There is never a time that cleaning dirty surgical instruments in a scrub sink is acceptable. Contaminated surgical instruments should only be cleaned in the areas designed and equipped for the purpose of instrument decontamination.... […]
Unwrapped cotton balls may not be the optimal choice for use during cranial neurosurgery because residual cotton fibers, portions of cotton balls, or entire cotton balls could be retained.... […]
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a disorder that causes an acute life-threatening physiologic crisis insusceptible patients undergoing general anesthesia. […]
To obtain informed consent, a health care provider has a discussion with the patient or the patient's legal representative to help the patient make an informed decision........ […]
When using a pneumatic tourniquet, perioperative personnel should document the following care items:
initial assessment of the operative extremity:........
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Patients may be exposed inadvertently to latex‐containing products via several different routes, including...... […]
A study of 648 surgical specimen error event reports in 2016 identified that there were specific contributing....... […]
Regarding the AORN recommendations in US.
electronic nursing documentation to eliminate legibility errors related to paper requisitions; .......... […]
When performing manual cleaning of cannulated medical devices (MDs), perioperative and sterile processing department personnel may find the removal of organic and inorganic debris difficult..... […]
Perioperative departments are an important part of most medical centers. Renovation of existing ORs and the creation of new surgical suites can pose challenges for leaders and staff members...... […]