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Archive > November, 2005 Vol. VI, No. 11

Straighten Your Supply Room

Reorganizing your supply storage, step by step.

David Bernard, Senior Associate Editor

When Paul McGuire, RN, BSN, MBA, arrived at the Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md., four years ago, he had a lot on his mind about how he wanted to get things done. But not all of his thoughts were directly related to the cardiovascular and neurosurgical procedures he'd be supervising as clinical OR manager for those departments.

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