Implementing methods to improve perioperative hemostasis in the surgical and trauma settings.

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：:Efforts to comply with AORN's recommended practices for sterilization led a multidisciplinary team at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, to undertake a quality improvement project to reduce the frequency of immediate-use (previously called flash) sterilization. Team members determined t...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Shelby D,Kras B,Bryant S,Myers K,Bolyard N

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Part I, the concept of shared governance is presented. I have discussed what it means to move toward a shared governance model and the way of thinking and reorganizing that supports it. Basic principles that drive the concept are discussed, and the underpinnings necessary to make it work are identified. Clearly, th...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Porter-O'Grady T

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of silicone oil and blood is difficult to remove from ophthalmic surgical instruments during cleaning and decontamination processes. We sought to establish the most efficient cleaning procedure for this type of contaminated instrument. We uniformly contaminated microscopic instruments made of titanium ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Zhou W,Ye C,Huang X,Zhang P,Zheng S,Qin L,Chen Y

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Day surgery has reduced the time allowed for patient contact, but it has not reduced the need for assessment, planning, and delivery of patient care. Day surgery, however, has shifted some responsibility from nurses to patients and their families. Our goals in developing a preoperative assessment plan were to ensure c...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Page SM,Beresford LA

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AORN conducted its eighth annual compensation survey for perioperative nurses in June and July 2010. A multiple regression model was used to examine how a number of variables, including job title, education level, certification, experience, and geographic region, affect nurse compensation. Comparisons between the 2010...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Bacon D

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family-centered care is an accepted and promoted philosophy within the health care community. Perioperative nurses are empowered to support change in the health care arena and to examine and institute policies that affect patient care. This study examined the feasibility of family presence in the OR during breast biop...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Evans LA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several months after we initiated our PAS program, the AABB scrutinized our policy and procedure manual. At the same time, the JCAHO conducted an inspection of our blood bank and its standards. Both reviews were positive, which provided all of us involved in the PAS program with a tremendous sense of accomplishment. E...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Specht MD,Hofer JE,Valentine NK,Keturi J

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective on-call clinical staffing is critical to providing perioperative services to patients requiring emergency surgical care. Without careful monitoring of continuous work hours and hours worked per week, staffing practices can adversely affect the ability of personnel to function and provide care. Managers and p...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Olmstead J,Falcone D,Lopez J,Mislan L,Murphy M,Acello T

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perioperative nurses administer some medications but are primarily responsible for obtaining, preparing, and documenting medications. Unlike personnel in many other patient care areas, perioperative personnel may not have immediate access to a pharmacist; this lack of pharmacy support can complicate medication adminis...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Spruce L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because wrist arthroscopy is a relatively new procedure, at this point in time, it may be more valuable for diagnosis of wrist pain and mechanical disorders than for the treatment of them. It does, however, make the selection of proper surgical treatment more predictable. As more precise small joint instrumentation is...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Nichols CD

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Containment of unopened sterile supplies during procedures Key words: unopened sterile instruments, unopened sterile supplies, contamination, containment, event-related sterility. Contamination of solutions in sterile basins Key words: sterile basin, splash basin, instrument table, solution contamination, surgical sit...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Cahn J

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perioperative and procedure area nurses can encounter barriers during the time-out process. In March 2016, a mock regulatory agency surveyor identified a gap during a time out in our cardiac catheterization laboratory. We worked with our facility's holistic nursing group to identify a solution to gain the full attenti...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Brenckle EA,Gealer D,Milligan M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The AORN Foundation and the National League for Nursing (NLN) cosponsored a think tank to address concerns about the shortage of perioperative nurses and the lack of perioperative experiences in many nursing programs. Think tank participants identified traditional and existing paradigms in nursing education and envisi...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Girard NJ

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors developed a collaborative perioperative elective course between the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Louisville, and Indiana University Southeast, New Albany. The course is for students studying for bachelor of science degrees in nursing and is offered as a four-hour elective. The course allows nursing stu...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Brown MB,Hill BJ,Brouse SH

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

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：:A congential head or neck mass increase the risk of airway obstruction and imminent respiratory failure at birth. The ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure is an option to secure the infant's airway in some clinical situations when an antenatal diagnosis of a head or neck mass or potentials airway obstructio...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Filipchuck D,Avdimiretz L

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：:The 1993 survey is the first step in a planned, systematic method of eliciting members' opinions, demographic information, and program preferences. The data collected will be used to analyze current programs and services and plan for the future. There are limitations to survey research. Questions may be deleted accide...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Foss J

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the surgical insertion of all prosthetic implants, an identical sequence of events occurs, although the magnitude of each response is variable. Initially, to maintain hemostasis, the coagulation system is stimulated and platelet activation occurs. Within minutes, leukocytes accumulate in an attempt to neutra...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Zeller JM

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mastocytosis, an uncommon clinical disorder, can present a variety of clinical manifestations ranging from an asymptomatic state to one characterized by recurrent episodes of severe vasodilatation. Even the patient whose disease appears to be well controlled and is asymptomatic preoperatively can develop serious intra...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Goins VA

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TeamSTEPPS is a powerful, evidence-based tool available to perioperative leaders to promote patient safety. The program improves communication and develops highly effective teams that optimize the use of information, people, and resources; resolve conflicts; improve information sharing; eliminate barriers to quality a...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Steelman VM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with debilitating facial injuries and deformities have achieved significant improvement of aesthetic form and function after undergoing a face transplantation. The involvement of surgical technologists and perioperative nurses in the care of the recipient and donor plays a critical role in the success of t...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Sweeney N,Allen K,Miller B,Nolan T,Sheerin K

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care-associated infections (HAIs) have received national attention because of recent news stories in print and on television. many states have mandatory reporting requirements for hospital HAI rates, and as of October 1, 2008, Medicare no longer will pay for certain HAI-related costs. Collaboration among health...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Arias KM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AORN conducted its annual compensation survey for perioperative nurses in August 2005. A multiple regression model was used to examine how a variety of variables, including job title, education level, certification, experience, and geographic region, affect nursing compensation. This survey also examines the effect of...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Bacon D

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bundled approach to surgical site infection (SSI) prevention strategies includes reducing OR traffic. A nurse-led quality improvement (QI) team sought to reduce OR traffic through education and a process change that included wireless communication technology and policy development. The team measured OR traffic by co...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Esser J,Shrinski K,Cady R,Belew J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perioperative personnel must clean and disinfect the perioperative environment numerous times throughout the day to help prevent the risk of exposing patients to pathogenic microorganisms. However, this practice exposes perioperative team members to chemicals that could be harmful to their health. Exposure to cleaning...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Spruce L

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently there is a shortage of cadaver organs that can be transplanted from one human being to another. In response to this shortage, scientists and medical researchers have developed techniques for transplanting animal organs into humans, a procedure known as xenotransplantation. This may address the shortage of or...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Derenge S,Bartucci MR

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals who use the assimilator learning style prefer to use abstract conceptualization and reflective observation in learning situations. They are logical thinkers who evaluate and carefully observe situations and concepts rationally before making judgments. The authors constructed theoretical models that periope...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Brazen L,Roth RA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding patients' perspectives is central to providing appropriate nursing care. The purpose of this study was to explore ambulatory surgery patients' perceptions and views of the perioperative experience. A phenomenological study was conducted that included 16 patients who underwent abdominal surgical procedure...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Costa MJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00