MCN’s customizable template, Care of the Latex Sensitive Patient, is taken from our Outpatient Surgery and Ambulatory Services Policy and Procedure Manual. MCN Healthcare’s proven policy and procedure templates, competencies and compliance tools have assisted more than 20,000 health care organizations worldwide meet their regulatory compliance goals.

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Here is some sample content from Care of the Latex Sensitive Patient:

	POLICY: The facility staff will ensure that latex-sensitive patients will not come into contact with products made of latex. The perioperative nurse will identify the patient's allergies through the preoperative history and patient interview. Latex sensitive patients shall be scheduled as the first procedure of the day, when possible. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS: Latex exposure can cause a local allergic reaction. Symptoms of a local reaction might be itching, redness or urticaria. Latex exposure may cause a systemic anaphylactic reaction. A systemic reaction might manifest as difficulty in...
Second excerpt:
	...Injectable epinephrine and Benadryl will be readily available in the case of inadvertent exposure. Anesthesia is Responsible for: Replacing all anesthesia supplies containing latex with non-latex supplies. Collaborating with Pharmacy to assure drugs used in the case have no rubber stoppers or seals. Having emergency drugs for counteracting anaphylactic reaction. Using a latex-free reservoir bag, airways, endotracheal tubes and laryngeal mask airways. Using a nonlatex breathing...