Ideas That Work: Decorate With Unused OR Supplies

Practical pearls from your colleagues

Does your OR have a plethora of unused, wasted supplies? Instead of throwing your surgical drapes, ACE bandages, cotton padding and sterilization wrap in the trash, try turning them into some holiday décor. Alexis McCutcheon, BSN, a regional CVOR coordinator at Trumbull Regional Medical Center in Warren, Ohio, did just that. She shared her crafty Christmas tree creation on the Operating Room Nursing Facebook group, which is a group for all nurses who work in the operating room and want to discuss issues pertinent to the perioperative specialty of nursing. OSM