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Our nurses love the idea because it makes starting an IV easier. And
anesthesiologists love it because it puts people in the perfect state.
Some people get so nervous before surgery that their blood pressure
goes up. The Valium helps keep pressure at normal levels.
Robert Kotler, MD, FACS
Summit Surgery Center
IDEAS
That Work
Beverly Hills, Calif.
rkotler@robertkotlermd.com
D
ifferent
surgical
instru-
ments require
different
decontamina-
tion soak
times. Rather
than relying
on staff to esti-
mate soaking
time lengths
with a glance
at the clock,
we wanted to
be more compliant with manufacturers' instructions for use. We've
found the use of simple, wind-up-and-count-down egg timers to be a
big help in this regard. It's a simple purchase that'll pay big dividends
in your sterile processing department.
Jessica Geddings, RN
Tuomey Healthcare System
STANDARD TIME
Egg Timers Ensure Proper Decontamination
Sumter, S.C.
jessica.geddings@tuomey.com
GOT THE TIME? A simple kitchen timer can help you
standardize and monitor soak times with no chance for error.
Jessica
Geddings,
RN
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