AORN Periop 101 Final Exam with correct answers

Restricted room · Air flow in the or rooms should have HEPA filter · Masks required · Positive pressure · 20 air exchanges/hr; min 4 exchanges from outdoor · 68-75 F / 20-24 C · Humidity 20%-60% · Located WITHIN the semi-restricted & only ACCESSED through semi-restricted · OR, Sterile Core, Utility Room Semi Restricted · Equipment & sterile supply · Sterile processing dept · Sterile processing, storage, CPD clean/dirty, PACU, OR desk, OR corridor 00:00 01:29 Unrestricted · Pre-op holding area · Waiting rooms · PCU, endoscopy, pain clinic, locker room, hospital corridor, enter/exit Scrub clothes/suit Top · secured at waist · Tucked into pants · Fit closely to the body Hair · All hair covered · Bonnet or bouffant Mask (surgical) · Restricted areas when sterile supplies or equipment are present · Clean mask every procedure · Handle on mask ties RN Circulator Responsibilities · Emotional support to pt prior to anesthesia · Ongoing pt assessment · Verify accurate & complete prep of supplies, instruments & equipment · Implement & enforce policies & procedures · Preparing specimens · Coordinate nursing care from other team members · Communicate info to other members of team & family · Documenting pt care · Out of sterile field · Patient advocate Scrub · Establish & maintain sterile field · Assist surgeon w/ instruments RNFA · Additional education · Knowledge of physiology & tissue · RN - works directly under supervision of surgeon Elements of professionalism · Governed by practice acts that outline the legal scope of a nurse'e practice · Maintain knowledge of policies (dept & institutional) · Assess colleagues practice · Active participant in professional organizations · Ongoing professional development · Maintain competencies · Standard - what a reasonable prudent nurse would do · Ethical decision making - moral behavior, accountable nursing judgment AORN · Guidelines do NOT replace institution or department policies · Evidence based PICO: Pt, population, problem Interventions Comparison Outcome Expense · Understand & manage expense assoc with surgical procedure · Medical supplies, personnel, purchase services