Ideas That Work: BP Cuffs

Share:

Is Hose Facing Patient's Head?


BP cuffs

BP Cuffs
Is Hose Facing Patient's Head?

Always place blood pressure cuffs on with the hose facing the patient's head to prevent the hose from kinking. This is especially useful during cases where you start off with arms out but the case dictates that both arms be tucked midcase.

Darren Long, CRNA
Avita Health System
Galion, Ohio
[email protected]

Related Articles

Wired for Success

In her 24 years as a nurse at Penn Medicine, Connie Croce has seen the evolution from open to laparoscopic to robotic surgery....

To Optimize OR Design, Put People First

Through my decades of researching, testing and helping implement healthcare design solutions, I’ve learned an important lesson: A human-centered and evidence-based...