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f your surgeons have too few or too many of the instruments and
supplies they need for a case, your preference cards are inaccu-
rate and outdated. It's too few if your nurses and techs frequently
make mad dashes from the OR to the supply room to retrieve missing
items. It's too many if your surgeons don't use half the supplies you
open. Either way, you're not alone if your pick lists need to be picked
over to add what's missing or remove what's not needed. Here are
some steps you can take to stack the deck in your favor.
Business Advisor
Janet Lawrence
Make Your Preference Cards a Current Affair
10 tips to keep your pick lists accurate and up to date.
• TAMING THE BEAST The idea of preference cards is to have the right resources in the right place at
the right time for the right patient.
