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Turnover Times: Reality vs Expectations
Benchmarking efficiency is nothing new to the perioperative team; it is talked about in huddle, in services, and staff meetings. Efficiency in the Operating Room (OR) is measured by time, including start time, end time, turnover time, incision to closure time, block...
Tips for Nurses that Help Say Goodbye to Burnout
In the last blog we talked about compassion fatigue which is the emotional residue or strain of exposure to working with those suffering from the consequences of traumatic events. It differs slightly from burnout but can co-exist. Compassion Fatigue can occur due to...
The Pediatric Surgical Patient
The pediatric surgical patient, like any other surgical patient can be vulnerable to pressure ulcers (PU). Reducing pressure injury development in the pediatric surgical patient can be challenging especially when there is an admitting diagnosis of congenital heart...
Take the Time for a “Time Out”
Decrease Patient Injury and Improve Teamwork The “time out” is one part of the Universal Protocol developed by the Joint Commission to prevent wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-person surgery. Each are considered never events by the National Quality Forum and...
Foam or Gel for Patient Position: What Does the Evidence Say?
One of the biggest responsibilities of the operating room (OR) team is to ensure patient safety. There are many facets to patient safety in the OR. Safe patient positioning is a critical facet since the patient is unable to tell you if they are in pain or...
Proning The ICU Patient
Proning the ICU patient isn’t for the faint of heart, it takes planning, communication, collaboration and coordination and an OR nurse. It takes a team of 6-8 depending on the size of the patient to safely transfer that patient into the prone position. The key word in...
A “Thank you” to our healthcare workers near and far from Action Products
Action Products would like to send a thank you to our partners and customers locally and worldwide for their dedication in helping others during this challenging time. For 50 years we have been serving the healthcare industry and we have seen firsthand the ongoing...
Take a Stand: No More Violence toward Healthcare workers
The CDC National Institute Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) defines workplace violence as “violent acts (including physical assaults and threats of assaults) directed towards persons at work or on duty”. The U.S. Department of Labor defines workplace violence as...
Nurses Association Urges Nurses to Take the Pledge and Report Workplace Violence
Hospital violence is an important and ongoing issue. As advocates for nurses over many decades, Action Products would like to use the next two blog posts not only make readers aware of problems involving violence and abuse towards and among healthcare workers, but to...
Geriatrics Requires Compassionate, Consistent, and Creative Nursing
“The primary function of a gerontology nurse is to collaborate with patients, the local community and families in order to deliver the highest possible quality of life to the elderly,” ...explains bestmasterofscienceinnursing.com, naming five specific characteristics...
