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AORN
Infection Control
Medconnect
PT Safety
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100
As close to surgery as possible; constant monitoring; sterile draping of back table; no taping of doors
What are the AORN recommendations concerning time frame for opening a sterile field?
100

Hand hygiene, Hand washing and Surgical hand scrubs

What are most effective ways to prevent and control infections?

100

The identification number associated with a supply item

What is PSID?

100
Laser goggles/masks, warning signs, water/nacl, wet towels and smoke evacuator
What are safety precautions that are the laser operator’s responsibilities?
100
CUSP
What is the Comprehensive United Based Safety Program?
200
The farthest wrapper flap; each side flap; and then nearest flap
What is the order one should open sterile wrapped items?
200

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

What is ERAS?

200

Surgeon, Circulator, Scrub personnel, Surgical Assistant, Anesthesia, dental assistant, other

Who are OR staff documented in Case attendees segment?

200

Using a bovie holder; Connecting light cord to lenses; Allowing alcohol prep to dry for 3 minutes

What are ways to prevent surgical Fires ?

200
Prior to administering blood, a visual ID and verification of the blood and patient should occur by two licensed individiuals following this process
What is confiming with EPIC, the patient’s arm band, and blood product ID?
300

Tissue ID number,& expiration date, Tissue Bank, Recovery and Preparation Staff, Reconstitution solution,lot numbers & expiration date, Reconstitution start & stop time

What are AORN/JCHAO required charting data points for implanted allograft tissue?

300
Bioburden, Clampled instruments, Moisture
What are ways that trays can be contaminated?
300
This should be entered in the Procedure Description field in the Intra-OP Log
What is the procedure performed as stated by the Surgeon?
300

Emergency response to de-escalate a behavioral health issue before a code purple is called

What is BERT?

300

Closure of vaginal cuff, retroperitoneum, stomach, uterus, bladder, heart

When a surgical count should be done?

400

Before the procedure to establish a baseline (initial), when closing a cavity, at wound closure/or at the end of the procedure when counted items are no longer in use (final) and at the time of permanent relief of either scrub or RN circulator.

What are times when an instrument and soft count are required?

400
Patients with an open wound and known on going infection i.e.: C-Diff, MRSA
When do you need to treat a patient with isolation precautions?
400

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What is A. Patient is under isolation B. Patient has a latex allergy C. Anesthesia pre-assessment not completed D. H&P not updated E. Consents not complete F. Pre-op Labs/Radiology results needed

400

Safe-T secure

What is a positioning device used for laparoscopic or robotic procedures?

400
One of the 2 areas the OR will focus on based on this year’s Gallup survey
What are giving praise and recognition or Having the materials I need to perform my work?
500

Only when the entire procedure will be performed at that level

What is the AORN’s recommended practice for OR personnel (scrubbed team members) sitting during a procedure?

500
Head and Neck Procedures, Thoracotomy and where there is a potential for reopening procedure
When are the times when the scrub nurse should remain sterile and keep back table sterile?
500
Choose Prepare and Transfuse blood products (Red Blood Cells Product Crossmatch and Transfusion), and then deselect Prepare Red Blood Cells (Crossmatch)?
What is how to order transfusion of available units of blood product?
500

Bull dogs, acorn tips, cottonoids, pool suctions, 

What are countable items?

500

Where a staff member can find information on any chemical used in the hospital, including clean up how to treat exposure.

What is SDS Online on the hospital Intranet?