Counts
Two people, one of which must be an RN.
How many people are required for an initial count?
Before & after patient contact, before performing a clean or sterile task, & after using the restroom.
What is hand hygiene?
A 619-bed, not-for-profit, independent hospital committed to providing the highest quality care for every person in the community.
What is Huntington Hospital?
Identifies the laterality for a surgery or a procedure.
What is site marking?
This provider initiates the Time-Out in the OR.
Who is anesthesiologist?
Visual, audible, manual
What is "see, say, separate"?
Performed to rid your skin of microorganisms prior to surgery or a procedure
What is surgical scrub?
Skin preparation product that has a residual effect of 5 to 6 hours.
What is chlorhexidine (CHG)?
Is divided into three phases:
1) Sign in
2) Time Out
3) Sign out
What is the Surgical Safety Checklist?
Time management system used to keep track of employee work times.
What is Kronos?
One person manually separates each item as each participant visualizes & audibly counts together.
What is a surgical count?
A way to minimize the fire risk when using flammable skin antiseptic products.
What is sufficient dry time?
Claudia, the manager, lives here.
Where is Las Vegas?
The goal is to reinforce accepted safety practices & foster better communication & teamwork.
What is Universal Protocol
Funding awarded to selected applicants to help pay for school
What is the Huntington Hospital Scholarship program
Performed when skin closure begins.
What is "Final Count"?
If a team member tells you that you contaminated something or yourself.
What is surgical conscience?
The name of Aura's baby.
Who is Luna?
A discussion that occurs at the end of a surgery, procedure, or event to discuss what happened.
What is a "sign-out" or debriefing.
Huntington Hospital Library's new name
What is the Center for Health Evidence?
Radiopaque soft goods are used as packing and the patient leaves the OR with this packing in place.
What is therapeutic or intentional packing?
The use of surgical practices that restrict microorganisms in the environment and prevent contamination of the surgical wound
What is aseptic (or sterile) technique?
Occurred in 1994, was a magnitude of 6.7 (Mw), blind thrust, which occurred on January 17 at 4:30:55 a.m. PST in the San Fernando Valley region of the County of Los Angeles
What is the Northridge earthquake?
A moment just prior to the initiation of surgery where all activity stops and all staff in the OR participate.
What is a "Time-Out".
CEO of Huntington Hospital
Who is Dr. Lori Morgan?