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Hazardous waste and red-bag trash
QUESTION: The nurses at our facility have requested clarification about when a sponge needs to be disposed of in a red bag. Can you explain what...
AORN Journal, 05/01/08 by Bonnie Denholm · More from publication -
Lithotomy position
QUESTION: Recently, the nurses at our facility have been discussing the risks of injury associated with the lithotomy position. What are the...
AORN Journal, 02/01/08 by Bonnie Denholm · More from publication -
Implant documentation
QUESTION: At a recent Surgical Services Department meeting, the definition of the term implant came up in our discussions about documentation. Some...
AORN Journal, 02/01/08 by Bonnie Denholm · More from publication -
Perioperative pressure ulcers
QUESTION: I heard that according to the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rulings, health care organizations will not be reimbursed...
AORN Journal, 02/01/08 by Bonnie Denholm · More from publication -
Documentation of the lateral position
QUESTION: Recently, we performed a chart audit and discovered inconsistencies in the way perioperative team members are charting the lateral...
AORN Journal, 11/01/07 by Bonnie Denholm · More from publication -
Pediatric instrument counts
QUESTION: We are evaluating our count policy for pediatric patients undergoing the herniorrhaphy procedure and whether the policy needs to be...
AORN Journal, 11/01/07 by Bonnie Denholm · More from publication -
Risk of injury in the lateral position
QUESTION: I am planning to review the risks for injury associated with the lateral position. Does AORN have specific publications or resources that...
AORN Journal, 11/01/07 by Bonnie Denholm · More from publication -
Colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
QUESTION: We are establishing a policy on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at our facility. We have seen references to "active...
AORN Journal, 11/01/07 by Bonnie Denholm · More from publication -
Malignant hyperthermia; sterilization monitoring; sterilization indicators; multipack needle counts
QUESTION: I work in a freestanding ambulatory surgery center (ASC) that recently scheduled a 10-year-old boy for surgery. The patient was healthy...
AORN Journal, 02/01/07 by Bonnie Denholm · More from publication -
Vessels for transplantation; corrugated packaging; hand sanitizers; student visitors in the OR; aseptic technique
QUESTION: I am responsible for managing the surgical tissue bank in our facility. Our transplant surgeons want us to store the vessels that come...
AORN Journal, 08/01/06 by Bonnie Denholm · More from publication
