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I worked somewhere where there was a medication builder for Epic, (but I can't remember where). It would allow you ...
We use the Epic version from Mercy. Our pharmacy has built in several medication combinations such as Exparel ...
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Does AORN have a specific recommendation or standard that states how frequently operating room temperatures ...
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We have not been charting the lot #s of the cautery pads, and we stopped charting the cautery settings a while back.Â
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Carie,
We currently use underbody megadyne pads and occasionally a cautery pad. Â We have never documented lot #s ...
We currently use underbody megadyne pads and occasionally a cautery pad. Â We have never documented lot #s ...
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Has anyone within our OR community worked with automated/electronic informed consents? If so, could you share ...
Alex Navarra
Sep '20
At the VA, we use iMedConsent. I’m not sure if it’s proprietary to the VA?
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I wanted to see how other document the anesthesia type for a procedure when only local anesthesia was given (no ...
I wanted to see how other document the anesthesia type for a procedure when only local anesthesia was given (no ...
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A patient had a femoral popliteal bypass. While in still in the OR, the surgeon performs a Doppler after skin ...
Elizabeth Yates
Aug '20
Angele,
No, we would not consider it a return to surgery unless the patient had actually left the OR. Â
Liz
No, we would not consider it a return to surgery unless the patient had actually left the OR. Â
Liz
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At my facility, the OR staffs all C-sections. Recently, the OB staff has implemented a Quantitative Blood Loss ...
Courtni McLaughlin
Nov '19
I agree, It was kind of dumped on us too. We made a standardized sheet of what kinds of things we would weigh such as ...
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We are updating some of our pre-op assessment documentation in our EMR in our pediatric hospital. Has anyone added ...
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Does room temp and humidity need to be documented in the EMAR for each case?
Susan Lynch
Jun '20
We do not document this; however, we have a tracking system that collects this information. It can be identified ...
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I have a question regarding tissue that is removed during the course of surgery, but is exempt from pathology ...
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I really need some clarification on this! I need to know if we need specific written orders for tasks performed in ...
Daniel Rojek
Jul '20
We had the same situation when we updated our EMR a couple of years ago. We created a intraoperative order section ...
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We are looking to make some revisions to our count sheet. Would you mind sending examples of what ...
We are looking to make some revisions to our count sheet. Would you mind sending examples of what ...
Susan Lynch
Jul '20
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Does your facility use a standardized preoperative skin assessment tool ..if so what tool?? ( CMUNRO, Scott ...
Theresa Bruno
Jul '20
We are currently looking to add Scott Triggers. The rest of the hospital uses the Braden scale.
Interventions are ...
Interventions are ...
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Hi Everyone, I was hoping some of you would be able to share your skin assessment OR care plan. Either a hard copy or ...