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Carmelina Lamanna-Petta
If the patient is prepped but not draped yet, are they considered a sterile field? ie. if i were to pass between the ...
David Prevatt
Does anyone in SC perform local cases in their procedure room? If so, what parameters do you go by like air exchanges ...

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
I am a circulating nurse in an ASC that specializes in opthalmic surgeries which includes oculoplastic surgery. ...
Mary Pat Bugaj
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 ...
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Safety and tolerability of chlorhexidine gluconate (2%) as a vaginal operative preparation in patients ...

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

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

Cathie Targai
What is the best skin prep for a skin graft,,,,, Hibiclens, chloraprep or betadine

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

Cynthia Cash
Is there a requirement for the OR Circulating Nurse to wear eye protection? If so, can you direct me to it?
LeAnna McGuire
I am looking for some feedback/input related to scrub attire in the maternity setting. Does anyone know of ...

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

Karen Haskell
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

I found this under the NPSG:

Element(s) of Performance for UP.01.01.01

1.Implement a ...

Mae Moral
Please advise on latest guidelines. From my training and experience as a scrub i‘ve always kept them open, never ...
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@Mae Moral
that is our process. We rinse them, spray with enzyme cleaner, leave open and take to sterile ...

Carolyn Terhune
What does your organization use for surgical skin prep for patients who are allergic to iodine and in whom a ...

@Carolyn Terhune
We use Phisoderm for facial surgeries

Melanie  Gellerman
We are preparing for State survey and came across this new statute in out prep meetings stating" CMS requires that ...
In order to be approved by the FDA, the developer/manufacturer has to submit their Instructions for Use (IFU) for ...
Kelly Reed
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
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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