Testing, Testing, 1-2-3
Where should specimen labels 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?
What order should be placed into Epic when using the mini C-Arm?
What is: XR OR C-arm fluoro (RAD 8523)?
True or false: Hand hygiene does not need to be completed if gloves are worn.
What is false?
Besides the wound vac, what needs to be sent with the patient who has a wound vac?
What is the charging cord?
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?
Name all staff roles 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).
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
Name three different styles of wound vac dressing.
What is: plain sponge, silver sponge, veraflow, abthera therapy, prevena?
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?
Daily Double!!!!
Come up to the mini c-arm and demonstrate how to send images!
Click "dicom send" on bottom right corner of the screen. Fuji Pacs should be the default destination for sending images.
How long should natural nail tips be?
What is 1/4 inch?
What documentation is required for wound vac therapy?
What is a completed green slip (found on the top of the wound vac) and the vac serial number in the patient's EMR (either in a comment on the wound vac LDA or in a nursing note)?
***Make sure to place a wound vac therapy order***
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?
When setting up the mini c-arm, what information needs to be entered into the machine?
What is the patient identification data and accession number?
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?
Where is on the wound cart in the core or (when therapy completed) in the dirty utility room?
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)
When the mini c-arm is not functioning properly, who should be contacted for troubleshooting?
Who is another peer, OR leader, c-arm rep, or bio med? NOT the x-ray department.
How long should washing your hands take?
What is 15-20 seconds...or Happy Birthday twice?
What is the preferred location to turn in the green wound vac slip?
Where is Holly's desk?