Review of chemical, medication, and anesthesia toxicity in the OR.

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：: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：: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：:Nonmelanoma skin cancer is the most common human malignancy. An estimated 2.75 million patients worldwide are diagnosed with skin cancer each year, with more than one million in the United States alone. Treatment for skin cancer includes methods such as cryosurgery, curettage and electrodessication, local excision, an...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Anthony ML

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regulatory climate in which an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) must operate is complex. Seemingly contradictory regulations at the federal, state, and local levels can be resolved by using the "greatest requirement" approach to facilitate flexibility in the long-term use of an ASC. A well-designed ASC should be pr...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Lindeman WE

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pew Health Professions Commission Task force on Health Care Workforce Regulation recently released its policy considerations for reforming the regulation of the US health care workforce. Individual copies of the report may be obtained from the Pew Health Professions Commission. This article summarizes the task for...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Giordan BP

更新日期：1996-02-01 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 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：:Fibromatosis is the nonmalignant proliferation of fibroblasts that aggressively invade adjacent tissues. The cause of this abundant growth is unknown. When fibromatosis develops in the mandible or adjoining tissues, its aggressive growth can compress the trachea and cause death. Resection is the treatment of choice. M...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Steuer KS

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient has been on the OR bed for seven hours undergoing an abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. During the postoperative assessment, the perioperative nurse notices a reddened spot over the patient's sacral area. Why did this injury occur? Was it caused by the length of the surgery, hyperthermia blanket, pooling of...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Gillette MK,Caruso CC

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discharge of an outpatient surgical patient to home implies that the patient is clinically stable and capable, to some degree, of self-care. Nurses currently have no formal evidence-based clinical criteria to assist them in determining outpatient surgical patients' readiness for discharge to home. Nurses often make di...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Kingdon B,Newman K

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OSTEOPOROSIS is a skeletal disorder that compromises bone strength, predisposing a person to an increased risk of fracture. An estimated 700,000 spinal fragility fractures, such as vertebral compression fractures, directly related to osteoporosis occur annually. KYPHOPLASTY, a minimally invasive fracture reduction pro...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Erickson K,Baker S,Smith J

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The perioperative arena is one of the most information-intensive, intricate, and complex work environments in health care, and it depends on sound communication to help ensure patient safety. Surgical procedures require attention, vigilance, and situational awareness. Noise and other distractions have the potential to...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Wright MI

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：: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：: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：:This systematic review revealed that there remains no evidence to indicate whether removing nail polish and finger rings affects the rate of SSIs after surgery. Given that there are no new studies on this topic, there is insufficient evidence to determine whether wearing finger rings or nail polish affects the number ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Girard N

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature suggests that acts of bullying are a root cause of new nurses leaving their units or the profession entirely and have the potential to worsen the nursing shortage. As an effective way to address bullying in the perioperative setting, mentoring benefits the nursing profession. Mentoring can have a direct...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Frederick D

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:Preoperative patient fasting is an essential element of the patient preparation process, but patients may be fasting for excessive lengths of time. Investigators at one facility used semi-structured interviews to explore the knowledge and beliefs of patients, nurses, and anesthesia care providers regarding the practic...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Baril P,Portman H

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：:Establishing and maintaining a sterile field to help prevent surgical site infections requires specific knowledge and skills and is among the most important responsibilities of the perioperative RN. Perioperative RNs should remain vigilant in monitoring the sterile field, communicate when a break in sterile technique ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Link T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To increase perioperative experience and knowledge, operating room staff members of a southeastern US veterans affairs hospital and the faculty of a nearby college of nursing baccalaureate program developed a perioperative nursing elective. The course included both classroom and clinical experiences. Benefits to stude...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Long MC,George SE,Gulledge HS

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bed bugs Key words: bed bugs, pest management, infestation, transmission. Warming irrigation fluids Key words: irrigation fluid, warming fluid, hypothermia, warming cabinet. Fasting before surgery Key words: fasting, NPO, liquids, solids. Advanced cardiac life support requirements for perioperative nurses Key words: a...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Ogg MJ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple arthrodesis is the surgical fusion of the calcaneocuboid, talonavicular, and talocalcaneal joints of the foot. This is a palliative surgical procedure used to treat many painful hindfoot disorders (eg, clubfoot deformity, arthritis, Charcot's joint disease). Patient benefits include pain relief and improvement ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Schramm CA,Hein SC,Cooper PS

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sterile surgical gloves are used to protect patients and health care workers (HCWs) from infection during surgery and to shield HCWs from exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Based on increased reports of latex allergy, many HCWs now use nonlatex surgical gloves as a substitute for natural rubber gloves. Little is known,...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Korniewicz DM,Garzon L,Seltzer J,Kennedy N,Feinleib M

更新日期：2001-02-01 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：: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：: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：:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a new and promising technique for the treatment of movement disorders. Medically intractable Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common indications for DBS. There are three possible subcortical targets for PD, depending on the symptomatology (i.e., the motor subdivision of the t...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Byrd DL,Marks WJ Jr,Starr PA

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00