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J A n U A R Y 2 0 1 8 • O U T PA T I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T • 1 7 A fter a surgery, you sep- arate out the instru- ments from the case by putting the used instru- ments in one tray and the unused ones in another. But without marking the trays, it can be hard after you reprocess the instruments to remember which instruments belonged to which set. Our solution: We place colored marbles in the trays to keep track of which instruments belong together. For example, put a red marble in both the used and unused instrument trays during reprocessing so you know right away that they go together. Use blue marbles for another set. It makes it eas- ier to keep the sets together, especially if you have several cases going on that day. Pam Bowen, RN Kennedy Health System Washington Township, n.J. pbowen2@kearneyortho.com Don't Lose Your Instruments — or Your Marbles • TRAY GAMES Use marbles to differentiate trays, which can help keep surgical instrument sets together. STAY ORGAnIZED Pam Bowen, RN

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