# Revisited: E126 Lauren Kirwan on OR Nursing

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Podcast: [Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cold-steel-canadian-journal-of-surgery-podcast-544138)
Published: 2026-05-26T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In honor of National Nursing Week in Canada, which is May 11th to May 17th, we are re-releasing an early episode with Lauren Kiwan, nurse clinician for general surgery at the Foothills Medical Centre. Lauren shares what surgeons can do to improve the OR. Revisit this important episode with us. ___ Lauren Kirwan is the nurse clinician for general surgery at the Foothills Medical Centre. She is currently finishing up her nurse practitioner degree. We wanted to ask Lauren her thoughts about what it means to be an OR nurse and what she wishes surgeons would do to make the OR environment better. We also hear about the impact of COVID19 on our nursing colleagues. We’d love to hear from our nurse listeners – what are some things that make your day or make you mad in the operating room? Email us at podcast.cjs@gmail.com with your thoughts and comments. Links: 1. Melinda Davis on the Anesthetist - Surgeon relationship: https://soundcloud.com/cjs-podcast/e40-melinda-davis-on-career-counseling-and-the-anesthetist-surgeon-relationship 2. Atul Gawande paper on Safe Surgery Checklist implementation in South Carolina. Perception of Safety of Surgical Practice Among Operating Room Personnel From Survey Data Is Associated With All-cause 30-day Postoperative Death Rate in South Carolina. https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2017/10000/Perception_of_Safety_of_Surgical_Practice_Among.14.aspx

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