Chapter 21 Preventing Back Injuries Patient Transfer and Mobility Reuben J. DeKastle, MSHA, BN, RN, CNOR PERIOPERATIVE BACK INJURIES—PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES Nurses have traditionally been willing to sacrifice their own…
Chapter 22 Latex Allergy Anita Shoup, MSN, RN, CNOR In the late 1980s allergy to natural rubber latex (NRL) became a concern for health care workers (HCWs) and patients. Although…
Chapter 15 Normothermia Management Prevention of Harm From Perioperative Hypothermia V. Doreen Wagner, PhD, RN, CNOR Perioperative temperature management is an important and proactive patient safety initiative because it may…
Chapter 27 Using Human Factors to Balance Your Operating Room Chasity Burrows Walters, MSN, RN, Aileen Killen, PhD, RN, Jill Garrett, RN, CPHQ Health care is an inherently risky business,…
Chapter 9 Incidence of Deep Venous Thrombosis in the Surgical Patient Population and Prophylactic Measures to Reduce Occurrence Jennifer S. Barnett, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, Linda J. DeCarlo, MBA, MSN,…
Chapter 19 Bloodborne Pathogens Lieutenant Colones Laura D. Desnoo, MSN, RN, CNOR * It has long been understood that blood from infected patients can transmit viral disease through percutaneous inoculation…
Chapter 6 Fire Prevention in the Perioperative Setting Perioperative Fires Can Occur Everywhere Claire R. Everson, RN, CNOR, CCAP Fire can start whenever heat, fuel, and oxygen converge together. During…
Chapter 25 Dealing With Disruptive Behavior in the Perioperative Setting Beverly A. Kirchner, BSN, RN, CNOR, CASC DEFINING DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR Any action that causes one to feel less than safe…
Chapter 1 Essential Components for a Patient Safety Strategy Allan Frankel, MD, Michael W. Leonard, MD The safety of operating rooms depends largely on the professional and regulatory requirements that…
Chapter 23 Minimizing Radiation Exposure Kelly H. Austin, MS Many perioperative nurses are involved with diagnostic, interventional, and therapeutic procedures in medical facilities that use ionizing radiation. Medical facilities that…
