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safe pt handling and movement
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We have had staff musculoskeletal disorders and injuries, some requiring surgery (back and shoulder). The ...
Category Ambulatory Surgery 45m
Lydia Gillis Lydia Gillis 8m

Usually, when we flip patients we use a minimum of 4 people depending on weight. More if possible, including the ...

Rose Wheeler
Draping Procedure
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QIf the drape is too long and drags on floor does that mean the drape must be replaced. Q2 does the person setting up ...
Rose Wheeler Category Ambulatory Surgery Sep '21
Kendra Hardy Dunnigan
Total Joint procedures ASC
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I am reaching out to see if there is anyone from an ASC performing total joints. I wanted to see if you could share your ...
Kendra Hardy Dunnigan Category Ambulatory Surgery Sep '21
Jill Del Rio Jill Del Rio Sep '21
Premier Bone and Joint in Laramie, WY.
There are 2 RNFA's that work there, and though they do the majority of their ...
Terri Carpenter
Monitoring local cases
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I would like to know what the guidelines are for monitoring local cases. I work in an ASC that does only Pain ...
Terri Carpenter Category Ambulatory Surgery Aug '21
Melissa Coy
Short Cycle for Cataract instruments
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Are there any ophthalmology surgery centers performing short cycle sterilization?
Melissa Coy Category Ambulatory Surgery Aug '21
Laurel Meadows Laurel Meadows Aug '21
Only for dropped item team needs back and no replacement is sterile, not the routine for set ups.
Kristina Streb
Carrying children to the OR?
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Does anyone allow small children/babies to be carried in the RN's arms to the OR? We do not allow the parents into the ...
Kristina Streb Category Ambulatory Surgery Aug '21
Danielle St. Pierre Danielle St. Pierre Aug '21
I have worked at an ASC where the RN or CRNA would carry small children in their arms into the OR. Another member of the ...
Shannon Lindsay
Malyugin ring or flexible iris retractor
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Has anyone had an event where either a Malyugin ring or flexible iris retractor was retained? Thanks
Shannon Lindsay Category Ambulatory Surgery Jul '21
Alma Luviano Alma Luviano Sep '21

I am currently working at an eye surgery center and we perform up to 60 cataracts a day on a very busy day. I have not ...

Melissa Mitchell
Preoperative/Preprocedural Phone call in length ...
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Looking for data regarding length of preoperative/preprocedural phone calls done prior to day-of cases in lieu ...
Melissa Mitchell Category Ambulatory Surgery Jul '21
Kathryn Ross Kathryn Ross Jul '21

I find all three to be true. A complete PAT call can be 45 min, 60 for someone with a complex history. However, the ...

Julia McKinney
Sponge count protocols
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Hello, our facility is looking into standardizing how we count our sponges. Quality noted that we count sponges ...
Julia McKinney Category Ambulatory Surgery Jul '21
Jean McCoy Jean McCoy Jul '21

All of the facilities I have worked out have outlined in their policies that used sponges should be thrown off of the ...

Jaren Gravagne
Building an ASC from the Ground Up
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Hello! I was wondering if anyone has any experience in building an ASC from scratch? The company I work for is toying ...
Jaren Gravagne Category Ambulatory Surgery Jul '21
Roxana Scarpino Roxana Scarpino Jul '21

Hi Jaren, our organization just completed an ASC build. Have you reviewed the design guideline essential through ...

Rachel Minney
Endoscopy Staffing
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Do any of you staff Endoscopy with OR nurses/technicians?
Rachel Minney Category Ambulatory Surgery Jun '21
Mark Jiron Mark Jiron Jun '21

Rachel Minney:

Do any of you staff Endoscopy with OR nurses/technicians?

I've traveled to about 10 different ...

Rebecca Rawson
condensation in trays
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Looking for some information regarding trays. Specifically any current research/data if you know of any. For ...
Rebecca Rawson Category Ambulatory Surgery Jun '21
Roxana Scarpino Roxana Scarpino Jul '21

Hi Rebecca,

According to AAMI Standards ST79, terminally sterilized items should be allowed to cool to room ...

Kathleen Teets
Reusable sterile wrap
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Good morning all! Does anyone have any experience of a reusable wrap for instrument sets for sterilization? What ...
Kathleen Teets Category Ambulatory Surgery Jun '21
Cassie Strate Cassie Strate Jun '21
I have never heard of reusable wrap for sets, once wrap has been through the sterilization method you can't reuse ...
Hollie Gray
ERAS protocol
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Does anyone have an ERAS protocol they would share? I’m trying to create one for our hospital. Thanks H. Gray, APRN
Hollie Gray Category Ambulatory Surgery Jun '21
Jan Patrick Arrieta
Medication
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Is it a requirement to provide the patient a list of administered medication postoperatively? Or only when the ...
Jan Patrick Arrieta Category Ambulatory Surgery Jun '21
Margret Koraya Margret Koraya Jun '21

It is not a requirement yet. You can always add the medication used into the discharge instruction if they request ...

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