The Operating Room Environment
The operating room (OR) is a sterile, organized environment. As a health care provider, you may be required to enter the OR during a surgical procedure or to set up…
How to Improve Operating Room Efficiency – A Must Read!
Operating rooms are one of your generally exorbitant – and significant spaces of your facility.Thus, any upgrades made in your operating rooms can deliver tremendous profits and yield the most…
Operating Room
Operating Room Communications
Operating Theatre
Operating Theatre Preparation
Perioperative Care
Perioperative Documentation
Common Operating Room Issues
"Operating rooms (ORs) are critical spaces where complex surgical procedures are performed. These spaces are designed to provide a sterile environment that ensures the safety and well-being of patients, healthcare…
Clinical Management
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Hybrid Operating Room
Operating Room
Operating Room Communications
Operating Room Policy and Procedure
Operating Theatre
Operating Theatre Preparation
Performance Indicators
Perioperative Documentation
Perioperative Education
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the Operating Room
"Improving or maintaining operating room efficiency is a goal for every hospital. If you sell a product and/or service into the Operating Room (OR) and can help them improve their…
Questions to Ask Before you undergo a Surgical operation
It is important to be informed about the surgery being recommended, particularly if it is elective surgery (an operation you choose to have done), rather than an emergency surgery. All…
Operating Theatre
Operating Theatre Preparation
Patient Education
Perioperative Education
Perioperative Nursing
Preparation for Surgery
Surgical Positioning
Operating Room Patient Positioning
Patient positioning is vital to a safe and effective surgical procedure. Proper patient positioning depends on the type and length of procedure, anesthesia access to the patient, devices required and…
Operating Room Issues That Can be Avoided
No matter the hospital or practice, operating room issues are bound to arise. In some cases, those issues can become huge detriments to the safety of both patients and surgical…
Hybrid Operating Room
Life in the operating room
Operating Room Nursing
Operating Theatre
Operating Theatre Preparation
Patient Education
Perioperative Education
Perioperative Nursing
Proper O.R. Attire
The Operating Room Environment
The operating room (OR) is a sterile, organized environment. As a health care provider, you may be required to enter the OR during a surgical procedure or to set up…
Riskiest time for surgery patients is not in the operating room
The deadliest time for many surgery patients isn’t when they’re on the operating table, it’s while they’re recovering in the hospital and after they go home, a new study suggests.…
What To Expect When Preparing For Surgery
As your surgery date gets closer, you might feel uneasy. But the more you know about what to expect, the less nervous you’ll be. Take a few minutes to learn…
Operating Theatre
Operating Theatre Preparation
Patient Education
Perioperative Education
Perioperative Nursing
Preparation for Surgery
Surgical Positioning
Patient Positioning
THE IMPORTANCE OF PATIENT POSITIONING Patient positioning is vital to a safe and effective surgical procedure. Proper patient positioning depends on the type and length of procedure, anesthesia access to…
Operating Room Nursing
Operating Room Policy and Procedure
Operating Theatre
Perioperative Education
Perioperative Nursing
Operating Room Nurse Interview Questions
Question 1. A Practice Nurse Regularly Performs Certain Routine Procedures. What Are They? Answer : A practice nurse will treat and dress wounds as well as take blood samples, urine…
Thyroidectomy
Overview Image Credit: crossfithartford Thyroidectomy is the removal of all or part of your thyroid gland. Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of your neck. It…
Sales Reps May Be Wearing Out Their Welcome In The Operating Room
(John Fedele/Getty Images) In the operating room, surgical masks and matching scrubs can make it hard to tell who’s who — at least for outsiders. Patients getting wheeled in might…
The Rise of the Barn Operating Theatre
UK hospitals adopting barn theatre approach to improve outcomes Operating theatre design has remained largely unchanged for decades, but more recently a new architectural approach is beginning to take hold.…
Cape Fear Valley shows off new lab, new operating room
The Cape Fear Valley Board of Trustees tour the new Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement operating room and Simulation Lab.▲ Michael Boose, a hospital trustee and county commissioner, noticed that the…
Hand Signals in The Operating Room
Hand signals in surgery depict a form of non verbal communication among the scrubbed surgical team. Surgical instruments should be carefully passed into the hand of the surgeon without the…
Faulty air system forces operating room closures at St. Boniface Hospital
Several St. Boniface Hospital operating rooms are closed after a malfunction in the facility’s air handling system. Patients with scheduled procedures will be affected for the rest of the week…
Covenant HealthCare Unveils Hybrid Operating Room
In July 2017, a groundbreaking ceremony kicked-off a major renovation for the Covenant HealthCare Surgical Services Department. Monday, June 25, 2018 Covenant unveiled the new hybrid operating suite and home…
Difference Between Scrub Nurse & Circulating Nurse
Scrub nurses and circulating nurses are involved with the medical care of patients during operations. The nature of their duties differs, however. Read on to learn more about how these…
MIT Surgery News
Operating Room Equipment Error
Operating Theatre
Operating Theatre Preparation
Surgery News
SurgiBox
Turning any room into an operating room
With a product called SurgiBox, grad student Sally Miller hopes to make safe, clean surgery possible anywhere. By Mary B. O’Leary Dust, dirt, bacteria, flies — these are just some…
What is an Operating Theatre?
The Operating Theatre is a collection of rooms and suites that are used interactively before, during and after a surgical procedure wherein each room has a specific purpose. Areas within…