Professionalism
This person hands instruments to the first assistant or surgeon
Who is the Scrub RN or Surgical Technologist
Being able to discuss and question events without fear of managerial recriminations
What is a culture of safety
Which Periop Environmental Zone includes public hallways and patient waiting areas?
Unrestricted Zone
What is the single most effective way to prevent infection
Washing your hands (Hand Hygiene)
What can happen if we fail to follow a manufacturer's IFU
Result in patient injury, Invalidate the equipment warranty, Result in accreditation organization ciations
What are the steps of the nursing process
What is...Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, Outcome Identification, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
Which type of human error is the following:
RN forgets to retrieve a unit of blood when called to conduct a sponge count
What is a Skill-based behavior error
What part of team communication is a pause in patient care immediately before the procedure begins to conduct a final assessment of the patient
What is a...time out
How do you clean in the Periop Environment?
Top to bottom, Clean to Dirty, Move the OR bed and mop under that area, Damp Dust Horizontal Surfaces at the beginning of day, turnover cleaning
What are the three tenets of radiation safety?
Time, Distance, Shielding
Who is the non-scrubbed team member whose primary responsibility is to be the patient's advocate?
RN Circulator
As a result of landmark reports, there has been a shift from a culture of placing blame on an individual when errors occur to creating a safer health care systems and standardizing processes (what is this refering to?)
What is...The Patient Safety Movement
What are the three points in the Fire Safety Triangle
(1)An ignition source (Bovie Pencil)
(2)Fuel (Skin Prep, surgical drapes)
(3)An oxidizer (oxygen)
What type of cleaning occurs at the end of the day, each day? It is a more extensive, thorough cleaning by trained personnel
What is Terminal Cleaning
True or False: You do NOT need to put protective eyewear on your patient when using a laser because their eyes are closed
FALSE
Which organization writes the Perioperative writes the Perioperative Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice?
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
What is..
(1) Conducting a pre-procedure verification process (Name/DOB)
(2) Marking the procedure site
(3) Performing a timeout
Name 3 examples of a Life Safety Event in the OR
-Fire in the OR
-Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) Crisis
-Local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST)
-Cardiac Arrest
-Latex Allergy
Shielding
Establishes the standards for safe nursing care, issues licenses to practice nursing, monitors licensees' compliance with state laws, and acts against the licenses of RNs who have exhibited unsafe nursing practice.
What is the State Boards of Nursing
What is promoted by, the health cares organization's commitment to patient safety above all goals, and a commitment to safety at all levels of the organization
What is a culture of safety
What are the three steps in preventing patient falls
(1) Assess patient for fall risk, (2)Implement fall prevention practices, (3) Document fall precautions