By Katie Langin In 2015, a surgeon at a teaching hospital in Georgia—exasperated with his surgical team—shouted, “Am I not speaking clearly?! I’m going to have to start yelling!” Later,
Five-Second Rule Validated in the Operating Room
By Skelepuns Disclaimer: This post is from GomerBlog, a satirical site about healthcare. CHICAGO – In a paradigm shift for the operating room, a new study has found that reusing
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Difference Between Scrub Nurse & Circulating Nurse
Scrub nurses and circulating nurses are involved with the medical care of patients during operations. The nature of their duties differs, however. Read on to learn more about how these
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NHS surgeon hid his HIV status sparking nationwide alert
By Steve Bird An NHS surgeon who kept his HIV infection secret because he feared he would be stigmatised triggered a nationwide search for people he may have contaminated, a court
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The Operating Room Environment
The operating room (OR) is a sterile, organized environment. As a health care provider, you may be required to enter the OR during a surgical procedure or to set up
Becoming an Operating Room Nurse
Theatre nurses work with patients of all ages and are involved in each phase of a person’s operation. Working life You’ll provide high standards of skilled care and support during
I’m a surgeon who operated on a man who had just committed a horrific murder — here’s how I control my emotions during surgery
By Paul A. Ruggieri In his book, surgeon Paul A. Ruggieri recounts an occasion in which he was called into surgery to urgently operate on a man who had just
An Operating Room Nurse Confirms That Yes, Many Surgeons Are Assholes
“Once I had a surgeon throw a suture needle at me because I set it up for a righty, and it turned out he was a lefty.” I’m an operating
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