Surgical treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer.

abstract：:Many current information management practices in the OR will have to change to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and meet Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations standards for managing health care information. Demands for accurate, timely, confidential, and secur...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Allender M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality health care is associated with the absence of negative outcomes in patients. Institutions realize that quality cannot be assured but it can be assessed and methods can be developed to improve patient care. Many heath care institutions, therefore, have begun the conceptual transition from quality assurance mode...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Allen G,Josephson A

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When predicting staffing requirements for postanesthesia care units (PACUs), nurse managers are expected to satisfy standards, meet patient care needs, staff PACUs to accommodate surgeons' and facilities' needs, and contain costs. The authors present a statistical method that offers reliability and accuracy in forecas...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Dexter F,Rittenmeyer H

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PATIENTS WITH BODY PIERCINGS present a challenge for today's perioperative nurses. The need to prepare these patients for surgery while promoting safety, preserving body image, and respecting cultural values has gone beyond the routine practice of jewelry removal. BODY ART (ie, tattooing, piercing) has been practiced ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Larkin BG

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the RN first assistant (RNFA) has expanded and evolved during the past three decades. Studies that have examined patient care outcomes relative to RNFAs substituting for surgeons as first assistants have noted no resulting adverse consequences, and the use of RNFAs in surgery may improve patient outcomes. ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Pear SM,Williamson TH

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospitalization and surgery are stressful experiences for children and their parents. In recent years, pediatric health care has shifted toward family-centered care that is based on close and continuous involvement of the child's family members. To shape and improve how pediatric care is delivered, health care provide...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Kristensson-Hallström I

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer of the tongue is the second most common oral cavity malignancy seen in the general population. When otolaryngologists decide to treat patients surgically, perioperative nurses must institute special nursing interventions directed toward patients' tongue reconstruction procedures and rehabilitation. Surgical man...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Truelson JM,Pearce AN

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accreditation surveys protect patients and personnel by monitoring health care facility compliance with rules, regulations, and best practices. Accreditation, or the lack of it, can affect a facility's ability to be reimbursed. The ability of personnel to follow best practices and adhere to regulatory requirements in ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Seavey RE

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perioperative nurses play a pivotal role in coordinating care during crises, employing their nursing skills to foster a positive outcome and collaborating with their colleagues and peers to achieve the desired resolution. Whether caring for a patient during a liver transplantation or one undergoing removal of a cyst, ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Seifert PC,Wadlund DL

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of preemptive analgesia is to reduce postoperative pain, contributing to a more comfortable recovery period and reducing the need for narcotic pain control. The efficacy of preemptive analgesia remains controversial. This systematic review of the literature evaluated the efficacy of nonsteroidal anti-infla...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Penprase B,Brunetto E,Dahmani E,Forthoffer JJ,Kapoor S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical procedures on the spine have become increasingly complex and require careful preparation and astute assessment of the patient. When the details of good patient care are attended to by a knowledgeable and well-coordinated surgical team, spinal surgery should have a successful outcome. ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Insinger J,Bailes BK

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a commonly used circulatory-assist device that increases myocardial oxygen supply and reduces myocardial oxygen demand, thus improving left ventricular function. The inflation and deflation pattern of the IABP is the opposite of the heart's rhythm. As the heart rests, the balloo...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Tremper RS

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, physicians at our hospital have performed coronary atherectomy on 15 patients. Of these patients, four needed open heart surgery. One patient needed surgery because a vessel was dissected during the procedure, and the three other patients had unsuccessful procedures. One patient died due to a cerebrovascular ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Good LP,Gentzler RD

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of acute appendicitis in the elderly will continue to increase as the elderly population enlarges. Because appendicitis is much more serious in elderly patients compared to younger patients, the care we render to elderly individuals must be optimal, and recent improvements in care have dropped mortality ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Horattas MC,Haught R

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Registered nurses who return to school to pursue a bachelor's degree face many challenges, including scheduling, family, and financial concerns. Despite these issues, RNs with an associate's degree or diploma are among the fastest growing groups of bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) students. Nurses return to school...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Leonard T

