and wheeled to PACU for recovery. There's no transferring of patients
from surface to surface between phases of the perioperative process.
The facility has 4 stretcher beds now, but will soon purchase 2 more
as they prepare to bring another OR online.
Ms. Hoffman's staff
used to spray and
wipe OR surfaces dur-
ing room cleaning,
which added 10 min-
utes to the process,
most of it spent wait-
ing for the spray to
dry. Removing one of
those steps, thanks to
the addition of disin-
fectant wipes, has
resulted in more
effective, faster clean-
ing, says Ms.
Hoffman.
Dennis Lott, BSN,
RN, CNOR, manager
of Benefits
Ambulatory Surgery
Center in Great Falls,
Mont., is opposed to
spraying and wiping
because of the
aerosolized fumes
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