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Hi, I am the clinical educator for all of our perioperative areas. Surgery has requested a craniotomy and/or a AAA ...
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Could you please advise if the use of Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor is appropriate for use for terminal cleaning in the ...
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Consult with the AORN Guideline for Environmental Cleaning recommendation 1.11. This recommendation speaks ...
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Hello all, What are you preparing the heparinized solution with? NS irrigation? NS IV?Â
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Dear Ludmilla,
This thread is monitored by AORN staff nurses and may not be seen by others. If you would like to know ...
This thread is monitored by AORN staff nurses and may not be seen by others. If you would like to know ...
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What is AORN's stance on ureteral stents? Are they an implant?
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Does anyone have a reference for the "skin Knife" being used throughout the surgical procedure. I believe that ...
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Hello; thank you for your question.
There are a couple of mentions of discarding the knife used to make incision on ...
There are a couple of mentions of discarding the knife used to make incision on ...
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Good day: As the perioperative nurse educator at my facility, I was asked if PEGs need to be documented as an implant ...
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We currently permit the radioactive seed placement on a breast procedure to be the "Site Marking"Â Consents ...
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Valarie,Â
The AORN Guideline for Team Communication states that the "patient's identity, procedure, and ...
The AORN Guideline for Team Communication states that the "patient's identity, procedure, and ...
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Good afternoon..   Does the surgeon has to be scrubbed in to start the time out in surgery or do they just need to be ...
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Lynn,
The need for the surgeon to be scrubbed in for a time-out was not specified in any of documentation reviewed. ...
The need for the surgeon to be scrubbed in for a time-out was not specified in any of documentation reviewed. ...
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Any guidelines - recommendations - Surgical Technologist inserting indwelling catheters in the Operating ...
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We have always had Techni-care for patients with betadine allergy for areas that chloraprep can not be used. We are ...
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Good Morning Kelly,
Thank you for your question. I see you are asking what products people are using in the scenario ...
Thank you for your question. I see you are asking what products people are using in the scenario ...
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Hello,   Can the RNFA perform the initial count while the circulator is checking in the patient?
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Hello, We have a nurse that believes that she has developed an issue with our scrubs. She has been with us for over 6 ...
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Dear Jean,
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Thank you for posting your question to the Ask AORN Clinical Nurses page, which is monitored by AORN ...
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Thank you for posting your question to the Ask AORN Clinical Nurses page, which is monitored by AORN ...
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Sir/Ma'am, Â We are having a debate within the OR on counts. Does it state within the guidelines what is the proper ...
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Hello everyone, I am trying to get some ideas from the experience of O.R nurses and the best patient transfer ...
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Hi Priscilla,
Thank you for your post on AORN's OR NurseLink. However, your question seems to be intended to reach ...
Thank you for your post on AORN's OR NurseLink. However, your question seems to be intended to reach ...