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t our facility, we
have 31 pre-op and
PACU bays, and
each of those bays has 2 to
4 big curtain panels. That's
a lot of panels that need to
be laundered throughout
the year. We've developed a
simple system to track
when we're sending our curtains out
for laundry.
We number all our curtain panels
with a Sharpie and keep a log of
when we send them out for cleaning.
Our staff write down the curtain
number, the date the curtains go out
and the date they've returned. At the
end of the year, we can account for
all our curtains and know how many
times we've rotated them in and out.
When the accrediting agencies
come around, it's good to show that
you've accounted for everything, and we've found this helps us
demonstrate we're thinking about even the smallest details.
Jamie Ridout, RN, MSN, MBA, NEA-BC, CNOR, CASC
Capital City Surgery Center
Raleigh, N.C.
jridout@capitalcitysurgery.com
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
Track When You Cleaned Your Curtains
• KEEP COUNT Numbering your pre-op and PACU cur-
tains can keep you on track.
