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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