Ideas That Work: Using Your Noodle

Ideas That Work

By: OSD Staff

Published: 8/6/2015

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Cover the Tops of Stretcher Side Rails


pool noodles on stretcher tables PATIENT SAFETY Pool noodles fit snugly over the top of the side rail on your stretchers.

Using Your Noodle
Cover the Tops of Stretcher Side Rails

We found that pediatric safety pads didn't completely cover the tops of the side rails on stretchers, especially when we had a restless patient. Our solution: pool noodles. Simply cut a slit along the length of a noodle and push it over the side rail.

Suzanne Whitenite, BSN, RN
Turk's Head Surgery Center
West Chester, Pa
[email protected]

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