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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

Archive > April, 2003 Vol. IV, No. 4

Ideas That Work

A Cart for Every Specialty

Edited by Melonie Marchak, RN, BSN

Melonie Marchak, RN, BSN We categorize our supplies by specialty. Each specialty has its own cart, and each cart is assigned to a staff member. For example, a scrub nurse who works with the eye surgeons oversees the eye cart. The staff person is responsible for notifying the material manager when supplies need to be reordered. This helps us maintain just-in-time inventory without having to worry about running out of supplies.

Marlene Brunswick, RN
Director of Nursing, Findlay (Ohio) Surgery Center
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