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With no visible soil, what is your policy about frequency of cleaning the hospital curtains in the pre-op/PACU ...
Angelina Ng
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My clinic cleans them every 6 months. Honestly, I think that is too long.
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We are opening a new facility and will be having retina as one of our specialties. Does anyone have a blank ...
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Hello to all
Question: When running a gravity biological do you run with a full load or can the chamber be empty?
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Question: When running a gravity biological do you run with a full load or can the chamber be empty?
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Candida Ardoin
Apr '20
Please read the manufacturer’s guidelines for use for the biological you are using at your facility.Â
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What is the appropriate air exchanges in the OR? And how often is this checked?
Tamar Glaser
Apr '20
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I'm certain that we are not the only ones impacted by the surgical mask shortage, so I'd like to know what are our ...
Cheryl Mains
Mar '20
1. Would like to know where you purchased cloth masks - we may need to look at that option.
2. We have started to do a ...
2. We have started to do a ...
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Hello all,
I recently began working at a new facility and have a question for everyone to weigh in on. Here, it does ...
I recently began working at a new facility and have a question for everyone to weigh in on. Here, it does ...
Katherine Ornazian
Feb '20
I am excited to see this question as we are currently doing this in our facility Our board runner comes and does a ...
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With the new CMS push for "Patients before Paperwork" ASCs are given the power to dictate when and if a ...
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I work as a Charge Nurse in an Orthopedic Ambulatory Surgical Center. We are experiencing an influx of "lost" ...
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We recently had an incorrect needle count and could not account for the origin of the extra needle. Our count was 105 ...
Josephine Kelly
Jan '20
We just had this happen with a pack of 7-0 Prolene, but we noticed it when we were opening. The pack was supposed to ...
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I have been looking for information on the Neptune 2 unit. Â Is it safe to use for arthroscopies and suctioning with a ...
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Would appreciate guidance. I am currently being cited by regulatory bodies for CRNA not wearing a cover gown in ...
Roxana Scarpino
Jan '20
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Does anyone know if CMS accepts faxed signatures? I work at a small ASC and most of the doctor's offices fax all of the ...
Barbara Roth
Jan '20
California, CMS requires a wet signature. So if they fax it they need to sign, date and time in pre-op.
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Colleagues,
We are a new Surgery center. Looking for a list of required items for a crash cart. What we have found in ...
We are a new Surgery center. Looking for a list of required items for a crash cart. What we have found in ...
Wendy King
Jan '20
We worked with our Anesthesia providers when we set up our crash cart and before making any changes we always check ...
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Hi
I am doing a research on the practice of Reusing single use Ophthalmic medications for multiple patients and ...
I am doing a research on the practice of Reusing single use Ophthalmic medications for multiple patients and ...
Kimberly Krieger
Jan '20
It is never ok to use single dose ophthalmic drops due to risk of cross contamination. Single dose is intended for ...
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Colleagues,
I am involved in a new ASC in Ohio. Can a RMA circulate in a hybrid room as long as there is an RN present ...
I am involved in a new ASC in Ohio. Can a RMA circulate in a hybrid room as long as there is an RN present ...
Carrie Bennett
Dec '19
Policy here is two RN circulators, one with ACLS training as the monitor tech/medication administrator. That ...