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• Preparing for patients. Your nurses will still have to round up lab
test results and EKGs 48 to 72 hours before a case, but they'll
have more time to call around and catch up with patients for
health histories, and get them into anesthesia providers' hands
as soon as possible. If we know about patients' potential compli-
cations weeks before surgery, anesthesia will have plenty of
time to get clearances and take precautions.
• Sufficient staffing. Some days your surgical load is busy, some
days less so because your surgeons have cases elsewhere. On
busier days, you might retain PRNs. The sooner you know about
an upcoming packed schedule, the easier it is to align staffing. If
your scheduler waits until a few days before to let you know,
you'll be in a staffing crunch.
Maybe your sched-
uler, seeking to effi-
ciently avoid wasted
effort when plans
change, only sched-
ules a week out. But
let her know how
looking further
ahead can benefit
everyone.
Ronald Bullock
The San Antonio (Texas)
Orthopaedic Group
rbullock@tsaog.com
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