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Jenni White
Our Joint Commission consultant discussed that OR temperatures that should be between 68-75 degrees. This was ...
Caitlin Bittel
Good morning all, I was wondering if there are any guidelines on how to properly don a sterile surgical hood?

@Caitlin Bittel Ask your Stryker rep if hoods are new to your facility. They should provide you with education for ...

Laura Williams
Good Morning All, I am an IP and work closely with the OR team as I oversee the procedural areas. A fellow IP had a ...
Rachel Sandri
Our facilities recently moved the Surgiphor for sterile betadine irrigation. Now it is on backorder. Are there ...
NaKeisha Washington
Hi everyone- Do anyone know of or have any resources relating to diagrams of pre-operative hair clipping? We are in ...
Lori Griffith
Would anyone be willing to share their Infection Control Plan?

@Lori Griffith
Lori, I would be happy to assist you with your plan. Before you start, if you receive the ASCA Focus ...

Christine Villeneuve
Hello, this is my first question on this platform. I am starting to see an increase of patients with positive nares ...

Pre Op Staphylococcus Aureus Screening For Total Joint And Other Major Orthopedic Procedures With Implants

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    Karrie Butzu
    I am trying to find a AORN standard that states that dressing should be applied in the sterile field, prior to the ...
    Angela Mickens
    I am looking for best practice guidelines for pre-spiked IV tubing storage. Can you store IV tubing for readily ...

    @Angela Mickens

    I'm sorry I don't have literature, but I recently looked up our hospital policy and it is 96 hours. ...

    Wonok hwang
    Is there a recommendation as to how many people should be draping the patient? Especially in total joint cases ...
    Desiree Petty
    I read somewhere that you should try and find a prep that shows up better on darker skin tones. We normally use the ...

    @Desiree Petty We struggle the same way. We only have the orange chloroprep, so I'm glad you said the teal isn't ...

    Brittany Alexander
    In our facility, we have always practiced that every person who will be entering an OR does a surgical scrub first ...

    @Brittany Alexander Our facility also has OR personnel perform a morning surgical scrub, however, the reps. do ...

    Sondra Jones
    Is anyone allowing Color Street nail covering. Allowed to use regular nail polish if not chipped. Color Street ...

    @Sondra Jones assuming you are speaking of staff nail polish? If so, we do not accept ANY nail polish on our nurses. ...

    Barbra-Michele Maryanski
    We are interested in expanding access to our patient focused therapy dog for surgical patients. Do any of you have ...
    Kimberli McGarvey
    Is a superclamp that has been sterilized with the jaws not touching not clamps but the ratchet closed considered ...

    @Kimberli McGarvey we accept the instrument if the ratchet is closed just 1 click. If it is closed more tightly than ...

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