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Much like the current food scene, examining “Leadership Across the Generations” conjures up a fusion of colors, flavors, textures, and unique characteristics and characters that blend to make a spectacular presentation or sometimes what appears to be a flop! Each... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Sunday
The purpose of this activity is to enable the learner to have a better understanding of how electrocautery sources can affect patients who have existing implantable medical devices. This presentation will help the audience to understand how an implantable device table... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Sunday
Creating a healthy work environment is a leadership imperative. Disruptive behaviors are a leading cause of MD/RN distraction and factors significantly into raising the risk for clinical errors and adverse patient outcomes. Professional caregivers are entitled to work... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Monday A
This session will help attendees understand how they can help mold novice nurses to their highest potential, share hindsight to avoid potential mistakes and help build confidence in new nurses. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION Theresa Cowger is a perioperative critical care... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Monday A
Transferable skills (T-Skills) share tools to help leadership understand themselves and others, so they may connect more effectively. Including the DISC personality format, we show strengths and reveal potential blind spots. We cannot beware of something until we are... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Monday A, Recorded Presentations
Culture is commonly a significant barrier to change in hospital and surgical center ORs. Overcoming this barrier demands appropriate and thoughtful staff engagement in order to create buy-in and support for changes. Join this session to learn a few tips and tricks for... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Monday B
How many sharps injuries occur in your facilities per week? Which items cause the most injuries and on what units? How many have resulted in transmission of diseases that have immediate and lifelong implications to patients or practitioners? It is not unusual that... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Monday B
This presentation will discuss the fundamentals of creating continuously improving operations using lean initiatives. From correctly evaluating all the major areas of your department, such as clinical preparedness, staff scheduling to accommodate the incoming... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Monday B, Recorded Presentations
The nurse manager/leader will learn the difference between leading and managing as well as delve deeper into the key responsibilities of their job, its purpose and how it ties in with the strategy and operations of the facility where he or she works. DOWNLOAD... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Monday C
Research shows workplace stress and burnout is at an all-time high and some surveys suggest that as many as 70 percent of nurses report feeling stress and burnout on the job. This presentation will lay a foundation by briefly exploring the differences between burnout... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Monday C, Recorded Presentations
Table top sterilizers are commonly used in private-offices, clinics and ambulatory surgery centers with occasional use in hospitals. Unfortunately, many practitioners in these settings rely on common practice versus best practice when reprocessing reusable medical... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Monday C, Recorded Presentations
Relationships are the currency of the workplace. Your professional success will rest on your ability to make and sustain relationships. Learn how developing the Emotional Intelligence competencies of social awareness and relationship management can improve your team... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Monday D, Recorded Presentations
Surgical services staff are familiar with the “value-based purchasing” buzzword, but do they truly understand how to actively contribute to it? Value-based purchasing can no longer be regarded as solely a business phrase of concern only to leaders. As leaders, we must... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Monday D, Recorded Presentations
A discussion surrounding the challenges faced in managing large surgical inventories and the side effects these challenges have on patients, hospitals and staff. This program will help leaders gain perspective on how the many moving parts in health care have limited... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Monday D, Recorded Presentations
Attendees will understand the history of nursing informatics as a specialty, the knowledge base necessary to obtain certification and pathways to career development as a perioperative informatics specialist. Additionally, this activity will address the opportunity to... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Monday E
Emerging leaders will learn about the importance of self-awareness and self-regulation as they evolve in their leadership journey. They will be given basic tools to use to develop their management of self. Additionally, new leaders will discover the importance... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Recorded Presentations, Tuesday
Traditional methods of documenting professional achievements and evidence of life-long learning may not capture the essence of the practicing perioperative nurse’s multi-faceted role. This presentation will provide an alternate means to demonstrate competent practice... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Recorded Presentations, Tuesday
Are dirty instruments making their way into your OR? If they are, the consequences can be disastrous. With increased frequency, hospitals across the country are making headline news for failing to properly clean and sterilize reusable surgical instrumentation... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Monday E
This presentation will show how implementing a plan, do, study, act methodology for improvement in an SPD department can have staggering results. After receiving complaints regarding the work of her SPD, Montello and her team identified problems and recognized that... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Monday E
The purpose of this presentation is to familiarize the learner with two factors, decay and obsolescence, which may degrade nursing knowledge. A brief history of knowledge acquisition in nursing will be discussed as it relates to the larger concept of nursing... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Tuesday
In this program, the nurse will learn what is truly meant by disruptive physician behavior, what behaviors really are disruptive, how big the problems are, review examples of behavior that could or did cause harm to a patient or team member, discuss consequences to... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Recorded Presentations, Tuesday B
After completing this course, the attendee will understand that OR nursing has a place in informatics. With specialized understanding, the OR nurse can provide a wealth of knowledge for technical support of OR staff while enhancing the patient experience through the... by OR Today Live | Feb 27, 2019 | 2019, 2019 Downloads, Recorded Presentations, Tuesday B
An urban legend is a myth that is believed to be true. This myth is enhanced when the teller is viewed as someone reliable. This talk examines some urban legends that are repeated by perioperative personnel and some industry representatives about the use and the...
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