OR Recommendation
It should be 1/4 inch from palmar surface (policy) or 2mm fingernail tip length (AORN).
What is the recommended nail length?
It is a wound classification that includes Perforated viscera, dirty, infected, necrotic wound.
What is Class 4-Dirty/Infected?
Recommended by CDC: to do before & after patient contact, immediately after exposure to blood/body fluids, before aseptic technique, and after contact with bed/patient's equipment.
What is Hand Hygiene?
As part of antibiotic stewardship- it is the recommended time of d/c antibiotic prophylaxis.
What is 24 hours of surgical end time?
The 7th National Patient Safety Goal in 2018.
What is to reduce risk of health-care associated infections (HAI)?
It is the recommended patient core temperature to prevent risks of SSI.
What is 98.6*F or 36*C?
Wound classification that includes clean, no inflammation/infection, non-penetrating trauma, and wound primarily closed.
What is Clean or Class 1?
This initiative decreases number of microorganisms on intact skin and reduces incidence of SSI.
What is CHG bathing?
Recommended time to d/c antibiotic prophylaxis for cardiac cases.
What is 48-72 hours of surgical end time?
This can occur 30 days post-procedure or up to 90 days or even a year with procedure implants.
What is surgical site infection (SSI)?
Scrubs, long sleeve jacket, clean shoes dedicated for OR use, head cover, beard cover, surgical mask, eye protection, ID badge.
What is surgical attire?
It is a wound classification that includes respiratory, alimentary, GU/GYN, no evidence of infection, no bile spillage, no major break in sterile technique.
What is Clean contaminated or Class 2?
It is the recommended time frame of CHG bathing before surgery.
What is within 12 hours?
The surgical site is checked daily for these signs of SSI.
What is redness, swelling, tenderness, or drainage?
This is the hospital wide council whose initiatives are focused on reducing hospital-acquired infections.
What is Zero Heroes Council?
The recommended time frame of worn nail polish to avoid having cracks/chips that can harbor bacteria.
What is less than 72 hours or 3days?
It is a wound classification that includes fresh open wound, bile spillage, acute non-purulent inflammation, major break in sterile technique.
What is Contaminated or Class 3?
The 2 areas where to document CHG bathing.
What are pre-op checklist & patient care intervention in Meditech?
This is included as patient education for surgical patients.
What is wound care?
The total number of SSI in the OR during the 1st quarter of 2018.
What is 1?
Most common opportunities to improve hand hygiene in the OR.
What are foley insertion, skin prep, and after removing gloves?
The wound classification of an open femur fracture coming to the OR from Trauma bay.
What is Contaminated or Class 3?
The CDC recommendation on target glucose level for surgical patients with or without diabetes.
What is 200mg/dl?
Simplest way for caregivers, patients, and family to reduce risks of SSI.
What is Hand Hygiene?
These are the infection prevention initiatives Zero Heroes Council are focused on.
What are CAUTI, CLABSI, C-diff, SSI, Hand Hygiene?