PPE - answer✔Personal Protective Equipment, Personal Protective Equipment i.e. gloves, mask, safety
glasses and SURGICAL attire
preoperative case management occurs - answer✔Prior to initiation of the surgical procedure (creation
of the incision or endoscope is inserted)
intraoperative case management occurs - answer✔time surgical procedure is being performed ( time
between initiation and termination)
postoperative case management occurs - answer✔begins when surgical procedure is terminated
preoperative preparation includes - answer✔don operating room attire & PPE, prepare OR, gather
instruments, supplies, and equipment, prepare & maintain sterile field, scrub & don sterile attire, count
necessary items, assist team members entry to sterile field, and expose operative site with sterile drapes
critical thinking - answer✔systematic method of organizing ones thoughts and activities, enabling one to
make appropriate decisions
anticipate - answer✔to predict the needs of the patient and surgical team members
surgeons preference card - answer✔A date base or card system containing the methods and materials
used by each surgeon for specific surgeries.
pathology report - answer✔Report dictated by pathologist after exam of tissue received for evaluation
includes description of tissue from a macroscopic level & representative cells at microscopic level along
with interpretive findings
patients charts include - answer✔lab results, radiology reports, surgical consent forms, preoperative
checklist, special consent forms, previous pathology reports, nurses notes, history and physical
reports,identification of patient allergies, handicaps, etc.
vital signs - answer✔Determinations that provide information about body conditions; include
temperature, pulse, respiration's, and blood pressure
nail polish is removed before surgery - answer✔to ensure the pulse oximeter works properly
pulse oximeter - answer✔an external monitor placed on the patient's finger or earlobe to measure the
oxygen saturation level in the blood
enemas are only used before surgery in certain cases such as ? - answer✔certain gastrointestinal and
gynecological procedures
Before surgery patient possessions should be ? - answer✔given to family or locked in hospital safe for
security and returned after surgery
preoperative sedation - answer✔alleviate anxiety, decreases nausea, and produces amnesia
CDC recommendation of hair removal before surgery - answer✔hair should not be removed unless it
interferes with the operation
OR attire is worn - answer✔in restricted and semi-restricted areas of the OR to protect both patient and
staff by keeping microbial counts to a minimal
hair covers should be donned? - answer✔prior to the scrub suit to decrease the possibility of hair or
dandruff being shed onto scrub suit
after glove removal - answer✔hand wash should be performed immediately
double gloving is recommended because - answer✔fat is known to degrade latex, barrier efficiency of
latex decreases over time, structure of latex is lattice-like containing spaces that fill with fluid during
surgical procedure
before entering a restricted area to set up the OR - answer✔a basic hand wash is performed
kick buckets are lined with - answer✔impervious biohazard liners
before opening any sterile item - answer✔verify item has been exposed to sterilization process by
chemical indicator, examine integrity of package, check expiration date
surgical scrub - answer✔The process of removing as many microorganisms as possible from the hands
and arms by mechanical washing and chemical antisepsis
transient organisms - answer✔Organisms that have been acquired by touching other objects (fomites)
contaminated with these organisms
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