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The team members responsible to communicate all items placed in and removed from the patient during the procedure.
Who are the surgical tech and surgeon?
This is the very first thing you should do before beginning a central-line dressing change.
What is perform hand hygiene?
The first step BEFORE adding a wound vac entry in the Avatar?
What is creating the wound/incision entry?
This bright-colored "notifier" must be placed on the patient prior to leaving the OR. It must be labeled with the number and type of retained packing before the patient leaves the procedural area.
What is the orange 'Retained item for removal' armband?
This ergonomic step prevents back strain and improves access to the site.
What is raising the bed to waist level?
The required action when adding 'Negative Pressure Wound Therapy' to the Avatar.
What is linking it to the existing wound site?
The action required if a packing item is missing.
What is a thorough wound exam and ordering intraoperative imaging?
This is why the antiseptic must dry completely before applying the dressing.
What is to ensure antimicrobial effectiveness and proper dressing adhesion?
The entry you should NOT create again if it already exists on the Avatar.
What is a new wound/incision entry?
What should happen to a wound vac machine that was requested but not used.
What is return it to a core tech?
This antimicrobial product is placed at the catheter base to reduce microbial colonization.
What is a Chlorhexidine-impregnated gel pad?
The action that removes the Negative Pressure Wound Therapy entry from the Avatar.
What is charting the removal date and time?
Where the wound vac machine must go when therapy is discontinued.
What is alcove by broken equipment? Remove the canister and purple wipe first!!
This is the correct technique for applying alcoholic chlorhexidine gluconate solution.
What is a back and forth friction scrub for 30 seconds, then allow it to dry?
Where you chart the final dressing after the wound vac is discontinued.
What is the existing wound/incision entry?