Ideas That Work: Make Sure Supplies Don’t Go to Waste

You never want to run out of key supplies your surgical team needs on a daily basis, but you also don’t want to throw away items because they’ve expired. That’s why staff at Eye 35 ASC in Schertz, Texas, place star stickers on items that are approaching their expiration date. “The stickers alert staff that certain items should be used first, from lenses to sterile gloves to disinfectant wipes,” says Carson McCafferty, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM, CSRN, clinical director at the ophthalmic surgery center. OSM