Latest Articles
Latest Issue of OR Manager
March 2025

Instrument handling in the OR shines after SPD training

Improving teamwork between OR and sterile processing department (SPD) staff is an obvious way to increase the safety and efficiency of surgical procedures, but getting everyone on the same page can be challenging. Often the staff have limited understanding of what takes place in each respective department. Firsthand observation has…

Read More

By: OR Manager
March 16, 2018
Share

Pledge makes positive culture a priority in the OR--Part 2

One of the most misunderstood and misused management buzzwords is “empowerment.” It is a noble thought that a manager can empower an employee, but only you can empower yourself, and once you have done that, no one can take that power away from you. Trying to empower someone who looks…

Read More

By: OR Manager
March 16, 2018
Share

Management pearls position ASCs for successful growth

The rapid growth in outpatient procedures presents exciting opportunities for leaders at ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), but also the challenge of accommodating a higher volume and more specialties without sacrificing efficiency and patient safety. That’s why it’s important not to lose sight of the fundamentals in managing an ASC, whether…

Read More

By: Cynthia Saver, MS, RN
March 16, 2018
Share

Sponsored Message

Residency program expands ranks of experienced PACU nurses

Just as nursing schools don’t include the operating room in their curriculums, they also don’t include any instruction on the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). And like the OR, the PACU is having trouble recruiting new nurses. In September 2015, Houston Methodist Hospital began a PACU residency program to train new…

Read More

By: Judith M. Mathias, MA, RN
February 22, 2018
Share

Bullying: From conflict to confrontation to civility in the OR--Part 3

When Carol Schneider, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPAN, became manager of a postanesthesia care unit (PACU) at Boston Medical Center in Massachusetts, she found a plethora of problems, including poor communication skills, low employee engagement scores, and bullying from surgeons and staff. “It was a very bad climate that was putting…

Read More

By: Cynthia Saver, MS, RN
February 22, 2018
Share

Editorial

Creating a more harmonious work environment is a struggle for some OR leaders. Tips on how to achieve this were offered during the 2017 OR Manager Conference and the 2018 OR Business Management Conference (ORBMC), and we share some of these in the March issue. A dysfunctional atmosphere in the…

Read More

By: Elizabeth Wood
February 22, 2018
Share

Sponsored Message

Storytelling can make or break staff morale

Disengagement costs organizations money through lost productivity, not to mention the risk of errors that a disengaged workforce brings. Yet in August 2017, Gallup reported that only 32% of people are engaged at work. Much of disengagement can be traced to what Cy Wakeman, president and founder of Reality-Based Leadership,…

Read More

By: Cynthia Saver, MS, RN
February 22, 2018
Share

Pledge makes positive culture a priority in the OR--Part 1

An organization’s culture is shaped by the collective attitudes and behaviors of the people who work there, and if no one is willing to make personal changes, no program of the month is likely to have a lasting impact. To change their attitudes and behaviors, people must be made aware…

Read More

By: OR Manager
February 22, 2018
Share

Join our community

Learn More
Video Spotlight
Live chat by BoldChat