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Carie Meyers
Fingernail polish
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After reviewing the AORN 2021 statements, they don't have any clear cut guidance related to fingernail polish in ...
Carie Meyers Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice 8h
Carrie Bennett Carrie Bennett 8h
Hello, I believe the rule has always been 4 days or less with no chips. I cannot quote where I got that from, but I ...
Corinne Hajjar
Pre-Op Assessment: Infection Prevention Focus
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Trying to create a set of questions to assess patient pre-op experience (ie. did they get all the information they ...
Corinne Hajjar Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice 13d
Katherine Bouchard
For cysto cases ( Urology) can only Betadine Spray be ...
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For Cysto cases can only Betadine Spray be used?
Katherine Bouchard Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice 19d
Christine Bingman Christine Bingman 18d

Katherine, can you provide more context to better understand your question? Thank you.

Brenda Falzone
sterillium used as 1st scrub of the day
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Hi Everyone! Wondering if anyone is experiencing an issue with traditional hand scrub first scrub of the day VS ...
Brenda Falzone Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice 21d
Carrie Bennett Carrie Bennett 21d
Hello, Unfortunately I think this is an ongoing issue in a lot of places. Those of us that have been around for a ...
Brianne Gallogly
Sterilium vs Avaguard
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Currently we have both Avaguard and Sterilim available at the scrub sinks and Avaguard available in the room for ...
Brianne Gallogly Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice 24d
Kendra Hardy Dunnigan Kendra Hardy Dunnigan 21d

We switched from Avagaurd to Sterilium several years ago. I agree with the physicians it is not as sticky. I also had ...

Stony Douglas
Opening a Backtable during Cataract Surgery for next ...
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My owners are wanting to open a back table for the next patient while the current patient is still under going ...
Stony Douglas Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Apr '22
Ozell Diaz Ozell Diaz Apr '22

Go through AORN Guidelines under Sterile Technique. You will find recommendations there. However, you should ...

Vida Tan
avagard installation in OR Rooms
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Does anyone have the Avagard dispenser in the OR rooms? We wanted them installed in the OR to minimize opening the ...
Vida Tan Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Mar '22
Natalie Brannon Natalie Brannon Mar '22
We have them in the OR’s. As well as Sterilium dispensers. The thought is to minimize the traffic to the outer hall. I ...
Hillary Engbers
Shoe covers
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What does everyone do regarding ‘dedicated’ shoes? Do you require staff to wear shoe covers into each OR case and ...
Hillary Engbers Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Mar '22
Kasey Taylor Kasey Taylor Mar '22

At my facility we do not require shoe covers for dedicated OR shoes unless there is the potential for gross ...

Kathleen Williams
Question about compromised OR packs?
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If the sterility is compromised (small tear on clear packaging only) on the outer clear wrap of a supply pack, such ...
Kathleen Williams Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Mar '22
Brenda Chapman Brenda Chapman Mar '22

I would consider the pack unsterile. The custom pack inside is not completely sealed so there is no proof that ...

Susan Kemp
Changing gurney/patient bed linen
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Where do you strip the linen from an inpatient bed? In the O.R. suite or out in the hall? Doesn’t changing in the O.R. ...
Susan Kemp Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Mar '22
Ralph Taylor Ralph Taylor Mar '22

Out of the OR suite…definitely

NaKeisha Washington
D & C Suction Canisters
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Greetings Colleagues! Is anyone else experiencing the shortage/backorder of D & C suction canisters. If so what ...
NaKeisha Washington Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Mar '22
Donna Preisler Donna Preisler Mar '22

When we are unable to get the disposables, we use the original glass jars and have sterile processing clean them ...

amy martin
Surgical drains
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I am trying to find information on the differences in surgical drains (hemovac, jp, blake, channel, fluted) for an ...
amy martin Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Mar '22
Karlie Peters
Preprep cleansing solution, does it need to be ...
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Does anyone have any doctors, especially orthopods, who use alcohol then chloraprep/duraprep? We have a few ...
Karlie Peters Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Feb '22
Ashley Buzzell Ashley Buzzell Feb '22

We have some doctors that do alcohol before the prep as well. They just use exam gloves for the alcohol, then the ...

Michaela Smith
staffing requirements
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I am aware that for ASC the minimum staff requirements are one RN and one Surgical tech in the OR with the patient. Are ...
Michaela Smith Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Feb '22
Jennifer Metrejean
False Eyelashes
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What is AORN's recommendation for scrubbed personnel who wear false eyelashes? Is there a standard? Is it up to the ...
Jennifer Metrejean Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Feb '22
Kristen Jackson Kristen Jackson Feb '22
I happened to be looking this up yesterday as I found someone's fallen lashes in the restroom sink and came across ...

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