Outpatient Surgery Magazine

The Art of the IV Start - December 2014 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine

Outpatient Surgery Magazine, providing current information on Surgical Services, Surgical Facility Administration, Outpatient Surgery News and Trends, OR Excellence and more.

Issue link: http://outpatientsurgery.uberflip.com/i/430472

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 32 of 141

3 3 D E C E M B E R 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 W e have more than 10 special- ty carts stationed in our sterile core: emergency carts, a mesh cart, suture carts, and so on. Inventorying them all is a daunting task for one person to han- dle on her own. So when my staff have downtime, I'll assign a couple of nurses or techs, whoever's available, to check a couple of carts each to help out. They follow what we call the 3 O's system: 1. Organize the items in the cart. 2. Check for outdates . 3. Order items that are low. Not only will your spe- cialty carts be fully stocked, but your staff will know the cart's con- tents and set-ups the next time they need to retrieve something fast. Rachel Miller Abanilla, BSN, RN, CNOR Houston (Texas) Methodist West Hospital tel_miller2000@yahoo.com 3 O's SUPPLY SOLUTION The Key to Well-Stocked Specialty Carts ALWAYS ORGANIZED A consis- tent system keeps your special- ty carts in order at all times. Houston (Texas) Methodist West Hospital IDEAS That Work

Articles in this issue

Links on this page

Archives of this issue

view archives of Outpatient Surgery Magazine - The Art of the IV Start - December 2014 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine