OR Manager June 2022 - 1
JUNE
2022
Volume 38
Number 6
The monthly publication for OR decision makers
IN THIS ISSUE
Leadership Series
Engaging student nurses to
prime the OR nurse pump:
Part 1 ..................................14
Revisions to ANSI/AAMI
ST91, flexible endoscope
processing ...........................19
Results of competency
assessment study of
OR nurses in the US .............22
Five things to ask
distributors about ASCs ........26
Best practices for ASCs:
Cleaning in the
COVID-19 era .......................28
At A Glance ..........................31
IMPORTANT
DATES
June 3
OR Manager 2022 Salary/
Career Survey closes
June 30 OR Manager Conference
poster proposal submission
deadline
July 28 OR Manager Conference
early bird deadline
BY AMY BETHEL
Stuart Downs: Finding power in meaningful
recognition
ll leaders at some point in their
careers should find ways to reward
and recognize their staff.
But what most leaders fail to grasp is,
the heart behind the reward is immediately
apparent and matters almost as
much as the reward itself. Stuart Downs,
DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, CPHQ, FACHE,
FAONL, who has been widely recognized
for his authenticity, sat down with OR
Manager and broke down the genuineness
behind his leadership.
A
Human Resources
Downs is currently
nursing administrator
of Northside Hospital
Gwinnett, Lawrenceville,
Georgia, and oversees
all inpatient care
units, which comprise
both acute and critical
care services and all cardiac/cardiology
services.
Downs is also a member
Continued on page 5
Stuart Downs
DNP, RN,
NEA-BC, CENP,
CPHQ, FACHE,
FAONL
Continued on page 8
BY JUDITH M. MATHIAS
Solutions for frontline worker resilience-
dark chocolate, exercise, fresh air
C
OVID-19 has had a tremendous
impact on nurses and other
frontline healthcare workers.
Just about everyone has been affected
by shortages of basic supplies
like personal protective
equipment (PPE),
syringes, and IV tubing,
and staffing issues are
even more concerning,
says Cori L. Ofstead,
MSPH, president and
CEO of Ofstead & Associates,
Bloomington,
Minnesota.
Cori L.
Ofstead,
MSPH
Nurses have had to endure extended
work hours and higher workloads in addition
to loss of coworkers due to sickness
and quarantine, school closures,
and childcare issues.
The prolonged period of stress has
led to cognitive impairment as well as
anxiety and sadness about their predicaments,
which has led to exhaustion,
reduced quality of life, mistakes, and
fear of the unknown.
In an effort to help build frontline
healthcare worker resilience, Ofstead
and two of her colleagues developed a
webinar, sponsored by Healthmark, in
which they leverage scientific evidence
to show how three simple, natural solutions
can make healthcare workers
feel less stressed out-dark chocolate,
exercise, and fresh air.
Continued on page 6
Continued on page 8
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