Celebrating Nurses’ Monumental Impact
There is a myriad of ways to participate in National Nurses Week, which is celebrated May 6-12, from honoring your staff RNs with a gift or event to taking steps to let...
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By: John Kelly, IV
Published: 1/2/2014
As a teacher in an academic institution, I'm accustomed to frequent visitors to the OR. Medical students, therapists, athletic trainers and, Lord knows why, other surgeons frequently observe my surgeries in the spirit of learning. Teaching is a role I do take seriously, yet each visitor carries some element of risk.
FULL HOUSE
Crowd Control
Even though I perform mostly arthroscopic, low-infection-risk surgery, when my OR gets as crowded as Times Square, I say "no mas!" and put the kibosh on more observers. The nurses gladly accommodate my request and will place this do not enter fabric sign on the door, replete with Velcro fixation. It works.
— John D. Kelly IV, MD
For science's sake
Despite the perils of letting visitors observe, we're all obliged to teach and inform the next generation of nurses and docs. Until virtual reality becomes a reality, I'll continue to eat the risks of teaching in the name of science, as long as my infection — and concussion — rates remain low.
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