Leadership and Management

Taking call for Nurses over 65

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Just asking, what is everyone doing about call when people are 65 and over? We are a non union hospital. Thoughts, ...

Eileen Giordano Category Leadership and Management Dec '20

Holly Grammer 30d

All our OR, PACU, GI and ASU nurses take call, no matter their age at my facility.
Holly Grammer,BSN, RN, CNOR, CIC

vocera

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we are looking at a communication devices to help with staff satisfactions, pt safety, reduce paging noise, etc. ...

Shannon Sessoms Category Leadership and Management Oct '20

Jennifer Lowe Dec '20

I've used Vocera in the past. My experience is with the older version that did not have texting capabilities.

Pros: ...

Educator for Pre cleaning compliance

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Hi All, I am new to the OR as a leader and returning back to AORN from my staff RN time. How do you address the education ...

Fred Brown Category Leadership and Management Nov '20

Theresa Loechner Dec '20

Our OR uses Onesource for IFU's. In the OR we use Blu62 to pre treat.

Turnover Times

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I run a small ambulatory surgery center with only 1 operating room and I'm looking for suggestions on how to improve ...

David Clibrey Category Leadership and Management Dec '20

Si Yin Geraldine Tan Dec '20

Hi David,
I worked at a surgery center where average turnover times for ophthalmology cases (vitrectomy, ...

Vendor Reps in the OR

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Does anyone have a policy on Vendors in the OR that you could share? Thanks, Dean Alldredge ...

Jesse Alldredge Category Leadership and Management Dec '19

Molly Kucera Jan '20

Dean We have a policy. I will send it to you later this week. Molly Kucera U Of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics ...

Intraop Documentation Integrity

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Hi everyone, Who is responsible for ensuring intraoperative charting errors are identified and corrected at ...

Felicia Parkman Category Leadership and Management Nov '20

Christina Dickerson Nov '20

We have nurses that go behind us and review our charges and charting at our faculty. They work within our ...

Recognition

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What are some creative ways on how you all recognize employees?

Elizabeth Johnson Category Leadership and Management Nov '20

Requiring aging surgeon to have eye exam

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Does anyone have a policy or requirement for their surgeons/physicians to have an eye exam or other kind of ...

Felicita Daukaus Category Leadership and Management Nov '20

2021 PI

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Looking for new PI ideas. We have done the tried and true items over that last few years and it is time to look at some ...

Daniel Rojek Category Leadership and Management Oct '20

Endoscopy job descriptions

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I am looking for job descriptions for RNs, LPNs, and MAs that work in an endoscopic center. I took over an ASC ...

Nichole Demonbreun-Guffee Category Leadership and Management Oct '20

Surgical Trauma ICU Stepdown

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We are considering the development of a stepdown unit for our surgical trauma ICU and would appreciate any ...

Kelly Phillips Category Leadership and Management Sep '20

Team lead job description

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Does anyone have a job description for a Team Lead of a service that they would be willing to share? Thanks, Susan

Susan Overman Category Leadership and Management Sep '20

Virtual Education Invitation "Secrets to Creating ...

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Dear Perioperative Colleagues: The Leadership Specialty Assembly in collaboration with The Clinical Nurse ...

Daphny Peneza Category Leadership and Management Aug '20

Job Description for Cath Lab RN

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Does anyone have a job description they are willing to share for a Rn position in a cath Lab.We are opening one next ...

Connie Allen Category Leadership and Management Aug '20

Megan Nolan Aug '20

Hi Connie,

I will send to your email.

Megan

Delegate Point Sheet for 2021 Convention

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When will this be posted?

Susan Bown Category Leadership and Management Aug '20