S.P.A.N.C.

This blog is meant to be a place for Sunnybrook Peri-Anesthesia Nurses (Pre-Admission Centre, Same Day Surgery, Post Anesthetic Are Unit and Surgical Short Stay Unit) to stay in communication with each other and to be up-to-date with concerns regarding the Peri-Anesthesia Department. The Purpose of S.P.A.N.C is •To re-implement a unit based council •to identify the unique role of the Peri-anesthesia nurse and to help staff from other areas understand what it is that we do •to create a collegial atmosphere for sharing our professional experiences within the subgroups of Peri-anesthesia •to facilitate open discussion and priority of issues relating to professional practice, education and research that impact on the quality of our work life and thereby affect positive outcomes for our patients and their families.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

FYI---Biochemistry Update

Hello All,
We are making some process improvements in Biochemistry as a result of new instrumentation. We are happy to report that this will translate to decreased blood collection for some of the routine chemistry tests. Currently you have been collecting an extra SST (yellow top) tube for Troponin and CK-MB, in addition to any routine chemistry orders that require an SST tube (calcium, liver etc.). On Monday, June 30, 2008 it will no longer be necessary to draw an additional tube for Troponin and CK-MB; these orders will print out on the same label as the other chemistry tests that would require an SST tube.

Please let the nursing staff know that they should pay attention to how many and type of tubes that are required as indicated on the barcode label that prints out after order entry to avoid unnecessary extra tubes being collected. At this point it is only Troponin and CK-MB that is changing, we will keep you updated as further improvements are in the pipeline.

Please let me know if you require further information or clarification.

Tammie Taylor MLT

Supervisor Biochemistry Department of Clinical Pathology

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