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n GYN cases
when the patient
has to go up in
stirrups, place a
garbage bag under the
table mattress. When
you remove the foot
piece, simply place
the bag that is waiting
there under the but-
tocks and use as a
catch-all for the prep
and urine from the
doc draining the blad-
der. Then all you have
to do is throw the
whole bag away. This
is so much easier and
less messy than a
kick bucket.
Chuck Knight,
RN, BSN, CNOR
Central Louisiana
Surgical Hospital
Alexandria, La.
cknight@clshospital.com
A Simple Trick for Cleaner GYN Cases
• CATCH-ALL Placing a garbage bag under the table mattress can be tidier than
using a kick bucket during certain GYN cases.
Chuck
Knight,
RN,
BSN,
CNOR
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