specimens
All specimens located in the specimen area of the soiled utility room must be in this fluid.
What is formalin?
Two toxic substances that are created from cautery.
What is: bacteria, carcinogens, gases, viruses
The most commonly retained surgical item.
What is a lap sponge?
Method for calling a code blue in the OR.
What is "Code Blue OR" and stating the room #?
The nerve bundle we are protecting by keeping the arms extended at less than 90 degrees in the supine position.
What is the brachial plexus?
The amount of formalin that should be placed in a specimen container.
What is Completely covering the specimen?
The Neptune filters surgical smoke using this type of filter.
What is ULPA filter?
2 instances during a procedure when you should not initiate a count
Must answer 2 of the following.
What is during time out, during opening of implants, during critical dissections, when handling specimens, or during induction?
Name 3 of the house-wide code team who respond to our codes in the OR.
Name 3 of the following:
What is intensivist, ICU nurse, CICU nurse, pharmacy, or resp therapy?
Important piece of the HANA table to keep the patient on the bed.
What is the perineal post?
The length of time an autologous skull flap can be kept in the freezer.
What is 5 years?
DAILY DOUBLE
How close to the surgical site should your suction be positioned?
What is less than or equal to 2 inches?
An item is considered retained when:
What is when the wound has to be reopened to retrieve the item?
The role stickers for code team members are this color.
What is pink?
This is the way the yellow fins should be angled for proper body alignment.
The most important paperwork in forensic evidence cases.
What is Chain of Custody Form?
The recommended PPE to be used in cases with HPV involvement.
What is N-95 mask?
This is the way to count packaged items.
What is according to the number that the item is packaged in?
DAILY DOUBLE
The closest code cart to room 11 is located here.
What is endoscopy?
When padding the Jackson Table (chest, hip, thigh), the white portion of the pads should be positioned this way.
What is against the patient?
New process to help reduce specimen errors
What is Dual Nurse sign-off?
Used in laparoscopic procedures to filter surgical plume.
What is the buffalo filter - or what is the PAL filter?
Your patient left the OR with sponges intentionally placed for packing. Why wouldn't you get an x-ray?
What is, the x-ray won't tell us how many sponges are in the wound and we will get an x-ray when the patient returns to have them removed?
The bottom drawer of the code carts contain this critically important resuscitation item.
What are the internal paddles?
This is how the patient's bottom leg is positioned when in lateral position.
What is bent?