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E F F I C I E N C Y
The Secret to
Rapid Room Turnover
Dan O'Connor
Editor-in-Chief
Tear open an
OR turnover kit for
the supplies you need
to ready the room for
the next case.
T
AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Jennifer Brown, RN, endoscopy
nurse manager at Gastroenterology Associates of Central
Virginia in Lynchburg, Va., opens the contents of her GI
turnover kit while Sandy Fout, LPN, performs scope setup.
his is what cleaning the OR between cases should be like.
Fast, efficient and economical. Just tear open a pre-packaged
kit that contains all of the supplies you need to ready the
room for the next case so that you can get the OR back in order —
and back in business — quickly. From disposable sheets and armboard covers to plastic bags, mopheads and wiping cloths, OR
turnover kits put everything right there, right at your fingertips, so
that you can start the next case as soon as possible and avoid crosscontamination.
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