Results of the 2013 AORN Salary and Compensation Survey.

abstract：:Professional organizations and regulatory agencies collaborate on infection prevention and control guidelines to support preventing and controlling infection in the surgical setting. More specifically, regulatory and accrediting agencies, professional associations, and advisory committees create and promote the use of...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Clayton JL,Miller KJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This project investigated parents' and caregivers' perceptions of the fast-track surgery process with regard to their child's surgical procedure and hospital stay. The goal of this project was to review and improve the fast-track process. Participants were parents/caregivers of pediatric patients (ie, younger than 18 ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Jawahar K,Scarisbrick AA

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perioperative nurses and nurse leaders should understand how to apply a nursing informatics framework and informatics concepts to strengthen data interpretation, transitions in care, and engagement with patients susceptible to malignant hyperthermia (MH) and their family members. Patient outcomes can be improved when ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Denholm BG

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity-related laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is a common yet technically challenging bariatric procedure that requires specialized surgical knowledge and training for OR personnel. Critical components of care include an effective preoperative assessment, positioning of the patient, and operation and maintenance of ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Wentzell J,Neff M

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:All nurses, regardless of specialty or practice setting, must provide effective measures to relieve their patients' pain. Uncontrolled pain can result in negative consequences, such as impaired cardiac functioning and neuroplastic changes in the spine and brain. This article discusses the problem of uncontrolled pain ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Arnstein P

更新日期：2002-11-01 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：:This article describes the implementation of a couplet care program for patients who have undergone a cesarean delivery. The goals of couplet care (ie, keeping a mother and infant together after the birth) are to facilitate family bonding, support successful breastfeeding, and increase patient satisfaction. Staff memb...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Spradlin LR

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The only way that backstabbing will be stopped is if women work together. All women must work toward: developing confidence in themselves; extending a hand to help others; taking the risk to be overt; confronting backstabbers and not letting them be role models; communicating with each other the lessons they learn, an...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Davison-Crews E

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 900 surgical site infections (SSIs) were reported to the Wisconsin Division of Public Health annually from 2013 to 2015, representing the most prevalent reported health care-associated infection in the state. Personnel at the Wisconsin Division of Public Health launched an SSI prevention initiative in Ma...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Borlaug G,Edmiston CE Jr

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disasters disrupt everyone's lives, and they can disrupt the flow and function of an OR as well as affect personnel on a professional and personal level even though perioperative departments and their personnel are used to caring for trauma patients and coping with surprises. The Boston Marathon bombing was a new expe...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Hemingway M,Ferguson J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many nursing programs removed perioperative education from their curriculum as early as the late 1960s, and perioperative nursing is now experiencing the consequences. Fewer perioperatively educated graduates are available, the workforce of experienced perioperative nurses is aging, and multiple career opportunities a...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Heckman R,Barnhill J

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:International experiences with operative repair of fibrous strictures indicate that satisfactory results are obtained with 80% to 85% of patients at least three years after the stent is removed. Although opinion regarding the length of time stents should be left in place is not unanimous, stents usually can be removed...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Braasch JW,Gasbarro KA

更新日期：1990-10-01 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：:Educators today need innovative teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of the multigenerational population of perioperative nurses. Emerging technologies, such as YouTube, the world's largest video-sharing web site, can be used as a component of an active learning strategy that can appeal to a broad group of n...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Logan R

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 500,000 surgical site infections (SSIs) occur each year in the United States. The purpose of this study was to determine if the bacteria most frequently involved in SSIs could be found on telephones in the OR. Twenty-six cultures were taken from telephones in 14 ORs and two substerile rooms at a large te...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Nelson J,Bivens A,Shinn A,Wanzer L,Kasper C

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are three elements to consider with in vitro fertilization. First, the paramount concern needs to be the well-being and best interests of the child, even though he or she may be an embryo at the time. Second, some people think a child will solve their marital problems. Although couples seeking in vitro fertiliza...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Shannon TA

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) was formed by a partnership of national organizations with the goal of reducing surgical complications by 25% by 2010. The focus of the SCIP initiative includes four key components that perioperative health care workers can address in reducing the morbidity and mortality of...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Brendle TA

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Craniofacial injuries are the result of deceleration, blunt, or penetrating trauma. Depending on the mechanism of injury, craniofacial fractures can be minor and go undetected, or they can produce devastating facial deformities. With the advent of intermaxillary fixation devices, surgeons can manipulate facial bone st...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Hayes KM,Combs NL

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：: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：:Surgical site infections (SSIs) occur during the postoperative period and involve the operative site. To lower the occurrence of SSIs in their patient population, the gynecology SSI prevention committee at a large academic medical institution initiated a process improvement project examining vaginal antiseptic skin pr...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Lee ASD

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tension blisters from adhesive dressings may lead to pain and delayed surgical wound healing for surgical patients and cause an institutional cost burden. Commercial skin barrier film products may reduce dressing-related postoperative skin blistering in surgical patients. Project investigators at an orthopedic special...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Cole M,Smith I,Vlad SC,Golenbock SW,Sorrentino K

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：:Team members in ORs have frequent hand contact with many surfaces and sites during high workload, thus increasing the risk for microorganism cross-transmission. This study aimed at identifying risks for hand contamination and microorganism cross-transmission during invasive procedures in ORs. We carried out observatio...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Megeus V,Nilsson K,Karlsson J,Eriksson BI,Andersson AE

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is one of the most commonly performed orthopedic procedures in the United States. Repair of the ACL often requires the use of autografts or allografts, and the RN first assistant (RNFA) often is the team member responsible for preparing the graft. Common grafts used in A...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Rozakis M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though often difficult, ethical decision making is necessary when caring for surgical patients. Perioperative nurses have to recognize ethical dilemmas and be prepared to take action based on the ethical code outlined in the American Nurses Association's (ANA's) Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Seifert PC

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thoracic perioperative specialty team members at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Va, designed guidelines to improve the management of patients with esophageal perforations. They performed a retrospective analysis of 41 patients who were diagnosed with thoracic esophageal perforations from Sept 1, 1979, throu...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Graling PR,Hetrick VL,Vaughan B,Kiernan PD

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether to accept a contract to provide additional surgical cases, OR managers must determine the incremental costs of caring for the new patients. The expected profitability of the contract can be computed by subtracting the incremental costs from the revenue. For surgical procedures, the incremental cos...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Macario A,Dexter F

更新日期：2000-04-01 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