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In the 2017 AORN Guidelines for Peri-Operative Practices it clearly states that ( V.e.1. Aerators on faucets ...
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I would like to know if during room turnover if everything is cleaned (wiped down) in the room even if it is not used ...
Connie Garrett
Sep '17
Hi Renee, I am the AORN Coordinating Council Practice representative and would like to answer your question as ...
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We are mixing a bleach solution for cleaning. We want to switch to a product that does not need mixed by staff. What ...
Heather Wood
Aug '20
Hello Cara! I work with Ecolab Healthcare and would be happy to recommend products for cleaning of your ...
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Is anyone using UV lights for decontamination of OR rooms?
Connie Allen
Jul '20
I have them in my budget for this year starting in August.In the near future UV lights could become a standard of ...
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We are on back order with Cavi wipes and the hospital wants us to use spray bottle Virex. I have always known we cannot ...
Mark Wiencek
Jul '20
Hi Emily,
We hear that the shortage of pre-saturated wipes is continuing even as manufacturers try to step up ...
We hear that the shortage of pre-saturated wipes is continuing even as manufacturers try to step up ...
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How are you labeling e quipment or bins in ORs? Is there a environmental cleaning approved label on the market or are ...
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We have used several of our OR's and anesthesia machines as ventilators and ICU's for our ICU overflow. Â Has anyone ...
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what is the recommendation, guideline, standard regarding letting the OR sit with doors closed after a scheduled ...
Kyong Winkler
Mar '20
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When I trained many years ago, I was always instructed not to take the trash for that case out of the OR suite until the ...
Darlene Murdock
Mar '20
I work at a large level 1 Trauma Center, Magnet, and teaching facility. We teach and require that all trash remain ...
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We are having some issues with our current cleaning wipes. Staff do not feel as though they are "wet enough", so we ...
Jeanne Daniel-Hester
Oct '19
Our infection control came to us years ago and said that the wipes out of the plastic canister did not have enough ...
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Does your facility strip down the OR bed after every patient use? For instance, taking off the mattress pads to ...
Molly Litchfield
Feb '20
Greetings-
We do not strip down the whole bed when it is a minimal contamination case, like a tonsil or hernia. We ...
We do not strip down the whole bed when it is a minimal contamination case, like a tonsil or hernia. We ...
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We are trying to develop an "end of day" checklist. This list would be basic and apply to all OR's. For example, all ...
Bethany Dixon
Nov '19
Here you go! Hope it is helpful!
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Greetings All,
Does anyone have the new AORN checklist for terminal cleaning?
I would love for you to share it if you ...
Does anyone have the new AORN checklist for terminal cleaning?
I would love for you to share it if you ...
Carol Pearson
Jul '18
I would like a copy too!
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Is it nesessary to mop OR floor in between bloodless surgeries, examples  cataract and endoscopic carpal tunnel ...
Deborah Cote
Feb '19
Per AORN Recommended Practice it is only necessary to mop when the floor is visible soiled. AORN has a great cartoon ...
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We recently had our Joint Commission survey and we were cited because the surveyor found one of the nurses standing ...
Laurel Meadows
Sep '19
I believe it is according to the manufacturer's DFU, so check that first?