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Not the Retiring Type - January 2015 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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2 8 O U T PAT 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 | JANUARY 2015 S L O W D O W N A T Y E L L O W Please Check on This Patient O ur pre-op nurses hang laminated yellow alert cards on IV poles next to the beds of patients who need paperwork completed or issues resolved before we roll them back for surgery. That way, the circulating nurse knows she has to fill in the missing documentation or address the patient's concerns. The alert cards are a simple and effective way to keep your surgical schedule on track. Sheila tesiny, rn Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Valencia, Calif. tesinysj@henrymayo.com P r a c t i c a l p e a r l s f r o m y o u r c o l l e a g u e s I D E A S T H A T W O R K z HeaDS UP Alert cards identify patients who need attention before surgery. Sheila Tesiny, RN

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