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Carmelina Lamanna-Petta
passing between 2 sterile fields
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If the patient is prepped but not draped yet, are they considered a sterile field? ie. if i were to pass between the ...
Carmelina Lamanna-Petta Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice 3d
David Prevatt
Local cases in Procedure Room
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Does anyone in SC perform local cases in their procedure room? If so, what parameters do you go by like air exchanges ...
David Prevatt Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice 11d
Dan Scharbach Dan Scharbach 10d

The CDC has a list of total air exchanges / hour for procedure rooms. I believe it is 15 and hasn't changed for several ...

Karyn Van Guilder
Surgery without Prep
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I am a circulating nurse in an ASC that specializes in opthalmic surgeries which includes oculoplastic surgery. ...
Karyn Van Guilder Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice 18d
Mary Pat Bugaj
Vaginal prep
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Need to know if there is a product on the market that can safely be used for vaginal preps, we have a doc that wants to ...
Mary Pat Bugaj Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice 18d
Tom Shea Tom Shea 17d
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Safety and tolerability of chlorhexidine gluconate (2%) as a vaginal operative preparation in patients ...

Margaret Ward
Colon Audits
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For those of you who routinely perform colon audits, do you only audit procedures on the large bowel? I'm not sure if ...
Margaret Ward Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice 19d
Serena Dubuque
Cutting Blocks
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What is the proper care and handling of cutting blocks? We utilize one on the Arthrex GraftMaster and it is ...
Serena Dubuque Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice 23d
Matthew Amacher
Infection Prevention Rounding in the OR
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I'm trying to make a rounding and audit form for Infection Prevention to use in the OR for periodic audits. Are there ...
Matthew Amacher Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice 24d
ELBA CANCEL ELBA CANCEL 23d

Hello : I will like also any form to do the round for infection control in the OR.

Cathie Targai
Skin grafts
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What is the best skin prep for a skin graft,,,,, Hibiclens, chloraprep or betadine
Cathie Targai Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Apr '23
Tracey Duch Tracey Duch Apr '23

@Cathie Targai
At my facility we use chloraprep on the donor site and hibiclens on any open skin/burn surface

Cynthia Cash
Circulating Nurse and Eye Protection
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Is there a requirement for the OR Circulating Nurse to wear eye protection? If so, can you direct me to it?
Cynthia Cash Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Apr '23
LeAnna McGuire
Scrub Attire - Maternity Unit w/ OR
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I am looking for some feedback/input related to scrub attire in the maternity setting. Does anyone know of ...
LeAnna McGuire Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Apr '23
Carol Calabrese Carol Calabrese Apr '23

@LeAnna McGuire
Nursing staff should wear hospital provided scrubs if they are expected at a moment’s notice to be ...

Karen Haskell
Parents at bedside for Pre-procedure Time Out
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Does the JC and/or AAHC have a statement as it relates to parents present at the bedside for the pre-op pre procedure ...
Karen Haskell Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Apr '23
Maria Ruffner Maria Ruffner Apr '23

@Karen Haskell

I found this under the NPSG:

Element(s) of Performance for UP.01.01.01

1.Implement a ...

Mae Moral
Restringing instruments; keeping instruments ...
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Please advise on latest guidelines. From my training and experience as a scrub i‘ve always kept them open, never ...
Mae Moral Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Apr '23
Jodee Helm Jodee Helm Apr '23

@Mae Moral
that is our process. We rinse them, spray with enzyme cleaner, leave open and take to sterile ...

Carolyn Terhune
Alternative skin prep product
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What does your organization use for surgical skin prep for patients who are allergic to iodine and in whom a ...
Carolyn Terhune Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Apr '23
Cathie Targai Cathie Targai Apr '23

@Carolyn Terhune
We use Phisoderm for facial surgeries

Melanie Gellerman
Hand Sanitizers
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We are preparing for State survey and came across this new statute in out prep meetings stating" CMS requires that ...
Melanie Gellerman Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Apr '23
Norma Larson Norma Larson Apr '23
In order to be approved by the FDA, the developer/manufacturer has to submit their Instructions for Use (IFU) for ...
Kelly Reed
Clean/Dirty cases
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When doing clean/dirty cases with 2 set ups, how do you do your counts? Do you have 2 scrub personnel? Do you make the ...
Kelly Reed Category Infection Prevention / Aseptic Practice Apr '23
Kelly Keller-Heikkila Kelly Keller-Heikkila 13d

@Kelly Reed
We keep separate counts for the clean and dirty tables. When we are done with the dirty table, we count it ...

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