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1 Mosby s Nursing Skills Perioperative Skills and Procedures Surgical Gown: Applying Gown and Maintaining Sterility Surgical Field: Maintaining Sterility Surgical Packs: Maintaining Sterility Surgical Packs: Opening Sterile Solutions: Pouring Surgical Mask: Donning Surgical Mask: Removing Flash Sterilization Patient Specimen Collection Surgical Field: Moving Around Surgical Packs: Distribution to Sterile Field Surgical Attire Surgical Packs: Validating Sterility Sponge Counts Sharp Counts Instrument Counts Specimens Surgical Field: Setup Surgical Hand Scrub Sterile Gloving: Closed Method Sterile Gloving: Open Method 1

2 Patient Airways Positioning Documentation and Reporting Surgical Skin Preparation Patient Surgical Skin Preparation Sterile Field: Labeling Medication Belt Application Induction Cricoid Pressure Application Patient Positioning: Supine Patient Positioning: Prone Patient Positioning: Lithotomy Patient Positioning: Jackknife/ Kraske Transfer of Patients: Stretcher to Operating-Room Bed Grounding-Pad Application Electrosurgery Unit Education Report and Handoff to Post Care Unit Abdominal Vaginal Tourniquet Application Hand Foot and Ankle Kidney 2

3 Surgical Skin Preparation Positioning Sterilization and Disinfection Draping Back Thyroid Ear Face and Nose Cervical Knee Shoulder ) Breast Patient Positioning: Arms Sterilization: Preparation of Instruments Sterilization: Steam Sterilization: Chemical Draping: Principles Draping: Head Draping: Face Draping: Eye Draping: Ear Draping: Chest and Breast Draping: Shoulder Draping: Elbow Draping: Hand Draping: Perineum Draping: Hip 3

4 Draping Sterilization and Disinfection Patient Positioning Draping: Lower Leg and Ankle Draping: Foot Draping: Knee Fire Prevention Environment of Care: Preparation Environment of Care: Traffic Patterns Environment of Care: Cleaning Sharps Laser Radiation Local : Patient Monitoring Malignant Hyperthermia Latex Allergy Moderate Sedation: Patient Monitoring Fracture Table Patient Positioning: Fowler HANA Table 4

5 Positioning Patient Administrative Tasks Patient Patient Positioning: Lateral Patient Positioning: Trendelenburg Patient Positioning: Obese Patients Fire Prevention Environment of Care: Preparation Environment of Care: Traffic Patterns Unplanned Hypothermia: Preventing Regional Blocks Assessment: Patient Interview Patient Record Review Universal Protocol Hazardous Waste Disposal Gowning and Gloving Team Members Contaminated Gown and Gloves: Change Surgical Drapes: Removing 5

6 Communication Surgical Gown and Gloves: Removing Hand-Off Report: RN to Circulating RN Minimally Invasive Surgery: Gas Distention Media Minimally Invasive Surgery: Irrigation Fluids Minimally Invasive Surgery: of Patients Fire Prevention Environment of Care: Preparation Environment of Care: Traffic Patterns Radiologic Exposure: Reducing Bariatric Patients: Care Equipment: Cleaning Equipment: Handling Equipment: Processing Venous Stasis (DVT and PE): Assessment of Risk Factors Venous Stasis (DVT and PE): Prevention Venous Stasis (DVT and PE): Prevention 6

7 Venous Stasis (DVT and PE): Nonpharmacologic Interventions PACU: Initial PACU: Immediate Care Airways Respiratory Emergencies Gastrointestinal Infection Control Infection Control Cardiac Infection Control Laryngospasm: Nursing Management Bronchospasm: Nursing Management Aspiration: Prevention and Management Nausea and Vomiting: Nursing Managment Airborne Disease: Nursing Management Environment of Care: Traffic Patterns MRSA: Nursing Management Cardiac Arrest in the Surgical Suite Prion Disease: Nursing Management Computer-Assisted Procedures Pregnant Surgical Patients: Nursing Management Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Surgery 7

8 Venous Stasis (DVT and PE): Prevention Venous Stasis (DVT and PE): Prevention Venous Stasis (DVT and PE): Nonpharmacologic Interventions 8

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