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The delivery of culturally sensitive care by perioperative nurses is an essential element of patient advocacy. To provide culturally astute care, nurses must familiarize themselves with the world's religious and ethnic groups. Islam is a worldwide religion and, like all religions, is practiced along a spectrum ranging...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： McKennis AT

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IN RESPONSE TO RECENT REPORTS from several major US medical centers regarding possible exposure of surgical patients to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), one institution developed guidelines to care for surgical patients with the preoperative diagnosis of "rule out TSE." BASED ON CURRENT sterilization ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Brendle TA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some decisions affect no one but ourselves, and others affect more than one person. Some decisions are quite simple and have minimal, if any, ramifications; other decisions are more complex and can have major ramifications. Some decisions are easy to make because a person has the experience and knowledge, and other de...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： McConnell EA

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identifying a performance-improvement project can be a struggle when a facility's data demonstrate desirable performance. Quality-improvement teams may be limiting their data collection to only required or traditional outcome indicators. Facility personnel may need guidance on how to broaden the vision to monitor for ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Allison J

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The safety and security points discussed in this article are only a few of the awareness tips that can add to your personal safety. When reporting to work, especially during odd hours, be suspicious of all activities. Ask yourself, "What if?" Becoming a victim or not becoming a victim is easy. ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Moore LR,Halstead MA

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy is a surgical procedure performed to eradicate prostate cancer. Use of robotic assistance technology allows smaller incisions than the traditional laparoscopic approach and results in better patient outcomes, such as less blood loss, less pain, shorter hospital stays, and be...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Chitlik A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the use of electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy and robotics, lung lesions can be diagnosed and resected during one surgical procedure. Global positioning system technology allows surgeons to identify and mark a thoracic tumor, and then robotics technology allows them to perform minimally invasive resection ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Christie S

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Achieving perioperative hemostasis is vital to surgical success. Inadequate control of bleeding is associated with serious adverse outcomes, including extended duration of surgery, unanticipated blood transfusions, shock, infection, impaired wound healing, longer hospital stays, and mortality. Appropriate clinical man...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Neveleff DJ,Kraiss LW,Schulman CS

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retained surgical sponge is a sentinel event that can result in serious negative outcomes for the patient. Current standards rely on manual counting, the accuracy of which may be suspect, yet little is known about why counting fails to prevent retained sponges. The objectives of this project were to describe periope...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Steelman VM,Cullen JJ

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A host of toxic substances exist in the OR. The toxicity of prep solutions, cleaning chemicals, common medications, and trace anesthetic gases varies greatly. Nurses use, direct others in the use of, or administer potential toxins while breathing air that may be contaminated to some degree with anesthetic vapors. Ofte...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Fiedler MA,Biddle C

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advancements in transplantation offer promising treatment options for a variety of diseases. Organ donation, an essential part of organ transplantation, may be performed at hospitals even if the facility is not a transplant center; therefore, perioperative nurses should be aware of developments in transplantation and ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Paramesh AS

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 40 years, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures have improved patients' pain, functional status, and overall health-related quality of life. Improved instrumentation and implant designs enable surgeons to make precise bone resection incisions that have made this a safer and more routinely performed ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Hohler SE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, most of the physicians at the International Congress III, whether they were vascular surgeons, cardiologists, or radiologists, agreed that lasers have their place in vascular medicine. They did acknowledge, however, that further refinements are required in the lasers themselves and in assessment techniques...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Cruz LD

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As use of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and platelet-poor plasma (PPP) increases for intraoperative care of a variety of patients, it is important for perioperative nurses to recognize their benefits. Autologous PRP may decrease postoperative drainage, reduce narcotic requirements, and facilitate an early retu...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Floryan KM,Berghoff WJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality improvement processes and management approaches that provide a foundation for continuous quality improvement can lead to improved patient care. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement developed a high-performance management system (HPMS) for health care leaders and staff members to effect continuous quality c...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Rakover J,Little K,Scoville R,Holder B

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00