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Police officers spraying pepper gas at protesters. Anarchists throwing urine at police officers. Worrying about the possibility of food served at parties stored at the wrong temperatures causing food poisoning. Filling prescriptions on the fly for out-of-town delegates.
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Although ED nurses at Saint Louis University Hospital didn't wind up caring for victims of a recent chemical exposure directly the only patient they received went directly to the intensive care unit nurses did the following to prepare for patients:
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Surgeons are disproportionately represented in attendance at a course on disruptive behaviors offered by the Center for Professional Health at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.
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Press Ganey's report Hospital Check-Up Report: Physician Perspectives on American Hospitals includes a discussion of what surgeons don't like. (For information on accessing the report, see the note at the end of this column.) I thought it was a good report, but it needed some balance. I thought I would do some research on what surgeons and other staff like! (The glass is always half full.)
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One step that helped dramatically decrease flash sterilization at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH, was daily planning between the OR and central processing, according to Roberta R. Timmerman, RN, CPN, MSN, perioperative services education nurse specialist, Nationwide Children's Hospital.
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The project was featured at this year's poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN).
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How can patients with latex allergies be taken care of in a manner that keep the patients safe and you free from liability? What products will keep your staff free from allergic reactions?
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When developing a code of conduct and addressing inappropriate behavior, consider these suggestions from your peers:
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The orthopedic surgeon was running late for two procedures, and there were two new nurses in the room. He became frustrated with a pair of scissors. The surgeon threw them and almost hit a nurse.