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Georgina Hurley
Overnight stay in an ambulatory surgery center
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Does anyone have experience operationalizing 23 hour stay patients in an outpatient surgery center? I am seeking ...
Georgina Hurley Category Ambulatory Surgery 1d
Kelly Brugger Kelly Brugger 2h

I'd love the same information as well.

Emily Andersen
NPO Policies in Outpatient Surgery Center
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Looking to update NPO policy can anyone share your to help give some ideas? Thanks
Emily Andersen Category Ambulatory Surgery Aug '22
Kim Weitzman
Looking to Benchmark
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Hello, I manage a 1 room OR for a Plastic Surgeon I'm looking to do a benchmark on the Facility Fee for a breast ...
Kim Weitzman Category Ambulatory Surgery Aug '22
Beth McCarthy
Smart Watches During Cases
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One of our techs thinks it is okay to wear a smart watch under a sterile glove during pain injection cases. She is not ...
Beth McCarthy Category Ambulatory Surgery Aug '22
Debra Lohmeyer Debra Lohmeyer Aug '22

@Beth McCarthy The AORN Guidelines 2022 2.1 "Do not wear jewelry (eg, rings, watches, bracelets) on the hands or ...

Colleen Connell
False eyelashes
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I’d like to get some takes on false eyelashes in the OR. Specifically scrub nurses who wear false eyelashes. Do your ...
Colleen Connell Category Ambulatory Surgery Aug '22
Gail Arseneau Gail Arseneau Aug '22

@Colleen Connell
Hi Colleen, our Health Network has a dress code policy that states false eyelashes are not ...

Kendra Hardy Dunnigan
SSI monitoring in ASC
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I am reaching out to see what other ASCs are doing in regards to SSI monitoring. Are you monitoring all SSI? Or only ...
Kendra Hardy Dunnigan Category Ambulatory Surgery Aug '22
Willette Balsamo Willette Balsamo Aug '22

@Kendra Hardy Dunnigan
IP here. We monitor all SSIs; however, the NHSN defined ones get a deep investigation and ...

Marie Barnes
Turn over and returning to OR...
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I work in a 2 OR ASC that does primarily total joints, ortho spine and upper extremity cases. We are short handed, ...
Marie Barnes Category Ambulatory Surgery Aug '22
Stephanie Ritter
Procedure start time
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Hi! What is the standard OR start time? Do you go by Incision time? Block time? Local injection time? Thanks for your ...
Stephanie Ritter Category Ambulatory Surgery Jul '22
Janice Kelly Janice Kelly Jul '22
Hey Stephanie,

The PNDS has the following concept that represents Procedure/Surgery Start Time. Hope this ...
Amber Johnson
Nurse Educator role- how many hours per week at your ...
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Hello, I work in a surgical hospital with 15 operating room suites. Currently, our surgery education is provided ...
Amber Johnson Category Ambulatory Surgery Jul '22
Kristen Jackson Kristen Jackson Jul '22
I know that at an ASC things are a bit different, but I am the sole Educator for our building. I cover all staff members ...
Amber Johnson
15 bed OR needing staffing ideas for staff retention
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Hello, I currently work at an ASC with 15 operating room suites. We are extremely busy, and our current staffing ...
Amber Johnson Category Ambulatory Surgery Jul '22
Jennifer Clapp Jennifer Clapp Jul '22

@Amber Johnson how many nurses/CST's do you have scheduled for each day? my suggestion is until you have enough ...

Amy Bauer
Cooling Towel for Staff
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Some of the staff members are getting hot (especially in the summer) with our thermostats saying “68” but are not ...
Amy Bauer Category Ambulatory Surgery Jun '22
Molly Kucera Molly Kucera Jul '22

I have had team members purchase their own cooling towels and put them under their scrubs. These can be purchased at ...

Marie Barnes
Recycle options in ASCs
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Hello! Our center is trying to come up with ways to help better our environment and go more green :) We all know how ...
Marie Barnes Category Ambulatory Surgery Jun '22
Lois Hayworth Lois Hayworth Jun '22
Talk with your vendor reps about recycling. I know Stryker has an expansive recycling program.
Lois Hayworth
Ginger Daniels
Implanted device tracking responsibilities
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Who is ultimately responsible for completing and returning the device tracking paperwork for implanted medical ...
Ginger Daniels Category Ambulatory Surgery Jun '22
amy martin
Safety huddles
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I am interested in how other people conduct their safety huddles. We usually gather around 7am and go over any ...
amy martin Category Ambulatory Surgery May '22
Molly Kucera Molly Kucera Jul '22

Amy-

We have weekly safety huddles. We review key findings from the previous week, any updates from environmental ...

Stephanie Hartsock
Transporting instruments to decon after procedure
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Good afternoon, Looking for input on the process for transporting instruments from the operating room to decon ...
Stephanie Hartsock Category Ambulatory Surgery May '22
Victoria Morin Victoria Morin May '22

Good Morning from Vermont,

We are a small hospital without the benefit of case carts. Last year I purchased for our ...

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