AORN Journal
Volume 91, Issue 2 , Pages 287-291 , February 2010

Clinical Issues—February 2010

  • Byron Burlingame, RN, BSN, MS, CNOR

      Affiliations

    • Perioperative Nursing Specialist, AORN Center for Nursing Practice
    • ,
  • Carol Petersen, RN, BSN, MAOM, CNOR

      Affiliations

    • Manager, Perioperative Informatics, AORN Center for Nursing Practice
    • ,
  • Bonnie Denholm, RN, BSN, MS, CNOR

      Affiliations

    • Perioperative Nursing Specialist, AORN Center for Nursing Practice

References 

    Continuously monitoring an open but unused sterile field
  1. Recommended practices for maintaining a sterile field. In: Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices. Denver, CO: AORN, Inc; 2009;p. 317–325
  2. Dalstrom DJ, Venkatarayappa I, Manternach AL, Palcic MS, Heyse BA, Prayson MJ. Time-dependent contamination of opened sterile operating-room trays. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90(5):1022–1025
    Documentation of skin status after pneumatic tourniquet use
  1. Recommended practices for the use of the pneumatic tourniquet in the perioperative practice setting. In: Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices. Denver, CO: AORN, Inc; 2010;p. 175–187
  2. Recommended practices for documentation of perioperative nursing care. In: Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices. Denver, CO: AORN, Inc; 2010;p. 289–291
    Blanket warmer settings
  1. Hazard report: ECRI Institute revises its recommendation for temperature limits on blanket warmers. Health Devices. 2009;38(7):230–231
  2. ECRI Institute upholds recommendations on warming cabinet temperatures. Risk Manage Reporter. 2007;26(2):9–10https://www.ecri.org/Documents/HRC_Newsletter_0407.pdf. Accessed October 27, 2009
  3. Recommended practices for a safe environment of care. In: Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices. Denver, CO: AORN, Inc; 2010;p. 217–239

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 The authors of this column have no declared affiliations that could be perceived as potential conflicts of interest in publishing this article.

PII: S0001-2092(09)00923-5

doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2009.11.059

AORN Journal
Volume 91, Issue 2 , Pages 287-291 , February 2010

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