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Ideas Work
That
W
e found an unlikely remedy for mishandled, mislabeled
and even lost specimens: standardized specimen carts
for each OR. When nurses move from room to room,
they know that the cart is stocked and has everything they need to
collect a specimen. We position the carts in the same spot in each
OR — near the sub-sterile door so when the surgeon breaks
scrub, he can look at the specimen and sign the order.
Jessica Liston, MS, RN, CNOR
Sutter Maternity and
Surgery Center
Santa Cruz, Calif.
patenajl@sutterhealth.org
PATHOLOGY
Standardize Your Specimen Management Carts
• CART CONTINUITY With standardized specimen management carts in each OR, nurses have ready access to the sup-
plies they need.
Sutter
Maternity
and
Surgery
Center