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PEDIATRIC PULSE OX
Let Kids Wear PJs for Surgery
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sk the parents of infants and
toddlers to bring their chil-
dren to your facility in their
PJs with footed bottoms (or at least
their own clean socks). Let each child
stay in his pajamas during surgery,
and place the gown on top of the PJs.
Once the child is asleep in the OR,
place the sticky pediatric pulse ox
monitor on his big toe. When the
child wakes in the PACU, he'll never
realize that he's being monitored.
Your PACU nurse will be able to get
continuous accurate O
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sats until dis-
charge.
Donna Cautilli, RN, MSN, CAPA, CPAN
The Ambulatory Surgery Center
at St. Mary
Langhorne, Pa.
caut2@comcast.net
OUT OF SIGHT
Pajamas with footed bottoms
let you hide pulse ox monitors
on pediatric patients' big toes.
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