Creating a Culture of Safety by Reducing Noise Levels in the OR.

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：:When a urinary catheter is not inserted using proper technique, becomes unclean, or remains in place for too long, microorganisms can travel through the catheter lumen or along the outside of the catheter and infect the bladder or kidneys, resulting in a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). Urinary tra...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Clayton JL

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perioperative nursing is faced with a staffing crisis attributed in part to minimal numbers of newly graduated nurses choosing a career in this specialty. This article analyzes and applies the concept of value to explore how to maintain an adequate perioperative nursing workforce; recruit newly graduated nurses; and e...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Kapaale CC

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recent advances in perioperative patient care, postsurgical pain continues to be undermanaged. There is increasing acceptance of the concept that effective postsurgical pain management is best achieved through combined use of more than one analgesic agent or technique, and overreliance on opioids produces unwa...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Montgomery R,McNamara SA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These guidelines are not intended to be the final word in establishment of wet pack criteria. They can serve as a starting point in development of criteria and test methodology that are scientifically defensible and practical. The joint efforts of hospital personnel and industry are necessary to continue research of t...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Karle DA,Ryan P

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious complication that can increase hospital costs and length of stay and may be life threatening. The preoperative chlorhexidine shower is widely recommended to decrease SSI risk, although standardized guidelines for this practice and supporting clinical evidence are lacking. Bec...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Grelle K,Linker L,Maninang J,Bruce S,Vish N,Sample S

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medication errors involving pediatric patients in the postanesthesia care unit may occur as frequently as one in every 20 medication orders and are more likely to cause harm when compared to medication errors in the overall population. Researchers examined six years of records from the MEDMARX database and used consec...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Payne CH,Smith CR,Newkirk LE,Hicks RW

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) usually requires lifelong treatment and sometimes surgery. Metacarpophalangeal joint (MCPJ) implant arthroplasty is one surgical treatment for patients with severe RA malformation of the finger joints. Although not a cure, MCPJ implant arthroplasty can enhance patients' quality of life by imp...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Roth M

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MORBID OBESITY has a significant impact on the health, psychosocial well-being, longevity, and quality of life of those affected. BARIATRIC SURGERY is not a cure for obesity; however, surgical interventions can offer the potential for long-term weight-loss success for individuals who are obese. CAREGIVERS should be pr...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Murray D

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：: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：:Perioperative services team members at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas employed a methodical redesign process to redefine team members' relationships and revise roles to be patient focused. One outcome of this redesign process was the creation of multiskilled worker (ie, unlicensed assistive personnel) roles within se...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Wurstner J,Koch F

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The productions of the AORN Audiovisual Committee are best measured by their popularity. Enthusiastic audiences at Congress premieres and demands for bookings by chapters and individual instructors represent thousands of viewers for each film. A complete list of all films produced by the Committee is available in the ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Riall CT

更新日期：1993-11-01 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：: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：:One of the most troublesome ethical dilemmas that perioperative nurses face is do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders for surgical patients. The principles of futility, informed consent, autonomy, and beneficence underpin ethical decision making about DNR orders in surgical patients. ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Jacobson BS

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of scientific evidence to support national recommendations about clinical decisions has become an expectation of multidisciplinary health care organizations. The objectives of this project were to identify the most applicable evidence-rating method for perioperative nursing practice, evaluate the reliability o...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Steelman VM,Pape T,King CA,Graling P,Gaberson KB

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：: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：: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：:Ophthalmologists have been searching for a treatment to control intraocular pressure in difficult cases of glaucoma. The ideal treatment is one that is simple and effective and has few side effects. Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation is less damaging to the ciliary process than cyclocryotherapy in which a probe cooled...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Langseth FG

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A critical shortage of qualified central processing technicians and the opening of a new central processing department (CPD) were driving forces behind the development of a CPD technician internship program at one facility. Classes focused on the principles and practices of central processing, and an OR observation ga...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Speers AT

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：:Organ donation after cardiac death is an ethical and acceptable practice of providing organs for transplantation. Organ recovery, the removal of life support, and patient death occur in the OR, and, because family members are not present, some feel that they have abandoned their loved one. This article reports a case ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Reed CC,Gerhardt SD,Shaver K,Koebcke M,Mullins D

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：: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：:Temperature monitoring via the urinary bladder has become common in the OR, often replacing monitoring at the rectal site. A systematic, integrated review and synthesis of the literature was undertaken to assess the validity of using the urinary bladder as a site for temperature measurement in the OR. During steady th...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Fallis WM

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical smoke is generated when tissue vaporizes from the use of various energy-generating devices (eg, electrosurgery units, lasers). Surgical smoke contains toxic gases and vapors that can be hazardous to patients and perioperative staff members. In addition to ocular and upper respiratory tract irritation, surgica...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： York K,Autry M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Establishing a chapter nursing research committee can be a difficult task. Many perioperative nurses have not been exposed to research in their basic nursing programs or received graduate preparation in nursing research. This lack of exposure may result in disinterest in nursing research topics. This article explains ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Yandrich TJ,McDermott D,Hensell MG

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00