Have you heard? The NBCRNA is transitioning the CPC Program to the Maintaining Anesthesia Certification (MAC) Program. This represents a significant shift towards a more streamlined approach to CRNA recertification. You’re not alone if you’re …
Human error is inevitable, and criminalizing it can impede the transparency needed to learn from our mistakes. We discuss an example that details the importance of avoiding criminalizing medical errors and instead focusing on systemic …
In a much earlier Blog Post, we highlighted some threats to our overall well-being from years of clinical service. In that post, we avoided focusing on unseen environmental threats, like what is in the air …
The language we use daily in our personal and professional lives is peppered with many eponyms. In fact, the OR is a common place to find medical eponyms. So what are these linguistic marvels? Consider: …
Did you know?, blue-blooded crabs save millions of lives every year. Dive into this article to explore the science behind endotoxin testing and the ongoing efforts to safeguard both human health and these fascinating creatures. …
Are you alarmed at the alarming array of alarms? We admit, this is a bit cheeky, but we are surrounded by a dizzying, if not downright baffling, flood of audible alarm alerts that can understandably …
Second in length only to the sciatic nerve, our paired cranial nerve 10 arises from the brainstem, migrates through the neck and thorax, and terminates in the gut. Along its course, aptly deriving its name …
Long before electronic amusements, ‘kick the can’ was a backyard game, representing a hybrid of hide-and-seek, but it disappeared in the 1960s. The phrase was reimagined in the late-70s by the media to ‘kick the …
CRNAs look to import the most recent clinical evidence into their practice, the goal being to provide the patient with the most up-to-date, effective, and safe care. It’s a target we aim for. We partly …
| Table of Contents Introduction The Case for Color-Coding Drug Syringe Labels Human Factors The Mandates of Drug Administration The Case Against Color-Coding Drug Syringes Uniqueness of the Anesthesia Workstation Where Does this Leave …