is only 5 people, so everyone has to stay on task to get the room
turned over."
Nearly three-fourths of our respondents are "almost always" (51.1%)
or "often" (21.3%) satisfied with their turnover time.
"Physicians are
never happy with
turnover times," says
Selita J. Humbles,
BSN, RN, CNOR, clin-
ical educator at
Central Louisiana
Surgical Hospital in
Alexandria, La., who
reports a 10-15
minute average
turnover time.
The start of a case
is delayed because
the room's not ready
sometimes (22.6%),
often (6.5%) or almost
always (3.2%). When
that happens, the
whole schedule backs
up, resulting in dissat-
isfied surgeons, dis-
gruntled patients and
frustrated staff. "Then
the day seems to fall
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