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How comfortable are your ORs? Take this hospital's lead and focus on features that ease the daily grind.

Behind Closed Doors: What's in Paula's pockets? Why hoarders make efficient nurses.

Are morcellators safe for hysterectomies? They speed the procedure, but do they spread cancer, too? See what this gynecologic surgeon has to say.

Can you pass this prepping quiz? Want to start a great debate? Ask your surgeons and nurses to defend their skin prepping preferences and beliefs.

Ideas That Work: Recognition and reward. Share compliments (and maybe cash). Share positive feedback and reward staff with this Idea That Works from Torrance, Callifornia.

Editor's Page: Do you follow AORN recommended practices? They represent the optimal levels of practice, but the choice is yours.

Medical Malpractice: Don't give in to the gadget. Distracted doctoring is the new legal minefield.

Protect patients from pressure injuries. 4 questions to improve surgical patients' skin care outcomes.

Tips for seamless video integration. Can your surgeons view and manipulate video and images during and after the case?

Anesthesia Alert: Keys to a safe and orderly anesthesia cart. 20 recommendations to help ensure safe medication management.