All about the Dates
When placing in a warmer, water and saline must be labeled with an expiration date. How long is this expiration date?
What is 14 days?
These boxes are not allowed in the OR or any patient care area
What are corrugated cardboard boxes?
You can place them on a mat, but they must have a lid on them.
What are drinks?
These containers must not be more than 75% full and not have objects sticking out of them.
What are sharps containers and recycle bins?
This MUST be performed when entering and exiting the OR room as well as before and after removing gloves.
What is hand sanitizing?
Expiration date for instrument sets sterilized in containers
What is 360 days?
All items being stored must be this distance from the ceiling or sprinkler heads whichever is lowest
What is 18 inches?
These cannot be worn to enhance fingernail length due to infection control/AORN standards
What are artificial/acrylic finger nails?
At this time everyone must remain still and engaged while the circulator goes down the checklist.
What is a timeout?
Expiration date for wrapped instrument sets.
What is 3 years?
Beds, stretchers and/or equipment should never block these.
What are fire extinguishers and medical gas shut offs?
If worn, they must not be visible when scrubbed and must be tucked inside the hat
What are earrings?
The directions for cleaning this piece of equipment include Clean with one purple wipe, disinfect with another purple wipe (top, bottom, left and right sides 3 times vertically and 3 times horizontally), and lastly stay wet for 2 minutes and dry for 1 minute.
What is the glucometer?
Medication poured onto the sterile field must be labeled with the drug, dose and date when?
What is when dispensed on the field?
Full and empty must be stored in separate racks.
What are medical gas tanks?
These are not allowed in the OR because they are not wipeable and could be a diversion risk.
What are personal bags and/or backpacks?
Name and Date of Birth are 2 examples of this and is used to verify the correct patient prior to any intervention
What are patient identifiers?
I have set up my room and have been told to go to lunch. Is it okay for me to leave my room as long as I put a Do Not Enter strap across the door. TRUE or False
What is false?
This equipment must be checked daily, including weekends/holidays when working in the department
What is the crash carts?
This is the minimum amount of space required for clearance in the hallways
What is 6 feet?
Vendors must have these 3 things in order to be in the OR.
What are vendor scrubs, ID sticker, and red hat?
PASS and RACE stand for:
What is Rescue, Alert, Contain, and Extinguish/Evacuate?
Oxivir is used on the furniture in the OR. The proper wet time is ...
What is one minute?