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ou don't want your OR idling for longer than it has
to, but a quick room turnover shouldn't come at the
price of patient and staff safety. Outpatient Surgery
surveyed 68 facility managers about their turnover
practices. While half do it fast — 50% of respon-
dents can ready a room for the next case in less than 15 minutes
— not all do it as they should. Are you cutting the same corners
as some of our survey respondents?
R O O M T U R N O V E R
SAFE & EFFICIENT Be quick and
thorough when turning over an
operating room.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
Are Your Room Turnovers
Up to Par?
Is the need for speed forcing you to
make these common mistakes?
Kendal Gapinski | Associate Editor
