This is a great time for honoring perioperative nurses everywhere. This year the theme for Perioperative Nurse Week is Reaching the Peak of Perioperative Practice: Safety, Quality, Collaboration. In ...

If you or someone you love has had a surgical procedure, a perioperative registered nurse was responsible for you or your loved one's well-being throughout the operation. Perioperative registered ...

We as perioperative nurses want to let you know that we are working hard to protect you — our patients — when you are most vulnerable. Perioperative registered nurses provide specialized nursing care ...

Nurses' list of complaints includes lack of sanitized OR equipment; hospital counters that new state-of-the-art sterilizers have reduced safety events by 51%. Operating room (OR) and post-anesthesia ...

At Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, a few simple changes to perioperative processes have greatly enhanced the experience of patients and families. This initiative won the Surgical Nursing category ...

(Miamisburg, OH) – The environmental risks from contaminated air in operating rooms are well documented. Nurses represent twice the incidence of respiratory problems as compared to the general ...