Like most OR leaders, Doug Robinson, BSN, RN, CNOR, manager of the Roberts Operating Rooms at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, wants a steady supply of OR nurses. Robinson has reached back to his own student experience to develop a program that gives students OR exposure, with the intent…

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Perioperative nurse leaders from across the US and other countries packed the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor, Maryland, to participate in the 26th annual OR Manager Conference held September 23 to 25. Approximately 1,000 attendees heard a wide range of talks, met with poster presenters, networked…

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Last month we shared a positive view of the impact of health care reform on nursing. Kathleen Sanford, DBA, RN, CENP, FACHE, who will speak at the OR Manager Conference in September, said more emphasis on keeping people well will offer “an opportunity for clinical staff to make a difference”…

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Nurses need to be able to practice to the full extent of their skill and education to meet the nation's health care needs, a national panel announced. Results of the 2-year Initiative on the Future of Nursing by the Institute of Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation were rolled…

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Robotic surgery has become part of the OR landscape, partly driven by marketing, as competing hospitals purchase robots and advertise them to consumers eager for the latest technology. "It's definitely a consumer-driven health care offering," says Lynda Petty, RN, director of perioperative education, policy, and process improvement at The Ohio…

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OR assistants needed more practice handling microscopes and laparoscopes. OR teams wanted to brush up on trauma skills. New nursing staff and medical students needed a realistic environment to practice scrubbing, gowning, and gloving. At Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, they go to the Center for Medical Education and…

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