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How Will You Stop Her Pain? February 2015 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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2 6 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 | F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 5 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

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