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surgery. The hospital purchased additional WET FLOOR signs and asked the cleaning crew to post them sooner, says Ralania Tignor, BSN, RN, CNOR, the surgery center manager at Chickasaw.
You know about the dangers of cords and of fluid on OR floors and under scrub sinks. But what about paper? A circulator at the Mobile (Ala.) Infirmary Medical Center
slipped on excess drape adhesive paper that fell to the floor after drapes had been removed. "We do not allow the paper to hit the floor," says Sherri Wall, MSHA, BSN, RN, CNOR, Mobile's executive director of surgical services. "Someone must capture the paper and maintain a clear
path."
Even hand hygiene dispensers can be tripping and slipping hazards. Place hand
