OR Manager May 2022 - 1
MAY
2022
Volume 38
Number 5
The monthly publication for OR decision makers
IN THIS ISSUE
Leadership Series
Meet the Advisory Board .........5
Tracking orientation,
competencies, and skillsets
in the OR-Military style .......14
Hospitals, ORs fear
ransomware fallout from
Ukraine invasion...................17
Creative recycling: blue
wrap, bottle caps, thinking
outside the box ....................21
Is technology part of the
answer for nursing
staff woes? ..........................26
How can technology
support nurses in today's
challenging labor market? .....27
At-A-Glance ..........................29
Crash cart management
best practices for ASCs ........30
BY CINDY KILDGORE
David Wyatt: Thriving in today's perioperative
environment
he COVID-19 pandemic has
brought to stark focus several
ways the nation's current healthcare
system needs to change. But for
those already in the profession, these
systematic issues have always been
present, and a select few have been
tirelessly working towards change years
before the pandemic. One such individual
is David Wyatt, PhD, MPH, RN,
CNOR, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer
of the University Hospitals at the UniT
Human
Resources
versity of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center
in Dallas, where he is
responsible for nursing
leadership and care delivery.
Since
the moment
Wyatt started his 9-year
tenure at Vanderbilt University
Hospital in 2010,
he has worked toward
David Wyatt,
PhD, RN,
NEA-BC,
CNOR
Continued on page 8
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BY CYNTHIA SAVER
Effective orientation vital for a sustainable
workforce: Part 2
O
rientation is the backbone of a
sustainable workforce. Part 2
of OR Manager's two-part series
focuses on the orientation of experienced
and per diem nurses, social
onboarding, and how the pandemic has
affected orientation, post-orientation efforts,
and evaluation.
Experienced nurses
Experienced OR nurses are typically
placed on the fast track when it comes
to orientation. However, it is still important
to assess competency. For instance,
Connie Garrett, MSN, RN-BC,
CNL, CNOR, RNFA, perioperative nurse
educator at James A. Haley Veterans
Hospital in Tampa, Florida, says, " I
make sure the nurses are scrubbing
according to AORN guidelines. " She
posts photos illustrating the guidelines
at each scrub sink to encourage adherence.
She also reviews organizationspecific
information, such as radiofrequency
sponge detection.
Support is also important. Karen
Edwards, MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR, professional
development leader for the
OR nurse residency program at Houston
Methodist Hospital, Texas, runs a
6-month orientation program for experiContinued
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