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Can you tell me at your facility who staffs the C-Section OR, is it the Labor and Delivery staff or is it the OR staff. ...
@Amber Behnke
At my facility the OR sends one scrub tech or RN to scrub each C-section. It has been this way since I ...
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If cloth scrub hats are used in your OR-do they have to be covered with the Bouffant Blue head coverings? Are cloth ...
@Jeanne Ring my current employer has us wearing Bouffants, but this is the only place I have worked that has cloth ...
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Hello! We recently implemented a charge nurse role in our OR (that's me!). In other hospital areas I've found a ...

@Sarah Wright
Could I get a copy of the charge nurse checklist??
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Hello, I was recently informed that the Christmas trees now need to be disposable? Is this true? Has anyone been ...

@Jennifer Clayton they can be plastic disposable that are replaced after each patient or metal reusable that are ...
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Wondering if CSTs perform surgical skin prep at your facility? According to AST Standards of Practice, skin prep ...

@Amy Yang Kim Yes, our CSTs perform skin prep
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Does any one use the Hana bed disposal boot liners? Have you had a problem with the foot not holding?
@Honey Aho
We do. We are currently wrapping the disposable boot with coban to help prevent slippage. Seems to be ...
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Does anyone have more examples of a cavity within a cavity beside the uterus, which they are counting for?
The bladder is another cavity within a cavity which requires counts.
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The facility I work at is currently working on a Water Preservation Plan. I was wondering what other facilities ...
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Can anyone share verbiage from their attire/IC policy regarding laundering of cloth hats and monitoring ...

@Christy Kerling I'm hoping to find verbiage as well!
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Does anyone have any code drill simulations that you use for prone facing patients?
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Does anyone know of any good sources for recommendations on maximum procedure length at an ASC?
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Hi! Looking for reasons that sterile water should be used as the diluent for a retrograde pyelogram as opposed to ...
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Hello, I need information about table set up for Mastectomy and breast reconstruction cases. Do you set up two ...
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What should be the definition of the following terms if a post-op patient needs to stay in the hospital and does not ...