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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 > November, 2004 Vol. V, No. 11

Ideas that Work

Give Patient Escorts a Beeper

Edited by Diana Procuniar, RN, BA, CNOR

Diana Procuniar, RN, BA, CNOR We've instituted a pager system for patient escorts that alerts them when their loved one's procedure is complete and the patient has been taken to the recovery room. Here's how it works.

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