How To Advocate for Yourself: Tips for Negotiating a Salary Increase or Promotion
The ability to speak up for yourself is critical to your longevity in OR, and nurses who can advocate for themselves are practicing the ultimate self-care.
Just Culture, Liability Concerns, and Ensuring a Safe Working Environment
Learn about the three steps to incorporate into practice to ensure a safe working environment for patients and colleagues.
Why Do I Need Preference Cards?
The purpose of the preference card is to act as a guide for the surgical case.
The Electrosurgical Unit
The ESU, the most widely used and cherished piece of surgical equipment, is far more complex than many of us realize.
Navigating an Airway Emergency as an RN Circulator
Learn about the essential steps to take and supplies needed to manage an airway emergency.
Four Ways to Gain Confidence in the OR
Functioning as an RN circulator in an OR full of surgeons and support staff can seem very overwhelming for a novice nurse; however, the room can and will run smoothly with confidence.
Neutral Zones: The Bordered Region
What is the neutral zone and how can it be used to protect staff and patients?
Facial Prep
Get quick tips for a facial prep.
The Time Out: Make it Meaningful
An effective time out prevents wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-person surgery.
Intraoperative Patient Positioning: Decreasing the Risk of Brachial Plexus Nerve Damage
Patient positioning is one essential factor to consider to reduce the likelihood of intraoperative nerve damage.
Small Bowel Resection
Get quick tips for performing a small bowel resection, which involves removing diseased portions of the small intestine through an abdominal incision and reconnecting the remaining tissue.
The Importance of Having a Surgical Conscience
Acting on your inner voice will positively affect your patient and your longevity in perioperative nursing.
Pocket Guide: Surgical Wound Classification
This handy pocket guide describes the four classifications of surgical wounds to identify patients at risk of surgical site infection.
Thoracic Instrumentation
Learn about and view the various instruments used during thoracic surgery.
Cardiothoracic Instrumentation
Learn about and view the various instruments used during cardiothoracic surgery.
Pocket Guide: Starting Your Case
This handy pocket guide can help ensure you don’t miss a step when starting each case.
Abdominal Skin Prep
Get a quick tips for performing an abdominal skin prep.
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Get quick tips for performing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Organizational Tips for Being One RN Circulator in a Room Full of Surgeons and Support Staff
Perioperative nurse = multitasking ninja. When four people call your name and there are 10 essential things to do all at once, it can certainly be overwhelming. It is essential to have a strategy for being organized.
Steps to Prepare the OR Before Patient Arrival
This short infographic walks you through the steps to take to prepare the OR before the patient arrives, from finding the preference card to completing initial counts.