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Unlicensed Cosmetic Surgery Hospitalizes 6 in N.J.

New Jersey medical authorities are investigating the incidence of and issuing alerts on unlicensed cosmetic surgery providers after 6 women suffered...

Rotator Cuff Repair Restores Strength, Not Function

Rotator cuff surgery may restore a patient's normal shoulder strength, but mobility issues persist in the repaired joint, according to researchers a...

Do Patients Expect Too Much From Joint Replacement?

Even with a thorough pre-op education program, more than two-thirds of joint replacement patients don't share the expectations that their surgeons d...

Patient Management
Reporting on how to manage, care for and move patients throughout their surgeries. Includes post-op follow-up and handling patient emergencies.
June 2009
Safety
When our staff shared preadmission screening responsibilities, it was nothing but trouble: scheduling delays, case cancellations, inconveniences to patients and surgeons...
April 2009
Ideas That Work
For a Calm, Quiet Waiting Room, Try Pagers Patients and their families will appreciate a discreet, vibrating pager. The waiting room can be a worry room: With every do...
Patient Management
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Ideas That Work (1/2009)
Ideas That Work (12/2008)
Site Marking Q & A (11/2008)
Rev Up Your Recovery Room (11/2008)
Ideas That Work (11/2008)
This Just In (10/2008)
Ideas That Work (10/2008)
Back to Basics (10/2008)
Staffing (9/2008)
Ideas That Work (9/2008)
  Top 15 Manager's Guides' Articles
5 Tips for Safe Patient Handling
Patient Handling
The Danger of Deep Vein Thrombosis
Help With Heavy Lifting
Treat Overweight Patients With Dignity and Respect
The New Face of Post-op Pain
Prophylaxis and Treatment of PONV
Let Peds Emerge Tranquilly
Bringing the Heat
Strategies for PONV Management
Developing Sensible Airway Management Protocols
How Maintaining Normothermia Can Reduce Infections
How to Prevent Infections from the Patient's Own Flora
What You Should Know About Opioids
Understanding Inhaled General Anesthetics