Opinions and Editorials

Editor's Page: Changing of the Guard

When it's time to retire, will you train your replacement the right way?

Posted 06/02/16 | Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief | Post a comment

Editor's Page: The Dirty Secret to Recycling in the OR

You might have to go trash-picking to solve your red bag waste problems.

Posted 05/06/16 | Post a comment

Editor's Page: Prescription to Addiction?

We've gone from one extreme to the other with managing post-op pain.

Posted 04/06/16 | Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief | Post a comment

Editor's Page: Fired for Fighting for Patient Safety

Pre-admitting RN says hospital's call quotas jeopardized patient care.

Posted 03/10/16 | Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief | Post a comment

Editor's Page: Cures for Creaky Knees

Can new techniques restore battered knees to like-new condition?

Posted 02/10/16 | Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief | Post a comment

Letters & E-mail

Posted 01/11/16 | Post a comment

Editor's Page: What a Ride It's Been for Nurse Nancy Burden

Looking back on the author of the pink bible's remarkable career.

Posted 01/11/16 | Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief | Post a comment

Editor's Page: Up for Debate

Ever feel like you're drowning in a sea of rules and regulations?

Posted 12/02/15 | Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief | Post a comment

Editor's Page: Desensitized to Death

Could the death of Joan Rivers be a wake-up call for surgical facilities?

Posted 11/03/15 | Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief | Post a comment

Editor's Page: Does Forced-Air Warming Increase SSI Risk?

The inventor of the Bair Hugger now claims it's dangerous.

Posted 10/06/15 | Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief | Post a comment