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A U G U S T 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
under the middle of the patient identification label as it's stuck to the
infusion bag. You can then remove the patient identification label by
placing your finger under the blank, folded label.
•
Create a pull-tab.
As pictured in photos 2a and 2b, fold one corner
of the patient identification label when placing it on the infusion bag
to create a pull-tab, which you can then use to remove the ID label.
Brenda Winski, RN
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Johnstown, Pa.
bwinski@conemaugh.org
IDEAS
That Work
LEADS AND CUFFS
Hook Patients Up in Pre-Op
O
ur admitting RN
places cardiac leads
and blood pressure
cuffs on patients in pre-op
during patient admission,
saving time in procedural
areas. We have enough
leads and cuffs in the pre-
post unit to do this with
every patient. When the
patient arrives in the proce-
dural area, all we have to do is connect the monitors to the patient.
We used to wait until the patient was in the room to hook up the leads
and cuffs. We'd also have to clean them between patients.
Andrea Mallery, RN, CNOR
Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital
almallery@ogh.org
LEAD PLACEMENT Hooking the patient up in pre-op
will save you a couple of minutes on every patient.
Andrea
Mallery,
RN,
CNOR