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Year of the Nurse - November 2020 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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1 2 • O U T P A T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • N O V E M B E R 2 0 2 0 W e've developed a sign system to alert staff and physicians about a patient's risk factors such as allergies, falls, insulin dependence and skin tears. The signs are printed with large, upper-case lettering, laminated and clipped onto the patient's IV pole, allowing staff to immediately see them when they walk into a room. These alerts are entered onto patients' EMRs as well to cover all bases. The signs work very well and have helped us avoid a couple near misses with latex allergies. They're easy and affordable to make; we make them ourselves with computer paper and pur- chased a lamination machine. The signs are sani- tized at the same time beds are cleaned. We used to print out and hang paper signs, but the laminat- ed versions work better since we can pull and reuse them from a stock of already cleaned signs we have at the ready. Lora Crum, RN Gulf Coast Endoscopy and Surgery Center of Venice Venice, Fla. lcrum@gulfcoastendocenter.com WARNING LABEL Laminated alerts ensure staff are aware of a patient's specific risk factors. PATIENT SAFETY Signs Signal What Precautions to Take Lora Crum Ideas Work That

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