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Keep Your Nose Clean - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - August 2018

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A U G U S T 2 0 1 8 Register online at aaahc.org/achieve 2018 Achieving Accreditation An immersive seminar designed to help you strengthen your tools, assemble your resources, and get more from accreditation. Sep 14 –15 Washington, D.C. Nov 30 – Dec 1 Las Vegas StrengthIN your care. TM and patients when they wash their hands. For handwashing, water tem- perature should be between 106°F and 115°F. The solution: We installed a thermostatic mixing valve, which maintains and limits the mixed hot water to a desirable selectable temperature. We also installed a temperature gauge that tests the water going into the washing machine so we can periodi- cally check that the water is hot enough. • Fold on a stretcher. We pull out an unused stretch- er to fold laundry. Everyone pitches in to wash and fold. We have a saying: "If you have a free hand, there will be laundry in it." Jenny Brallier, RN Center for Surgical Care, ENT & Allergy Specialists Florence, Ky. jennyb@nkyent.com

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