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ur OR nurses send group pages out to key perioperative
areas about 10 minutes before each case ends, noting
whether the patient is going to PACU and whose surgery is
next on the schedule. This announcement keeps patient throughput
smooth by alerting PACU nurses to be ready, and alerting our short
procedure unit to get the patient to the bathroom, if they need to go,
and complete any final pre-op tasks.
Sally Ryder, RN, CNOR, CNML
Grand View Hospital
Sellersville, Pa.
sryder@gvh.org
A D V A N C E N O T I C E
Stay on Schedule With Group Pages
z ON THE SAME PAGE A heads-
up when a case is finishing can
get the next one ready faster.