Theatre Nurses: 3 Reasons Why Nurses Move Towards the Operating Room
Image Credit: nursejobsIreland We can all agree that nurses work hard enough as it is! So why do some nurses take on extra work to make the shift towards becoming…
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…
The Humble Technologist
“The Humble Technologist”- The Surgical Tech’s Creed was written to show the world how much more we do than just pass instruments and count sponges. We are the backbone of…
Operating room of the future features less clutter, more technology
A joint research team including faculty from Clemson University and the Medical University of South Carolina has unveiled a high-fidelity, mock operating room at the Clemson Design Center in Charleston.…
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…
UConn Health’s Hybrid OR Expands Surgical Capabilities
The hybrid operating room is a new tool for us that allows us to deliver health care in ways we have never been able to before.— Dr. Stephen Lahey The…
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…