Perioperative Nursing History
Preoperative Nursing
Infection Control
Surgical Preparations
Sterilization
100
The "Lady with the Lamp"
Florence Nightingale
100
This act of 1996 specifies that healthcare organizations take reasonable safeguards to protect individual privacy
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
100
This organ is the body's primary defense mechanism against infection
The Skin
100
The primary principle of prepping includes prepping from __________ to __________ areas
Clean to dirty
100
This is defined as the process by which all forms of microbial life (including bacteria, viruses, spores and fungi) are destroyed to an acceptable assurance level
Sterilization
200
Bellevue Hospital established the first nursing school in the country based on this model
Nightingale model
200
This tool is often used to provide a hand-off communication between providers
SBAR (situation, background, assessment, recommendations)
200
The definition of this means practicing specific procedures before and during operative and other invasive procedures to help prevent SSI's and other infections acquired in the hospital. 
Sterile Technique
200
This prep agent is designed for topical skin application only and should not be used in the eyes, ears, brain, or mucous membranes
Chlorhexidine Gluconate
200
A blue wrapped instrument set is sterile for this length of time

Event-related sterility - it should be considered sterile until an event occurs in which the sterile package contents are compromised while being stored and/or handled


*not including items manufactured by a vendor with an expiration date

300
This organization developed a standard curriculum of OR technique by 1920
National League for Nursing
300
Preoperative nurses are responsible for verifying the correct patient, procedure, and _____________. 
Surgical Site
300
The single most important intervention to reduce the transmission of infections
Handwashing
300
Burn patients, thyroid disorder patients, neonates, pregnant women, and lactating mothers can absorb iodine, resulting in ___________. 
Iodism (excessive amounts of iodine in the body). This can cause increased lacrimation & salivation, rhinitis, weakness, and skin eruption
300
The definition of this includes the degree of microbial load or the number of viable organisms contaminating an object
Bioburden
400
This organization was founded in 1954 to provide a standard of nursing care for patients before, during, and after surgery
AORN
400
It is the non-delegable duty of this team member to provide a complete explanation of the planned surgical procedure and the risks involved
The surgeon
400
The 3 principle elements required for an infection to occur
1. Source or Reservoir

2. Susceptible Host with a Portal of Entry

3. Method of Transmission

400
When performing both a perineal and abdominal prep, you should prep in this order: 1st____________ & 2nd_____________
1st: Perineum ; 2nd: Abdomen


Abdomen should be prepped last to avoid any potential contamination by splashing or aerosolization from the perineal prep 

400
This type of indicator is used to monitor one or more sterilization parameters for detecting failures in packaging, loading, sterilizer performance or steam characteristics

Chemical Indicators - please keep in mind, these indicators monitor but do not prove sterility of an item

500
During this war, advances in antibiotics, anesthetics, blood transfusions, and reconstructive procedures helped support and save thousands of soldiers
World War II
500
These four items should be confirmed before placing an identification band on the patient in the preoperative environment
1. Patient's name

2. Patient's date of birth

3. Allergies

4. Anticipated procedure

500
This organization requires employers to provide appropriate PPE to health care providers to reduce the risk of skin and mucous membrane exposure to blood and body fluids
OSHA - Occupational Safety & Health Administration
500
This prep agent is the most appropriate to use in the mucous membrane of the genital area
Aqueous Iodine/Iodophors (10%)
500
This cleaning device removes the fine debris from instruments using the energy from high-frequency sound waves created by transducers in the sides or bottom of a sink-link chamber filled with water
Ultrasonic Washer
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