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Nursing has been recognized as the most trusted profession with the highest ethical standards for 22 consecutive years as of 2023. This professional advice emphasizes the importance of the concept "Own Your Zone" in nursing practice, particularly in the operating room (OR) setting, highlighting responsibility, accountability, and pride in work.

In this special edition, we have provided tools and resources to help you and your team members talk about mental health.

One of the best perks of working in the OR is the team. Everyone knows their job and does it well. But what do you do when someone refuses to be a team player? Here are three tips (and one absolutely essential skill) to deal with inhibitory attitudes in the OR.

Communication is one key component of providing safe care for patients and building trust among team members.

As a new nurse asks for advice about how to bolster patients' trust in them and the team.

Codes are very stressful and emotional situations for everyone involved. Regardless of the outcome, sometimes you must keep going with your day.

As a new nurse, is there a way to change a culture of blame or at least not get so burdened by all the blame?

Test your knowledge about local anesthetic systemic toxicity with this five-question quiz.

Get at a glance at the steps to perform a vaginal prep.

Both lead and lead-free garments are designed to shield the body from x-rays, particularly the vital organs and reproductive areas, which are more sensitive to radiation.

This article outlines tips, tricks, and strategies to survive your first 30 days while rotating through an unfamiliar surgical specialty and to help you project confidence in a new-to-you surgical specialty.

This article discusses the importance of teamwork in the operating room, acknowledging that no procedure can succeed without collaboration among surgical staff.

Effective management of surgical patients transferred from inpatient units requires careful preparation and awareness of unique challenges. Nurses must anticipate variations in patient conditions, medical devices, and hand-off procedures to ensure safety and smooth workflow in the operating room.

Nursing engagement is not dependent on years of experience but is driven by intrinsic motivators that inspire commitment and improvement in patient care. Nurses at any stage can be involved and contribute meaningfully to their workplace and profession by engaging in various activities and professional organizations.

With The Stitch, our hope was that novice nurses would have a supportive community to turn to for advice, tips and tricks, and new learning opportunities to bridge the knowledge-to-practice gap.

As you gaze around the OR and acknowledge the surgeon removing the tumor from the patient's abdomen and hand it to the scrub person as you prepare to collect the specimen, you cannot help but think, “Imagine if I had to handle some of these tasks without gloves?” You can silently thank Caroline Hampton and Joseph Bloodgood for avoiding that scenario as you place the tumor into a specimen cup.

One of the most exciting and controversial innovations currently being explored in the OR is the use of "black box" technology. Inspired by aviation's flight recorders, this sophisticated system of sensors and software,not a physical box, captures data with the goal of minimizing risks and improving team performance and patient outcomes.

As a perioperative nurse, you can mentally put yourself into a situation and think, “What would I have done?”

To reduce frustration, it is essential to identify ways to stay organized during every surgical case. This article provides four organization tips for perioperative nurses.

Encoding information for long-term storage is a strategy that we can apply to teaching methodologies. It helps improve information recall and subsequently knowledge transfer for our learners.