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I D E A S T H A T W O R K
E M P T Y Y O U R P O C K E T S
Ensure unused Supplies Find
Their Way Back to Storage Room
P
osition a
shelf of bins
outside the
ORs where surgical
techs can stash
unused supplies that
need to go back to
storage. Assign a bin
to each tech (ours had
fun and personalized
theirs). They can
return the supplies
during their down-
time, so they're not
spending valuable
minutes running back
to the storage area
between cases. The
bins also help prevent
supply waste and
hoarding.
Carol Fairchild, RN, BS, CASC
Crane Center for Ambulatory Surgery
Pittsfield, Mass.
cfairchild@bhs1.org
z PRiVATE STASH Personalized
bins help prevent surgical waste.
Carol
Fairchild,
RN,
BS,
CASC