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Mopping between procedures

QUESTION: We are updating our policy for room decontamination, and the 2008 edition of AORN's Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices no...
AORN Journal, 07/01/08 by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson · More from publication
Counting small needles

QUESTION: We are having a heated debate about counting needles on 5-0 or smatter suture. The surgeons say 5-0 and smatter suture needles cannot be...
AORN Journal, 06/01/08 by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson · More from publication
Releasing explanted medical devices

QUESTION: A number of our orthopedic surgeons are making arrangements to have exp[anted appliances returned to their patients. Is this an...
AORN Journal, 06/01/08 by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson · More from publication
Conducting an AORN Journal search

QUESTION: I am enrolled in a distance degree program and need information for a school project on perioperative patient safety. I do not have all...
AORN Journal, 06/01/08 by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson · More from publication
Protective footwear

QUESTION: When scrubbing, I wear a soft, plastic, foot-conforming clog to reduce back and leg fatigue. My supervisor says this style of footwear is...
AORN Journal, 01/01/08 by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson · More from publication
Glutaraldehyde fixation

QUESTION: A pediatric surgeon at our hospital wants to use a "glutaraldehyde bath" on autologous pericardial grafts before placing the graft back...
AORN Journal, 01/01/08 by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson · More from publication

Microbial transmission

QUESTION: Our hospital was cited by state inspectors for having a physician's personal camera bag in the OR. The bag is made of a tightly woven,...
AORN Journal, 01/01/08 by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson · More from publication
Chlorhexidine gluconate showers

QUESTION: Our hospital is instructing patients to take two showers with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) before surgery. Does AORN make...
AORN Journal, 01/01/08 by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson · More from publication
Case cart decontamination

QUESTION: We have just started using a closed-instrument cart system to transport instruments to and from the OR. Contaminated supplies are placed...
AORN Journal, 07/01/07 by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson · More from publication
Construction guidelines

QUESTION: We are building a new OR designed for large orthopedic procedures. How many air exchanges per hour should this room have? Are there...
AORN Journal, 07/01/07 by Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson · More from publication