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DEPARTMENTS
10 Editor's Page
Staying Upright in the OR
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
14 Ideas That Work
• Turn downtime into productive time
• Checkerboard scheduling
• Safe IV bag disposal
25 Ask the Etiquette Doctor
The Importance of a Good, Strong Handshake
Kathleen D. Pagana, PhD, RN
28 Staffing
Make Your New Hires Stick Around
Joseph K. Mollohan II, RN, MSN, CNOR, RNFA,
and Maria A. Morales, MSN, RN, CPAN
32 Business Advisor
Getting Patients to Pay Up
Corrie Massey, MHA
36 Infection Prevention
How to Safely and Securely Tape an IV
Melissa Cady, DO
108 Thinking of Buying …
Cutting and Sealing Devices
Energy and effectiveness
drive this surgical essential.
Stephen M. Cohen, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS
118 Product News
A New Twist on Image-Guided Surgery
David Bernard | Senior Associate Editor
123 Cutting Remarks
Tales From the Crypt
John D. Kelly IV, MD
126 Behind Closed Doors
If Anything Can Go Wrong …
Paula Watkins, RN, CNOR