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Say Yes to Total Hips - March 2014 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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1 5 M A R C H 2 0 1 4 | O U T P AT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E Our nurses love the idea because it makes starting an IV easier. And anesthesiologists love it because it puts people in the perfect state. Some people get so nervous before surgery that their blood pressure goes up. The Valium helps keep pressure at normal levels. Robert Kotler, MD, FACS Summit Surgery Center IDEAS That Work Beverly Hills, Calif. rkotler@robertkotlermd.com D ifferent surgical instru- ments require different decontamina- tion soak times. Rather than relying on staff to esti- mate soaking time lengths with a glance at the clock, we wanted to be more compliant with manufacturers' instructions for use. We've found the use of simple, wind-up-and-count-down egg timers to be a big help in this regard. It's a simple purchase that'll pay big dividends in your sterile processing department. Jessica Geddings, RN Tuomey Healthcare System STANDARD TIME Egg Timers Ensure Proper Decontamination Sumter, S.C. jessica.geddings@tuomey.com GOT THE TIME? A simple kitchen timer can help you standardize and monitor soak times with no chance for error. Jessica Geddings, RN OSE_1403_part1_Layout 1 3/5/14 11:29 AM Page 15

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