3. Assist. Help the person find a legitimate way to access the area,
such as escorting him to the security desk or
information center. You can also call the person
he says he's meeting to authenticate the claim.
Dave Corbin, CPP, CHPA
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Mass.
dcorbin@bwh.harvard.edu
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W
e hang a stop sign on the IV
pole at the foot of each patient
stretcher as a visual reminder
that a patient's not yet ready to be rolled
back to the OR. There are many possible
reasons why: they've yet to be dilated, we
haven't started the IV, the anesthesia
provider hasn't done his assessment, or
the physician hasn't come to mark the
eye and review the history and physical.
The 4-inch-high laminated stop signs
ensure that we don't take patients back to the OR before we've
completed all of our checks and balances. Patient care techs
hang the stop signs when they make up the stretcher.
Cindy Beauvais, RN, BSN, MBA, CAPA
Georgia Eye Institute Surgery Center
Savannah, Ga.
cbeauvais@gaeyeinstitute.com
Stop, That Patient's Not
Yet Ready to Go to the OR
• HOLD ON A stop sign at the end of the
stretcher is a visual cue to the staff that
the patient's not yet ready to go to the OR.
Cindy
Beauvais,
RN,
BSN,
MBA,
CAPA