September 28, 2023
There’s a significant problem in many operating rooms across the United States: Electrosurgical devices can cause significant patient burns and life-threatening fires...
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By: Paula Watkins
Published: 10/28/2008
I never used to think about work while watching football. Mostly I'd think about the Arkansas Razorbacks' 10 Cotton Bowls, 13 Southwest Conference championships and 21 wins over Texas. But I've started to see how the sport could relate to OR nursing and how a day in surgery might be like the big game. Can you see it? As the clock ticks away, the (surgical) team lines up on the (sterile) field ? I wonder if there's an OR fight song?
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