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What is 44872?
The purpose of this is to prevent wrong person, wrong procedure, and wrong body site errors by describing standards for verification of patient, procedure, site, diagnostic reports, blood products, implants or devices.
What is the Universal Protocol?
All free sponges will be present on the field or distributed to the field in multiples of this.
What is 10?
You are the circulator assigned to a case where the surgeon wants to film the procedure. If you have questions regarding proper authorization, you would be reading this.
What is the Consents Policy?
A count performed after skin closure, when surgical sponges are no longer in use and ALL sponges are passed off the sterile field.
What is a final count?
CSD
What is 44488?
The sterility of all instruments and equipment is verified by the CST and circulator by agreeing that the indicator confirms sterility prior to this.
What is setting up the sterile field?
All counts will be performed audibly and require concurrent visualization of items by both (2) colleagues involved in the counts and documented in the medical record. In the operating room, one (1) of the two (2) colleagues MUST be this.
What is an RN?
You've just spent hundreds of dollars on Etsy on cloth hats. This is what you would review to see if you need to wear a disposable bouffant over the "tie-dye Friday" hat you want to wear today.
What is the Surgical Attire Policy?
A count performed before closure of the uterus or bladder for example.
What is a cavity count?
Call into a Main OR room
What is 403XX?
The surgical site will be clearly marked with the surgeon's initials, using a permanent marker. The initials must remain visible after this.
What is skin prep and draping?
ONLY sponges which contain a this will be used on the sterile field before the incision has been closed.
What is an X-ray detectable element?
What is the Jewelry and Piercings in the Perioperative Patient Policy?
A count performed before wound closure begins.
What is a closing count?
What is 62320?
What is the time out?
This will be performed by the provider using both visual and tactile methods when feasible, prior to closing the wound.
What is a methodical wound exploration?
Gale calls you into her office. Yesterday you called in sick at 6:08am, when you were scheduled to work 6:30am-3pm. She asks you to review this policy.
What is the Attendance Policy?
Counted items in use should be accounted for at the time of break/lunch relief of either the scrubbed or circulating personnel.
What is a temporary relief count?
Charge RN phone
What is 54437?
The name of the procedure when the circulating RN confirms the name of the surgical procedure, correct counts, specimens, wound class, equipment problems, key concerns for recovery and patient management, and any intentionally retained items if applicable with the surgeon and surgical team.
What is the post procedure debriefing?
If a surgical item is discovered to be missing, this is required prior to the patient leaving the operating room.
What is an intra-operative radiograph (two views)?
What is the Patient Prisoner or In Custody Policy?
Count performed at the discretion of any member of the OR team.
What is an anytime count?