Participants
This person sits at the head of the bed during surgery and administers sedating medications to the patient.
Who is the CRNA or anesthesiologist?
Hemoglobin, INR, pregnancy test, AB+, B-
What are lab, blood and diagnostics?
The patient name, medical record number, birth date
What is the Patient ID?
This agency is the one where everyone scatters when they show up on the unit and often has the meme "hide your drinks and snacks".
Who is Joint Commission?
This name appears when you hover over the surgeons name on the left hand column in Epic.
Who is the CRNA?
This person goes through the pre-op assessment, gives the patient pre-medication, and gets the patient ready for surgery.
Who is the perianesthesia RN?
The mark to indicate what area of the body the surgeon will be operating on.
What is site marking?
This form indicates that the patient is declining any blood products during surgery.
What is a blood consent?
This is a government agency that provides health care coverage to 160 million people.
Who is CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid System)?
This device can be kept in your pocket during your shift and helps you be able to give handoff or pertinent information.
What is the vocera iPhone?
This person circulates the case in the operating room.
Who is the OR RN?
The legal form that indicates what surgery is being done on the patient with risks listed and is signed by both the patient and the provider.
What is a consent form?
This is document that the surgeon or someone from the surgical team fills out the day of surgery that shows they have reviewed the patients H & P.
What is the interval H & P?
This professional agency is what offers guidance for the operating room.
Who is AORN?
Ancef, TXA, celebrex, Flagyl, Vancomycin, zofran
What are medications and antibiotics?
This is when the handoff occurs.
What is when the patient changes phases of care?
This professional agency offers guidelines for the perianesthesia nurses.
Who is ASPAN?
The patient is anxious and has been very nauseated.
What are concerns and considerations?
This paper is signed by the pre-op RN and indicates that everything is competed prior to transferring to the OR.
What is the paper passport?