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Erna Roos
Good afternoon, I am working for a private healthcare facility in South Africa. The preferred skin prep solution ...
Kimberli McGarvey
Looking for ideas on how to implement change for this. I like the Comprehensive Surgical Checklist from AORN but ...

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Our pre-op developed a hand off paper that we put in front of the chart and has all important ...

Emily Hardin
I want to hear from as many as possible about what you all do in your facilities! If you can provide your references as ...

@Emily Hardin . All of our patients are full code while in the ASC. We ask about their advance directives, living ...

Gretchen Collette
In an ASU setting while doing cataract surgery a time out was performed . It is policy that the IOL implant be ...

@Gretchen Collette

I don't think it should be a matter of who was written up. I think an RCA should be performed to ...

Barbara Chacon
Are instrument counts required prior to this procedure, I know sharps and soft goods are
Rachel Demeter, MHI, BSN, RN, CNOR
Working on revising our current count policy, and one of the sections covers the process for addressing a scenario ...
Holly Garon Colley
Does your OR permit the scrub to leave the OR for a morning break without scrub relief in the room? What is your ...
Angela McGehee
There has been recent discussions throughout our ASC pertaining to BMI cutoffs for elective procedures. Our ...
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Our BMI cutoff is 50. This is supported by AAAHC. Our MDs try to push it, but they always do a RN consult prior to ...
Deborah Huffman
Does AORN have a recommendation for whether or not a preop instrument count is needed for laparoscopic cases? Are ...

@Deborah Huffman Our facility always counts instruments for laparoscopic cases. If you have to go open sometimes ...

James Krueger
Is there a “Marker” for establishing maximum dose of rads for a pregnant patient having an intraoperative ...
Rachel Rager
Do any facilities do a routine post-op x-ray after a surgery that has massive blood loss and numerous lap sponges ...
Colleen Davis
The AORN pocket guide for correct site surgery states that the following should be confirmed and verified ...
Krista Muzny
Hi. We are being required by the VA to wear N95 masks during podiatry cases using a bone saw. What is AORN stance on ...
In doing a quick internet search, the VA was requiring an N-95 to be worn for intubation for a surgical procedure. Is ...
Penny Collier
sample of Hand over report sheet that would follow patient thru their Perioperative experience.
Magdalena Sayed
We have been using the regular Betadine prep kits with unsterile Betadine Solution for years. Then we realized ...

@Magdalena Sayed
I'm sorry I don't have an answer for you, but have been questioning this myself.

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