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On the Cover
There's only one way to find out
how well your ORs are cleaned
between cases: Ask. Infection
control expert Phenelle Segal,
RN, CIC, FAPIC, provides the
questions and answers that will
help you scratch beneath the
surface and evaluate your
staff's ability to eliminate the
dangerous bacteria that can
cause infections.
Cover design by Ethan Anderson
Photo by Pamela Bevelhymer,
RN, BSN, CNOR
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Features
107 Your Best Treatment Options for GERD
Several possible interventions are available.
Here
are some factors to consider.
Ronnie Fass, MD, FACG
10 Editor's Page
A Day of Surgeries and Zero Opioids
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
14 Ideas That Work
• A beautiful way to recycle
• Reward good catches
• Zone cleaning in the OR
26 Staffing
How We Built a Positive Workplace Culture
Sherri Jones, MS, MBA, RDN, LDN, FAND
30 Safety
Avoid Opioid-Related Respiratory Depression
Michael Wong, JD
116 Product News
122 Infection Prevention
Help Your Reprocessors Do the Right Thing
Weston "Hank" Balch, CRCST, CIS, CHL
126 Behind Closed Doors
4 Signs It's Going to Be a Great Day
Paula Watkins, RN, CNOR
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