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O P H T H A L M O L O G Y
Dewight Davis, RN, CNOR
Cataract | Refractive | Glaucoma
Your process.
Your patients.
Our specialty.
VALUABLE ASSET Skilled scrub techs anticipate surgeons' needs during surgery and help speed room
turnovers between cases.
On the day of surgery, your physicians
should bring an assistant who meets with
patients' families between cases so they know
procedures went well. (In the meantime, surgeons remain behind closed doors, focused
on performing surgery.) The assistant then
instructs family members to gather personal
belongings and pull their cars around to pick
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up their loved ones. Meanwhile, patients are
moved from the procedure room to the
PACU, assessed, dressed, and given a snack
and a drink to ensure they're stable and
PONV-free. They're then ready for discharge
in about 15 to 20 minutes.
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