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larly when you're using alcohol-based skin preps around electrosurgical
devices and oxygen. To make sure staff observe the manufacturer-man-
dated 3-minute dry time in the hustle of a surgical schedule and prevent
the risk of flash fires, each OR got an easy-to-set-and-reset kitchen timer
that counted down to
safety. "This left no
room for discrepancy
between the nurse
and surgeon in terms
of dry time," says Ms.
Foster.
A slide show
with a smile
If you want your edu-
cational in-services to
be effective, you have
to hold your audi-
ence's attention. Ms.
Foster knows a cou-
ple of tricks for vary-
ing her presentations
and keeping staff
meetings lively.
"I may use a
'Jeopardy' game to
train on a less-than-
interesting subject,"
she says. "Or,
throughout the pres-
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