Policy & Procedure
Hospital laundered scrubs are required to be worn in these departments.
What is Surgery, Pre-Post PACU, Central Sterile, Cath Lab?
This is the acronym for a fire response.
What is RACE- Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish/Evacuate?
What is false?
All metal equipment must be assessed for this substance routinely.
What is rust?
This code is called for an adult cardiac or respiratory arrest.
What is a Code Blue?
A Time-Out is conducted by this person before the start of any procedure.
Who is the surgeon or physician?
What is PASS- Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep?
It is necessary to monitor this measurement during a local anesthetic and document it in the OR record.
What is 02 Saturation?
PDI wipes with a purple top are germicidal, bactericidal, tuberculocidal, and viricidal and are effective after waiting this amount of time (kill time).
What is 2 minutes?
This code is called for a pediatric cardiac or respiratory arrest.
What is a Code Pink?
Chloraprep requires a 3-minute dry time; however, Betadine requires this amount for fire safety.
What is none or 0-minutes?
This acronym names the process used when someone has an acute cardiac event such as symptomatic bradycardia, asystole, afib, or vtach.
What is ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support?
There is one drug of choice to treat Malignant Hyperthermia.
What is dantrolene (Ryanodex)?
There must be "x" amount of inches from the ceiling down to any item, product, shelf, etc.
What is 18 inches?
This code is called for an aggressive patient.
What is a Code Violet?
The use of this process does not replace the manual count process and must be done with every case that has a count and an incision.
This is the acronym for the critical event caused by intravascular absorption of local anesthetic.
What is LAST- Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity?
All surgeons use this wound vac system.
What is Smith & Nephew (orange & white)?
I use this disinfectant on the OR floors and it has a 10 minute kill time.
What is hdqC2?
What is a Code Red?
The surgical prep solution can be diluted at this time.
What is never?
This acronym represents the intraoperative nurse certification for knowledge and skill in their field.
RQI is completed on the computer and the mannequin every so many months to maintain BLS, ACLS, and PALS.
What is three months (quarter)?
Operating Room temperature and humidity must be kept within this range.
What is 68-75 degrees and 30-60% humidity?
This code is called for a tornado sighting.
What is a Code Gray Warning?