International Operating Room Nurses' Day
February 15 · Level 5 · #1339 of 2238
This professional observance recognises the nurses who work in operating rooms. They prepare instruments, maintain sterile conditions and coordinate with the surgical team, helping protect the patient throughout an operation.
How it is celebrated: healthcare teams congratulate colleagues, recognise their contributions and hold educational sessions. Professional communities use the occasion to exchange experience and discuss safer operating-room practice.
Counting instruments, needles and surgical sponges is an important team procedure. Far from being routine stocktaking, these checks help prevent items from being unintentionally left inside a patient after surgery.