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Scheduling
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Providing access
" The impact of COVID19
in the past year has
made us look at how
to provide the safest
possible environment
for our surgical patients
so they can still
access care in the hospital
and return home
as quickly as possible
we can provide consistent access up
front in the first 90 days; our new surgeons
can reach a comfort level with
these procedures; and then when they
do have access to block time off shift,
they feel confident doing the case, " she
says.
Amanda
Bailey, MSN,
RN, APRN
to limit their risks, " says Amanda Bailey,
MSN, RN, APRN.
Having surgeons on a steering committee
is key to setting up a provisional
block, says Bailey. " As you maximize
access, you are going to increase your
opportunity to grow, which is going to
positively impact your program and your
ability to serve patients, " she says. ✥
-Judith M. Mathias, MA, RN
Procedure volume by specialty: 2008 - 2019
27%
Surgical Volume Growth
2017 - 2019
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Expanding access to the da Vinci
technology played a role in that, says
Bailey, a Genesis consultant as well as
a former perioperative nurse and robotics
coordinator. Part of this expansion
was to help surgeons prioritize their
robotics patients and help new robotics
surgeons gain access to the robotics
technology.
" New robotics surgeons need consistent
time with the robot so they can
get through the learning curve, and if
there is no time for them, it limits a
program's ability to bring on new surgeons
and new procedures, " says
Bailey.
She recommends implementation of
a provisional block to provide consistent
access for new surgeons. " We know if
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