Surgery from the Inside Out!

Surgery from the Inside Out!

Interventional radiology, also called IR, uses imaging technology to obtain pictures from inside of the body to help guide minimally invasive surgical procedures. IR can diagnose, treat and cure many kinds of conditions using technology such as fluoroscopy (x-rays), MRI, CT, and ultrasound.  IR is more than just hardware; the human expertise behind this technology […]

Compassion Through Chaos: Life as a Surgery Nurse

Compassion Through Chaos: Life as a Surgery Nurse

Author: Kristy Simmons MSN, RN, CNOR As nursing students we all remember the first time we see a baby born, start our first IV or see a “code.”  These events are engraved on our mind and we will never forget them. For myself, I remember the first time I entered an operating room. I’ll never […]