W
e purchased four
rolling desks that are
used in our pre-
op/PACU
area. Staff like the
adjustable surface, which lets
them sit or stand while working.
Each desk has plenty of storage
space and a shelf where staff
often keep patients' charts for
easy access at the bedside. These
sleek desks are more aestheti-
cally pleasing than the traditional
computers on wheels (COW) and
they don't take up a lot of space,
which makes it easy to keep one
at each patient bay. We also
bought desks for use in the ORs,
where circulating nurses use the
mobile workspaces to move
around the OR as they complete
implant logs and other paper-
work. They like that they can
lower the surfaces to sit while
they work during long cases. We
found out that the circulators had
trouble completing paperwork
when the OR lights are dimmed
during arthroscopic cases, so we
found small, clip-on light sources
that work off a laptop's USB
power supply. The mobile desks
have definitely been game-
changing, inexpensive and staff-
pleasing additions to our facility.
Emily Lupoli, RN, BSN
Barbour Orthopaedics
Surgery Center
Atlanta, Ga.
emily@barbourortho.com
ERGONOMIC EFFICIENCY
Mobile Desks Keep Staff Moving
ROLL WITH IT Adjustable work surfaces allow employees to sit or stand while working.
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Lupoli
Ideas Work
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