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I D E A S T H A T W O R K
Quick Hitters
• When
you run out
of denture
cups, use
specimen
bags
instead of
paper tow-
els, says
Linda
Malcolm, RN, MSHS, of Progressive
Gastroenterology in New Windsor, N.Y.
• When learning new machines with
multiple buttons and switches, label col-
orful surgical tape No. 1, No. 2 , No. 3
and so on,
and place
it next to
each
switch to
signify in
what order
to proceed.
Leave the
numbered
labels on
until everyone is oriented and comfort-
able with using the machine.
• Nothing can cause your recovery room
to back up more than patients left
stranded by their rides home. "Always
get at least one phone number for the
family. Two is even better!" says Alice
Barczak, RN, CNOR, of the Lovelace
Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN