health
How Can OR Teams Improve Environmental Cleaning Between Surgical Cases?
Turnover pressure can leave critical OR cleaning steps unfinished. Karen deKay, MSN, RN, EBP-C, CNOR, CIC, FAPIC, examines common gaps in environmental hygiene and how shared responsibilities, attention to disinfectant contact time, and ongoing education can help teams strengthen practices between cases.
Five back-to-back cases. A full waiting room. An urgent add-on that just landed on the schedule. Every operating room (OR) team knows what turnover pressure feels like, and I’ve spent enough time studying environmental hygiene to know exactly where t... [7620 chars]
Read Full ArticleShare this story
Up next
Related Stories
Should naloxone kits be available in public places with defibrillators?
Sootoday
Four things you need to know about deprescribing | Folio
University Of Alberta
Blood test detects breast cancer more than a year before scans
The Brighter Side of News
.jpeg;w=960;h=640;mode=crop)
Parents urged to ask about RSV immunization for eligible infants
Barrie News
London doctors perform Canada's first ‘heart in a box’ transplant
London Free Press