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Caitlin Michaud
Peri Operative Tech
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Hello, We are looking to expand our CNA role into a Peri operative tech. I am wondering if anyone is willing to share a ...
Caitlin Michaud Category Ambulatory Surgery 6d
Jennifer Friedman
Anesthesia Machine Replacement
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Hello, I am in an ASC and our anesthesia machine will be at end of life this summer. We are starting to look at our ...
Jennifer Friedman Category Ambulatory Surgery 18d
Stephanie Ritter
Unstable preop patient and when to cancel surgery
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Hi! I'm trying to create a policy stating what constitutes an unstable preop patient and when to cancel surgery. We ...
Stephanie Ritter Category Ambulatory Surgery 19d
Autumn Rodriguez Autumn Rodriguez 18d

@Stephanie Ritter
Hi Stephanie! To start you should have a facility policy that clearly delineates the ...

Donna Hale
Ophthalmology_Preventing wrong lens implant
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Incorrect lens implants continues to occur nationwide despite best efforts. I am seeking evidenced-based and ...
Donna Hale Category Ambulatory Surgery 21d
Norma Larson Norma Larson 20d

@Donna Hale
It sounds like you have a process issue at your facility. The treatment of lenses should be no different ...

Rhonda Cooper
oral meds given without driver on primises
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I work for ASC that does vasectomies. The surgeon prescribes the pt with their percocet and valium and the pt brings ...
Rhonda Cooper Category Ambulatory Surgery Dec '22
Suzanne Green Suzanne Green Dec '22

@Rhonda Cooper
I have been dealing with a similar dilemma at my ASC. We perform cataract surgery and because of ...

Laura Schmidt
Retained Surgical Items- Ambulatory Supplement
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AORN recommends the Ambulatory setting have a policy and procedure describing actions to take when there is no ...
Laura Schmidt Category Ambulatory Surgery Dec '22
Victoria Dart
Cataract Lens Safety Checks
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I am looking for information regarding the Safety Check Process to prevent incorrect cataract lens placement in ...
Victoria Dart Category Ambulatory Surgery Dec '22
Daniel Wright Daniel Wright Dec '22
Victoria,

We go through checking the lenses when loading into charts with 2 nurses signing off on our master list. ...

Elaine Frevele
LPN in the ASC
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I'm trying to find information on the scope of practice (Georgia) for the LPN in the ASC We are in the state of ...
Elaine Frevele Category Ambulatory Surgery Dec '22
Stephanie Mitchell Stephanie Mitchell Dec '22
I too would like any information available on this. We have LPN across the country that we'd like to scrub cases. ...
Rachel Felt
Unit Dosed Medications
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I was always told that oral medications (Tylenol, Percocet etc) needed to be unit dosed (individually packaged) ...
Rachel Felt Category Ambulatory Surgery Nov '22
janet hayden janet hayden Nov '22
We use a multidose bottle of pediatric tylenol and label it for 28 days after first opened. That is the only oral ...
amy martin
Instrument count sheets
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I would like to know how are instrument count sheets set up in your facility. Currently, ours are set up according to ...
amy martin Category Ambulatory Surgery Nov '22
Marissa Frantz
On Call
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Hi all, looking for suggestions and programs that other networks have for on call. the biggest staff dissatisfier ...
Marissa Frantz Category Ambulatory Surgery Nov '22
Autumn Rodriguez Autumn Rodriguez Nov '22

@Marissa Frantz I have never worked at a surgery center that had call. At my last facility, we did have late sign-up ...

Marissa Frantz
ACLS
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Are your OR nurses required to have ACLS? Is it in their job description. Our facility does not require it, nor is it ...
Marissa Frantz Category Ambulatory Surgery Nov '22
Carrie Bennett Carrie Bennett Nov '22
It is a requirement to work in our OR. The reason is that sometimes we do local cases with no anesthesia provider, ...
Patricia Feimer
Locks on medication Refrigerator
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I have been searching for literature to support putting a lock on my ASC medication refrigerator and freezer ...
Patricia Feimer Category Ambulatory Surgery Nov '22
Autumn Rodriguez Autumn Rodriguez Nov '22

@Patricia Feimer is your refrigerator in your med room? Does your med room have a lock? It is my understanding that ...

janet hayden
ESU pad placement
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Good morning, What would be best practice for grounding pad placement for total knee patients that also have ...
janet hayden Category Ambulatory Surgery Nov '22
Maria Ingram Maria Ingram Nov '22

@janet hayden Path of least resistance. Apply as close to the surgical site as possible and away from other metal ...

Amelia Bielen
Surgical attire meeting standards of the NFPA
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I am doing some policy work and when reviewing our Operating Room attire policy it states: Surgical attire should ...
Amelia Bielen Category Ambulatory Surgery Nov '22
Laura Heffley Laura Heffley Nov '22
We recently had this topic come up at work and this is what I found on the AORN guidelines.

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