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3-Minute Turnover - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - December 2018

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Our nurses observed our turnover teams in action and referred to AORN's recommended practices for environmental cleaning in the OR. We then developed a customized turnover checklist and hung dry-erase versions in each OR. The checklist notes tasks that must be completed — remove dirty linens, wipe down surfaces and empty kick buckets, among several other responsibilities — and includes blank areas where circulating nurses jot down equipment that must be removed from the room, equipment that's needed for the next case, equipment positioning requirements based on room laterality and special cleaning instructions. Staff members check the boxes and initial completed tasks, so their teammates know what's been done and what's still left to do. We were surprised that the check- lists didn't dcrease our turnover times, but they did make turnovers more organized, and that's what matters most to our hardworking team. Tara Buck, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM Teri Stanford, MSN, INS, RNBC, CNOR, CSSM St. David's South Austin (Texas) Medical Center tara.buck@stdavids.com tjstanford@icloud.com D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 8 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 1 7

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