TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Quick Guide—Answers to the “What Ifs of the OR”…. in 100 Words or Less
A1  - Cochran, Amalia
A1  - Braga, Ruth
A1  - Porter, Karen
A1  - Worthen, Jon
A2  - Cochran, Amalia
A2  - Braga, Ruth
PY  - 2016
T2  - Introduction to the Operating Room
AB  - Don’t  know  what  OR  I’m  in?Every  OR  has  a  front  desk  or  a  schedule  of  some  sort.  Ask  the  individuals  at  the  desk  where  your  doctor  is  going  to  be  and  how  to  get  to  that  OR.Don’t  know  who  my  doctor  is  that  day?If  you  are  a  medical  student  and  you  are  not  sure  where  you  are  supposed  to  be,  you  can  ask  at  the  front  desk,  but  it  is  probably  best  to  arrange  this  the  night  before  with  your  resident.Have  a  question  or  need  help?Ask.  If  you  notice  something  or  don’t  feel  comfortable  speaking  up,  turn  to  one  of  the  staff  members  and  ask  them.  But  you  are  always  safer  speaking  up.  If  you  need  help,  ask  the  circulator  or  scrub  technician.  They  will  help  you  and  keep  you  out  of  trouble.  Being  new  to  this  environment  is  hard.  Ask  for  help.Have  a  latex  allergy?Speak  up  before  you  enter  the  OR/start  your  rotation.  ORs  have  latex-free  carts  that  contain  latex-free  products,  including  gloves.  If  you  are  scrubbing  in,  the  gloves  will  be  the  most  important  thing  to  grab.  If  you  are  highly  sensitive,  you  want  to  make  sure  that  the  scrub  technician  is  wearing  latex-free  gloves  too,  so  the  powder  from  their  gloves  does  not  get  on  your  gloves.  Many  ORs  are  working  toward  becoming  latex  free,  but  definitely  ask  if  it  is  a  concern  for  you.Don’t  know  my  glove  size?You  can  ask  others  what  their  size  is  if  they  have  similar  hands,  but  the  best  way  is  to  just  try  a  size  and  see  how  it  fits  for  you.  Glove  size  is  changeable—if  your  fingers  are  being  strangled,  or  your  gloves  are  falling  off,  try  the  next  size  up  or  down.Don’t  know  my  gown  size?Similar  to  gloves,  try  one  on  and  see  how  it  fits.  If  your  circulator  is  unable  to  tie  it  up  behind  you,  chances  are  that  you  need  a  bigger  size.  In  some  facilities,  gowns  may  be  one  size  fits  all.Can’t  get  my  jewelry  off?Use  all  of  the  strategies  you  can  think  of  (and  then  look  on  YouTube  for  more).  Your  jewelry  must  come  off  in  order  to  scrub—no  exceptions.Contaminate  myself  when  I’m  scrubbed  in  or  am  not  sure  if  I  contaminated  something?That  depends…you  may  just  need  a  new  glove,  or  you  may  need  to  remove  your  gown  and  scrub  in  again.  Always  ask.When  in  doubt,  throw  it  out.  Maybe  not  literally.  The  item  may  be  re-usable,  so  ask  the  scrub  or  circulator  before  just  tossing  it.  If  there  is  ever  a  question  about  whether  something  is  contaminated  or  not,  assume  it  is  not  sterile.  You  may  need  to  change  gloves  or  your  gown  if  you  have  touched  it  or  it  touched  you.Forgot  to  put  on  my  eye-gear?Ask  the  circulator  if  they  can  grab  some  for  you.  To  prevent  this,  do  the  pre-scrub  “double-check”  to  make  sure  you  have  it  on  before  scrubbing.Forgot  to  take  off  my  cell  phone/pager  before  I  scrubbed  in?Hopefully,  you  have  an  understanding  nurse  and  you  don’t  mind  them  reaching  up  into  your  ...
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1132432253
ER  -