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Features
7 6 Steps to Site Marking Success
Surgeons, staff and patients play important roles in preventing wrong-site surgery.
David Bernard | Senior Associate Editor
15 How We're Eliminating Sharps Injuries
For us, it starts with watching
and learning.
Barbara DiTullio, RN, BSN, MA, and Ross Simon
21 Managing an MH Crisis
Prepare your staff for this rare but deadly condition.
Marie Garner, RN, MSN, CNOR
27 Time to Clear the Air
Rid your ORs of surgical smoke to protect patients and staff.
Mary J. Ogg, MSN, RN, CNOR,
and Terri Link, MPH, BSN, CNOR
32 The Case for a Helping Hand
Why every facility needs safe patient handling training and technology.
David Bernard | Senior Associate Editor
37 Lessons in Medication Labeling
Delivering the right dose at the right time starts with knowing which drug you're dealing with.
Richard Novak, MD
44 How Do You Prevent Slips & Trips in the OR?
From fluid to cords to kick buckets, the operating room floor can be a dangerous place.
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
49 Reduce Your Radiation Exposure
6 steps to steer clear of imaging's invisible threat.
Stephen Balter, PhD
57 What Makes an OR Safe?
Give your surgical team the tools they need to protect themselves and their patients.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
63 The 5 P's of Skin Injury Prevention
Focus on people, practice,
perception, products and
pressure redistribution.
Anne Nowlin, RN, CNOR,
and Ann Marie Whaley, RN, CWOCN
