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CVOR miscellaneous count
by Lodelia Labrador - Aug 22, 2019 10:33 pm - 0
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CVOR miscellaneous count
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Death in the OR
by Diane Mechelke - Aug 20, 2019 8:55 am - 0
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Death in the OR
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Trach and G-tube documentation on implant log
by Maureen Bollin - Aug 19, 2019 2:10 pm - 0
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Trach and G-tube documentation on implant log
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Surgery Center Orientation Guide
by Kate Perret - Aug 19, 2019 1:10 pm - 0
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Surgery Center Orientation Guide
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Trays to be counted during initial count
by Autumn Francisco - Aug 14, 2019 4:42 pm - 0
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Trays to be counted during initial count
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Bilateral Myringotomy
by Elizabeth Ottey - Aug 14, 2019 3:28 pm - 0
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Bilateral Myringotomy
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NL Compact
by Andrew Thomas - Aug 14, 2019 12:22 pm - 0
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NL Compact
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wearing a Hajib
by Carole Stout - Jul 15, 2019 2:04 pm - 1
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by AORN Nursing Practice
Aug 13, 2019 3:52 pm
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wearing a Hajib
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Medication pulling
by Morgan Roberts - Jul 25, 2019 5:42 pm - 1
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Aug 13, 2019 2:31 pm
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Medication pulling
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Insect Control
by Pebbles Bates - Jul 16, 2019 4:03 pm - 1
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by AORN Nursing Practice
Aug 13, 2019 2:04 pm
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Insect Control
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Seriously, coffee in the scrub bay!!!
by Diann Black - Jul 11, 2019 10:42 pm - 1
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by AORN Nursing Practice
Aug 13, 2019 2:01 pm
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Seriously, coffee in the scrub bay!!!
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RN/Scrub Tech Ratio
by Melinda Magers - May 29, 2019 8:24 pm - 1
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by AORN Nursing Practice
Aug 13, 2019 2:00 pm
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RN/Scrub Tech Ratio
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Room Environment
by Joanne Campbell - Aug 7, 2019 9:04 am - 0
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Room Environment
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1492v Rapid BI on cycles over 4 minutes
by Dana Plunkett - Aug 6, 2019 7:28 am - 0
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1492v Rapid BI on cycles over 4 minutes
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Scrub policy
by Carla Barthe - Aug 1, 2019 10:00 pm - 0
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Scrub policy
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