works."
The trialing process is as simple as testing out devices when they
arrive, says Ms. Evers. The trickier part of the process is finding a
doctor who will champion its regular use. "We work with a physi-
cian who is willing to rally other doctors together and speak posi-
tively about smoke evacuation," she adds.
Staff educators and frontline nurses also lobby for and promote
smoke evacuation.
Education is also a key component of adding a new piece of equip-
ment. Baptist Health used the AORN guidelines for surgical smoke
safety as the foundation of its campaign to explain why smoke evacu-
ators were being considered and how they would create safer work-
ing environments for the OR staff. They also displayed the poster cre-
ated by the residents
who began the cam-
paign.
The transition has
not met with any
resistance so far. "I
think anyone under-
stands this is being
done for their safety,"
says Ms. Evers.
A big lift
Baptist Hospital has a
changing population,
many of whom are
wheelchair-bound,
which has led the
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