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Has anyone read or found information regarding tucking the scrub top in scrub bottoms while in surgery?
Theresa Loechner
11d
This is addressed in the AORN guidelines which states the scrub top should be tucked in. I rarely see this!!
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What is your practice when there has been a compromise to the sterile drape from a burn? Thanks
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Can anyone tell me what your turn-over times are what disinfectants you are using. We are currently using a ...
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For surgical preps, has anyone used a two-step process using Isopropyl alcohol 70% first, letting it completely ...
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Hello, What type of HH programs is your facility instituting? Do you perform audits or do you use an electronic ...
Theresa Loechner
23d
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We do secret shoppers for HH and then we as IP’s round on our units and observe for HH and also isolation is in ...
We do secret shoppers for HH and then we as IP’s round on our units and observe for HH and also isolation is in ...
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Hello my fellow OR nurses, I would like to ask if there is a recommended practice by AORN or any governing bodies ...
Rachel Rager
20d
This is straight from the AORN website: A dual prep for the perineum and the abdomen should be treated as two ...
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Does anyone have a competency related to colorectal surgery and having two set ups for clean and dirty? Or a ...
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Hello- In the Irrisept Irrigation FAQs it states the following: Q9: Can Irrisept be used in pediatrics? A9: ...
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We have been having this discussion on when or if gloves and or gowns are changed during cases such as an LAVH when the ...
Nicole Small
Jun '21
Our Hysterectomy SSI Prevention Bundle states to change gown and gloves when going from perineum to abdomen ...
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Hi Everyone, I'm interested to know if alcohol-based surgical antiseptic / hand scrub is installed inside your OR ...
Ashley Kelley
Jun '21
We have them installed in our OR’s.
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I would like to know what your practice is regarding removing the linen of the patient's bed/stretcher after they ...
Theresa Loechner
May '21
After the pt is transferred to the OR bed the cart is pushed out into the hall immediately. It's stripped by a staff ...
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Does anyone have any links to any approved (and free) for IPCH's specifically Surveillance and Legal Issues? I ...
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We had an incident where the cysto table in the OR suite was not working. We had to move the patient and the ...
Amy Stilwell
Jun '21
There are drapes specifically made for covering tables. They are clear and tear apart in the middle when you are ...
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What substitute for chloraprep (backorder) is being used for surgical preps?
Kathryn Ross
May '21
- We are using Duraprep instead.
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We recently have had some issues with maintaining our stock of DuraPrep and ChloraPrep patient skin antisepsis ...
Kimberly Prinsen
May '21
My name is Kim Prinsen, and I am a nurse working in Clinical Application Engineering at 3M Company in St Paul, MN. The ...
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