Outpatient Surgery Magazine

M A R C H 2 0 1 7 • O U T PA T I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T • 4 9 I f you don't start actively warming patients until they enter the OR, you're "already behind the 8-ball," says Kim York, BSN, MS, RN, CNOR, CSSM, the director of surgery at Dosher Memorial Pre-warming: The Key to Preventing Hypothermia? How soon you start warming patients could determine how quickly they're discharged from PACU. Bill Donahue | Senior Editor • A WELCOME PERK Warmed cotton blankets are a preferred means of keeping patients normothermic. Pamela Bevelhymer, RN, BSN

• Cover: Outpatient Surgery Magazine - March 2017
• Table of Contents: Features
• Table of Contents: Departments
• Editor's Page: A CRNA's Story of Addiction and Recovery
• Ideas That Work: Tried-and-True Ways to Avoid IV Infusion Errors
• Ideas That Work: Divert the Flow of Fluid to the Rider Bag
• Ideas That Work: This Simple Sign Improves Sharps Safety
• Ideas That Work: Clearing Confusion Over Covered vs. Non-covered Services
• Ideas That Work: Boost Your Patient Satisfaction Survey Return Rate
• Ideas That Work: Accreditation Quiz Game Helped Us Ace Our Survey
• Ideas That Work: Talk Fire Safety When Patients Are Listening
• Business Advisor: Maximize Your Marketing Efforts
• Anesthesia Alert: One Simple Trick to Preempt Post-op Pain
• Is That Scope Clean? No Guarantees
• Prevent Pressure Ulcers
• Pre-warming: The Key to Preventing Hypothermia?
• What Surgeons Want in Their Gowns
• Hand Hygiene For Your Nose
• Optimize Your MH Response
• Ensure Nothing's Left Behind in a Patient
• Slow Down, Save a Life
• Create a Culture of Safety
• Can We Eradicate Endophthalmitis?
• Thinking of Buying ... Pain Pumps
• Infection Prevention: Corrosive Cleaners?
• Product News
• Cutting Remarks: Forgiveness: Don't Leave Home Without It
• Behind Closed Doors: The Case of the Missing Probe