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Plan Ahead for the Injured Returning to Work

Injured healthcare workers returning to work may need alternate duties as they continue healing, so planning ahead in that regard is highly recommended,

Finding Joy Through Meaningful Work

After a demanding shift rife with unexpected stress and complications, the last word healthcare workers may use to describe their job is “joyful.” Nevertheless, researchers who study healthcare work culture say such an emotional state is possible. The joy that comes from meaningful, important work is a tonic to burnout and compassion fatigue.

Meaningful Recognition Fights Nurse Burnout

Nurses demonstrate clinical skill and patient compassion so routinely that it is little wonder they are designated the most trusted profession year after year. But such routine excellence can have its toll in terms of burnout and “compassion fatigue.”

#MeToo in Medicine? Sexual Harassment in Healthcare

It will surprise few employee health professionals that healthcare is no exception to the shocking incidents of sexual harassment being reported nationally in various industries by the #MeToo women’s movement.

Which Compliance Issues Might ASCs Focus on for 2018?

Same-Day Surgery asked for more information about compliance and regulations in 2018 in a Q&A with Gina Throneberry, RN, MBA, CASC, CNOR, director of education and clinical affairs at the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association in Alexandria, VA.

How ASCs Can Avoid OSHA Citations

Surgery center staff must conduct research about and work proactively to comply with all federal, state, and local requirements, as well as accreditation standards. If attention to the Life Safety codes is lax, ambulatory surgery centers might experience code problems related to the National Fire Protection Association codes or OSHA regulations.

Do Your Numbers Match?

When it comes to profit and loss statements, all too often we find that what we think the numbers are in a surgical area or freestanding center are not that way in the books, which an accountant or bookkeeper prepares. It is a big deal, regardless of awareness.

How to Succeed at Succession Planning

ASC administrators might notice how difficult it is to fill perioperative nursing jobs. There are competing interests for bachelor’s degree nurses, and perioperative nursing has not been a priority in many schools. One researcher studying this issue has found that this is a problem throughout the surgery center nursing pipeline.