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s an ophthalmic surgery center, we don't leave a lot of
trash behind in our pre-op bays, so it's hard to tell at a
glance if a bay has been cleaned and is ready to receive
the next patient. Our solution: We taped a strip of paper embla-
zoned with SANITIZEDto the back of the clipboards that hold the
nurse's pre-op questionnaires. Whoever cleans the room just
turns the clipboard upside down after she's done. If a nurse sees
SANITIZED, she knows it's a good bay to put the patient in.
Melody Hargrove, BSN, RN
Ophthalmology Surgery Center
of Dallas (Texas)
melody.hargrove@scasurgery.com
Has That Pre-op Bay Been Cleaned?
• NEXT, PLEASE If you see "sanitized" on the back of a clipboard in a patient bay, you know that the room has been cleaned and is ready for a new patient.
Melody
Hargrove,
BSN,
RN
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