Guidelines in Practice: Surgical Attire.
access cards
cell phone cleaning
health care–associated infections
scrub apparel
surgical attire
Journal
AORN journal
ISSN: 1878-0369
Titre abrégé: AORN J
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0372403
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2024
Sep 2024
Historique:
received:
05
04
2024
accepted:
08
04
2024
medline:
27
8
2024
pubmed:
27
8
2024
entrez:
27
8
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Perioperative team members wear surgical attire when working in the OR. Wearing clean surgical attire is important to maintain a high level of cleanliness for patient safety. The recently updated AORN "Guideline for surgical attire" provides perioperative nurses with recommendations for wearing surgical attire in the semirestricted and restricted areas of the perioperative setting. This article discusses recommendations for laundering; head coverings; shoes; and identification badges, access cards, and personal items. It also includes a scenario describing compliance monitoring for an updated policy related to cleaning cell phones and performing hand hygiene after cell phone use. Perioperative nurses should review the guideline in its entirety and apply the recommendations for wearing surgical attire in the perioperative environment.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
164-171Informations de copyright
© AORN, Inc, 2024.
Références
Guideline for surgical attire. In: Guidelines for Perioperative Practice. Denver, CO: AORN, Inc; 2025. In press.
Appendix E AORN Evidence Rating Model. In: Guidelines for Perioperative Practice. Denver, CO: AORN, Inc; 2024:xxi.
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