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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...

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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 > May, 2003 Vol. IV, No. 5

Ideas That Work

Use Sterile Wrapper to Cover Your Arm Boards

Edited by Melonie Marchak, RN, BSN

Melonie Marchak, RN, BSN We use our sterile wrapper after opening sterile towels and instruments to cover our arm boards and on the floor for drop cloths. That way, it gets used twice. We also use sterile wrapper to cover our larger rolling armboards. The wrap protects the surface; we discard it after each case.

Jeannette Cline, RN, BSN, CNOR
Clinical Nurse Supervisor, Mercy Surgery Center
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