Infectious Disease Exposure
Chapter 24 Infectious Disease Exposure Elbridge A. Merritt, BSN, CNOR, CRCST, CHL Infectious disease exposure in the operating room (OR) and sterile processing department (SPD) environments is a complex, multifaceted,…
Initiatives to Improve Patient Safety
Chapter 2 Initiatives to Improve Patient Safety Alecia Cooper, MBA, RN, BS, CNOR The United States faces a paradoxical health care situation. On the one hand, the level of care…
Preventing Back Injuries: Patient Transfer and Mobility
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…
Latex Allergy
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…
Normothermia Management: Prevention of Harm from Perioperative Hypothermia
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…
Using Human Factors to Balance Your Operating Room
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,…
Incidence of Deep Venous Thrombosis in the Surgical Patient Population and Prophylactic Measures to Reduce Occurrence
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,…
Bloodborne Pathogens
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…
Fire Prevention in the Perioperative Setting: Perioperative Fires Can Occur Everywhere
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…
Dealing With Disruptive Behavior in the Perioperative Setting
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…
