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Archive > January, 2005 Vol. VI, No. 1

Ideas That Work

Edited by Diana Procuniar, RN, BA, CNOR

Diana Procuniar, RN, BA, CNOR A block of OR time has just opened up, and you need to get in touch with one of your utilizing physicians. If your call gets through to the schedulers in his office, you're in luck. And if not ? well, let's not think about the possibility of an OR spending four hours dark and empty.

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