical enFlow fluid warming system disposable cartridge as Class I, the most serious. The recall was initiated because the cartridge may elute aluminum into infused…
ASC Manager Issue 2
Healthcare providers have seen a steady stream of inpatient-only procedures migrate to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) over the past few years. Medicare is reimbursing an increasing number of procedures performed in the outpatient setting, many of them cardiovascular in nature. This issue of ASC Manager explores the development of a…
OR Manager's New Fluid Banner
With this new, high-impactย ad unit you can reach the OR Manager audience in an impressive and immersive way, while offering a great user experience by allowing the users to scroll down and continue with their site visit. No X to click out, no timers, but rather a more seamless experience.…
Staffing and surgical volume vie for 'top challenge' facing OR leaders
Staffing headaches for OR managers continue, according to the 2019 annual OR Manager Salary/Career Survey, with more than a third of respondents reporting that the percentage of open positions compared with 12 months ago has increased for both RNs and surgical technologists (STs). The clock has to be turned back…
Inspections reveal need to overhaul bronchoscope reprocessing methods
Extensive research by Cori L. Ofstead, MSPH, and her colleagues at Ofstead & Associates (St Paul, Minnesota) has raised concerns about insufficient reprocessing of gastrointestinal endoscopes and ureteroscopesโeven when recommended practices are followedโand their new study makes a compelling case for more stringent reprocessing of bronchoscopes as well. In their…
Editorial
Millennials will soon comprise 50% of the nursing workforce. They are sometimes criticized for lacking commitment because they change jobs more often than their older counterparts. Yet research finds patients are safer when nurses are satisfied with their work environments, so it would seem that newer nurses and nurse managers…
OR Manager of the Year inspires staff to share passion for excellence
The ability to build relationships and trust is one of the key attributes of an outstanding leader. Vangie Dennis, MSN, RN, CNOR, CMLSO, winner of the 2019 OR Manager of the Year award, has made this the cornerstone of her career, inspiring people to follow in her footsteps. As executive…