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Secrets to Speedier Room Turnover - November 2013 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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OSE_1311_part2_Layout 1 11/6/13 9:38 AM Page 46 T U R N O V E R the start of each case to ensure all supplies and equipment are present, says Michael Seator, MBA, BSN, Harper's administrative director of surgical services. The team also removes the used case cart from the room, cleans the room and begins opening essential supplies while the surgical tech scrubs and the circulating RN check the next patient. Pamela Bevelhymer, RN, BSN, Northwest Michigan Surgery Center Choreographed steps Teamwork is essential to fast turnover, but choreography runs a close second. In room turnover, choreography — which literally means "dance-writing" — means many moving parts moving with purpose, precision and urgency. Check out some of your colleagues' fancy footwork: • Parallel Processing. "Once the patient is wheeled out of the OR, the RNs and techs break down the room simultaneously while housekeeping begins the cleaning. Housekeeping used to wait until the nurses were done, which bloated turnover times to more than 40 minutes. Now, turnover is 15 to 20 minutes," says Lorraine Ensminger, MSN, perioperative educator at Jersey City (N.J.) Medical SPIC 'N' SPAN The turnover team at Northwest Michigan Center. Surgery Center in Traverse City, Mich., takes out the trash and linen, transports the dirty instruments, mops the room • Facilitator and resets for the next case. Nurse. "The facilita- 4 6 O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | N O V E M B E R 2013

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