Outpatient Surgery Magazine

Page 15 HOT STUFF Hang Pot Holders From Paper Clips Hang a pot holder at each autoclave and washer sterilizer so your reprocessing staff doesn't waste time or steps searching for one to remove hot items. An unfolded paperclip makes the perfect hook. Rita Summitt, RN Maryville (Tenn.) Surgical Center rsummitt@nueterra.org

• Cover: Outpatient Surgery Magazine - Watch Your Step - May 2014
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• Table of Contents: Features
• Table of Contents: Departments
• Editor's Page: Staying Upright in the OR
• Ideas That Work: Fill in the Gaps
• Ideas That Work: Hot Stuff
• Ideas That Work: Checkerboard Scheduling
• Ideas That Work: Point and Shoot
• Ideas That Work: Rubber Bumpers
• Ideas That Work: On-Time Starts
• Ideas That Work: At-A-Glance
• Ideas That Work: Making Rounds
• Ideas That Work: Sharps Safety
• Ask the Etiquette Doctor: The Importance of a Good, Strong Handshake
• Staffing: Make Your New Hires Stick Around
• Business Advisor: Getting Patients to Pay Up
• Infection Prevention: How to Safely and Securely Tape an IV
• Watch Your Step
• Can EMRs Improve Patient Care?
• Assessing Your Airway Visualization Options
• Sleeve Gastrectomy's Outpatient Potential
• Innovations in Orthopedics
• Make Pain Pumps Hassle Free
• Secrets of the Nation's Busiest Cataract Surgery Center
• 8 Keys to Eye Instrument Care
• The Real Consequences of Medication Errors
• Thinking of Buying … Cutting and Sealing Devices
• Product News: A New Twist on Image-Guided Surgery
• Cutting Remarks: Tales From the Crypt
• Behind Closed Doors: If Anything Can Go Wrong ...