Outpatient Surgery Magazine

There's An App For That Standout apps that will help you run your facility from the palm of your hand. Mike Morsch | Associate Editor • THE FUTURE IS NOW Apps make it easier than ever to communicate with patients. Tia West, RN, BSN 2 8 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • J u l y 2 0 1 8

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• Editor's Page: Can You Teach an Old Guy New Apps?
• Ideas That Work: Walking into the OR Helps Reduce Anxiety
• Ideas That Work: Another Use for Your Big-Screen Monitor
• Ideas That Work: Gel Wedge Positions GI Patients So Your Nurses Won't Have To
• Ideas That Work: Quiet, Please: Instrument Set Assembly in Progress
• Ideas That Work: Talking Points Guide Pre-op Phone Calls
• Ideas That Work: Prevent IV Hub Pressure Ulcers
• Ideas That Work: Which Drugs Did Patients Receive?
• Staffing: From Buddy to Boss
• Safety: Can You Spot the Drug Safety Hazard?
• There's An App For That
• Can You Pass This Decontamination Quiz?
• When Will Your State Outlaw Surgical Smoke?
• The Count Is Off — Now What?
• Are You Doing Enough to Prevent Pressure Injuries?
• 5 Strategies to Reduce Total Knee Costs
• How We Lowered Our SSI Rate
• Do You Care to Clear the Air?
• What's New in Eye Surgery
• 3 Golden Rules of Fluid Waste Disposal
• Big-Screen Monitors
• Thinking of Buying
• Behind Closed Doors: Only an OR Nurse Would Understand