In general, patients are unhappy about being in hospitals. Nurses possess unique power to make a hospital stay less grim, less frightening and less overwhelming. A nurse who can do that has soft skills.
What Can Surgical Techs Do to Prevent Retained Surgical Items?
Every day throughout the country, people undergo surgical procedures to address a wide variety of problems or issues. Unfortunately, during some of these procedures, a surgical instrument may be left behind after the surgery is complete. That can cause major problems for the patient.
Everyone has been there at one time or another: a negative co-worker creates a toxic environment at work. What’s the best way to handle this? It’s important to avoid getting dragged down into the negativity, but what’s the most effective and appropriate way to do that?
Millennials, loosely defined as people born between the late 1970s and 2000, now represent a large portion of the workforce. What should managers know?
