Court: Surgical hospital could Be liable for nurse sexually assaulting patient. The hospital is accused of failing to provide background checks and adequately training staff of sexual misconduct prevention.

Has double-booking surgery gone too far? U.S. Senate scrutinizing doctors who do 2 operations at once.

Behind Closed Doors: I'm Not "Just a Nurse". We're more than most people realize. Marginalize us at your own risk.

Ethicon pulling Sedasys Anesthesia System. The computerized propofol delivery device was touted as the future of anesthesiology, but failed to take off in the U.S.

Anesthesia Alert: The great LMA debate. Should you remove it before or after the patient wakes up?

12 tips for safe Trendelenburg positioning. Read this surgeon's advice before you lower the head and raise the feet of another patient.

Cutting Remarks: Are we really discharging that patient? The little white lies we tell our patients to send them home sooner.

Anatomy of a glove trial. Find the best fit with these 7 factors.

Is prolonged fasting hurting your patients? Our survey found that most surgical facilities routinely instruct patients to fast for excessively long pre-op periods

Legal Update: Tapping into the self-insured employer market. Direct contracts with employers cut out insurance's middleman.

Ideas That Work: Innovative ideas. 4 Ways to Boost Your Hand Hygiene Efforts

How do you manage fluid waste? Readers reveal what it takes to keep OR floors dry during the messiest procedures.

Make assembling instruments sets easy and efficient with this Idea That Works from Minnesota.

Get the most out of your Malignant Hyperthermia drills. 11 tips to help make sure you're prepared for the worst.

Thinking of Buying ... A C-arm. Streamlined design and digital data have improved imaging.

Infection Prevention: Improving your antibiotic prescribing. Nurses can prevent antibiotic overuse by becoming stewards.

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Protect fragile blades with this Idea That Works from Pennsylvania.

Editor's Page: fired for fighting for patient safety. Pre-admitting RN says hospital's call quotas jeopardized patient care.

The case for IV anti-inflammatories. IV NSAIDs should figure prominently in multimodal pain protocols.