Celebrating Nurses’ Monumental Impact
There is a myriad of ways to participate in National Nurses Week, which is celebrated May 6-12, from honoring your staff RNs with a gift or event to taking steps to let...
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By: OSD Staff
Published: 12/2/2014
SMART STORAGE
Check for Outdated Supplies Quickly and Easily
I've been a surgical administrator for close to 20 years and have never seen a process for eliminating outdated supplies from stock that doesn't involve staff spending hours on end looking at individual items. If you've run into the same issue at your facility, try this simple and effective process:
Staff spends more time on the front end opening boxes of supplies and applying the stickers. However, they save time on the back end each month checking storage areas only for specific colored dots.
Alisa Fischer-Hurst, RN, MHSA, CASC
Orange Park (Fla.) Surgery Center
[email protected]
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