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O
ur patients stay on the same stretcher the whole time they're
here — and their PACU papers go along for the ride. When I
pre-op a patient, I place the nursing record, medication rec-
onciliation record, post-op orders and discharge instructions under
the stretcher so that they don't get lost in the shuffle. Before I started
doing this, sometimes our physicians would walk away with the
patient's chart in PACU and the recovery nurse would be left scram-
bling to find them.
Anna Risdorfer, RN
Glen Echo Surgery Center
Chevy Chase, Md.
arisdorfer@glenechosc.com
Patient Paperwork Hitches a Ride on Stretcher
• STRETCHER SECRETS Place the patient's PACU papers under the stretcher so they won't get lost or taken.
ALONG FOR THE RIDE
Anna
Risdorfer,
RN
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