December 2009: AORN 2009 Salary Survey Now Available

December 2009: AORN 2009 Salary Survey Now Available

From the Editor In the spirit of the holidays we are giving away C-Section, EVH and Laparoscopic classes to enrollees in December. Click on the gift package to read more! From all of us at NIFA, best wishes for a warm, happy and healthy holiday season.  Julie...
November 2009: Preventing Wrong Site Surgeries

November 2009: Preventing Wrong Site Surgeries

From the Editor Did you see the news story a couple of days ago about a Providence, R.I. hospital being fined $150,000 and ordered to install video cameras in all its ORs as a result of multiple wrong-site surgery cases? The article explores some of the causes of the...

October 2009: Graduate Spotlight: A Memorable Case

From the Editor We hope you’ll enjoy this month’s story about Jo Clark’s recent surgical experience. Even though we try to steer clear of direct testimonials in the e-News (we strive for interesting content over marketing), we can’t resist...
August 2009: Tips for Reading CT Images

August 2009: Tips for Reading CT Images

RNFA = Job Security? Ready for some uplifting news? Last month we polled our RNFA graduates and asked how they’ve been weathering the recession – specifically, if having their RNFA has helped them with job security during these hard economic times. While...
July 2009: Nurse Practitioners in the Perioperative Arena

July 2009: Nurse Practitioners in the Perioperative Arena

From the Editor Have you noticed that many Nurse Practitioners are entering the perioperative arena as formal RNFAs lately? Many, such as Jim below, are current perioperative nurses who are getting their advanced practice titles to make themselves more flexible and...