Testing, Testing, 1-2-3
Where should specimen labels should be placed?
What is on the cup of the specimen container? NEVER the lid.
When an operative or invasive procedure is performed, where surgical smoke is generated, smoke will be removed using what grade filter?
What is ULPA filtration?
Name all staff approved to take an image using the mini c-arm.
Who is the surgeon?
(x-ray techs also have permission, but it is not their machine to run).
True or false: Hand hygiene does not need to be completed if gloves are worn.
What is false?
True or False: All specimens on the weekend are left in the formalin room/soiled utility room.
What is false? Fresh specimens need to be delivered to the lab and frozen specimens need to be delivered to the frozen room by OR 10 (calling the pathologist for review...never leave the specimen unattended). Only specimens in formalin are to be left in the soiled utility room.
ULPA stands for?
What is Ultra-Low Particulate Air?
When should hands be washed with soap and water? (not relating to a surgical scrub)
When is when they are visibly soiled, after caring for a patient with confirmed or suspected C. Diff, before preparing and eating food, and after using the restroom?
alcohol-based hand rub in all other instances is approved
Large specimens for disposal are to be sent _____?
What is to the morgue?
At the Elliot, the best product to use during a laparoscopic procedure for smoke evac is?
What is the buffalo filter or air seal?
How long should natural nail tips be?
What is 1/4 inch?
During the dual sign-off of a specimen, what needs to be checked?
What is confirming the patient name, DOB, MRN, specimen name, and testing ordered on the specimen label and requisition form against the patient chart? Confirm that specimen is in the correct container (swab/cup/lab tube/etc.) and preparation (fresh/formalin/saline/etc.).
How close should hand-held suction devices be to the site of smoke production?
What is less than or equal to 2 inches?
If regular nail polish is worn, how many days after application should it be removed?
What is 4 days or if the polish is cracked or chipped?
When selecting lymphoma workup for a lymph node specimen, what order should be placed?
What is tissue exam AND flow cytometry (leukemia/lymphoma phenotyping). This specimen is considered a "shared specimen?"
One day in an operating room (being exposed to surgical smoke) is equivalent to smoking how many cigarettes?
What is 27 cigarettes?
(data from Stryker)
How long should washing your hands take?
What is 15-20 seconds...or Happy Birthday twice?