2 0 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • M A Y 2 0 1 6
Download a sample form at outpatientsurgery.net/resources/forms
L
ike your surgeons, the ophthalmologists at our surgery center
have very different sets of standing orders, which can be diffi-
cult to remember. But by using a form I developed, we're able
to keep everything straight.
The individualized form, which we place in the front of each
patient's chart and in a reference book we keep handy, makes it easy
to see a wide swath of information: Does the doc use just 2 pre-op eye
drops, or 4, or 5, or even 6? Does he send drops home with patients?
Does he use pre-op medications like Xanax or Valium? What about
eye patches? And how soon should the follow-up appointment be? It's
all right there on the form.
The form also lists both the generic and brand names of all the
drops each surgeon uses, and includes a space for contraindications
based on allergies. We update the forms every year or any time a
physician makes changes. It works well and is something that can
easily be adapted to a variety of specialists.
Faith Decker, RNC
CoxHealth Hospital
The Book of Physician Preferences
• PREFERENCE REF-
ERENCE
Physician pref-
erences vary, but a sur-
gery center's reference
book makes them easy
to track.
Jeana
Mattix,
RN
Springfield, Mo.
faith.decker@coxhealth.com
