Mind Your P.E.A.S. & Cues in the OR
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This is a review of smorgasbord of infection prevention measures implemented in the Operating Room. Remember to mind your P (Prep) E (Environment) A (Antibiotics) S (Sterility) and all the cues as you develop an appetite for surgical conciseness.
Topics of this game:
- Which of the following is not a type of Surgical Site Infection?
- The OR Hallways are considered what type of area?
- What is the standard timeframe we use to measure if the patient has contracted an SSI?
- What is the best practice method to clean the operating room between cases?
- Choose the best timeframe for a long-infusion surgical antibiotic administration.
- Low levels of antibiotic tissue concentration intraoperatively associates to higher rates surgical site infections.
- What is the most common short-infusion antibiotic administered in the operating room?
- At what time would you consider discussing an antibiotic re-dose with your Anesthesia Team Member?
- What should you do if you accidentally contaminate your prep stick when prepping?
- A fly has suddenly landed on your sterile field! What do you do?
- Your co-worker just got a new pony-tail bouffant. They like it because it's "cute and breezy" but it does not cover all their hair. What should you do?
- Your surgeon insists on using plain alcohol to prep for every case. How do you address this?
- As you position your patient, you notice blood on the arm board you just used. What do you do next?
- Your surgical technologist insists on wearing unsecured false eyelashes at the field. One finally fell into the wound. Now what?
- An emergent case has just rolled in and your CRNA is brand new. They want to know when to push the antibiotic for maximum effectiveness. What do you say?
- Where should a patient's hair be trimmed for the most effective surgical prep?
- Which item item is still considered sterile if your medical student just placed an unopened package of gloves on your sterile back table?
