In Clinical

 Instrument Quiz

In Clinical:

Surgical Scrub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1sS0ahb4MA

Hand signs from Surgeons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC3w0igFcrg&index=2&list=PL5D9C302988E6F45C

Surgical Instruments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgJ55OX6q5Q

Proper surgical instrument use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3G71-lb-HQ

Surgical Instruments:  http://www.surgicalexam.com/instruments/instrumentsindex.html 

All about surgical instruments: http://www.teleflex.com/en/usa/pdf/KMedic_Surgical_Instruments_101.pdf   

 Learning about the Perioperative Area

For a practice test use this link:

http://quizlet.com/66895335/periop-101-test-flash-cards/

In Clinical: 

7 Principals of Asepsis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p3dsgeyx84

 Sterile Gloving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAKZ3mdFIj4

 Surgical Preps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IioLp6ApaZc

Chloraprep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAiTfPiHYXc 

Betadine (remember to wear a surgical jacket when performing this prep): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GAoHDDScC8

Surgical Cases: http://www.surgicalexam.com/caseindex.html 

QI Project 

Throughout this semester you will be exposed to many different processes and/or diagnoses. 

As a new nurse you will use your cognitive skills to critically think about the care of your patient.  When you think critically you look at a situation and evaluate its effectiveness. 

You will need to reflect, ask questions, research, observe and evaluate. 

This project’s goal is to make you look at processes and/or diagnoses in your clinical setting and think of ways to either improve it or support it.  You may have to be creative in your improvement and/or clarify to support it. Note any challenges that you may encounter. What kinds of nursing interventions would you implement? This project can either be population based, system or patient focus. 

You have an option of selecting: 

·       a quality improvement issue

·       a leadership role (cost effectiveness)

·       safety and/or outcomes regarding your patient

·       literature review regarding an organizational policy or procedure

·       Health risks of the population on your unit/organization (compared to Healthy People 2020 objectives) 

Some suggestions of topics could include but are not limited to:

• NPO violations                       

• Patient survey compliance          

• NG measurements                           

• IV tube changes                          

• Safe Sleep                              

• Whiteboard completions

• Rounding with families     

• Monitor alarms                           

• Bed sores                              

• Falls                                 

• Premature Infants                  

• Discharge instructions

• Teach back method                

• Hand washing                             

• Nutritional habits                     

• Wait times                        

• Handoffs                                

• Cell phones in the workplace

• Hospital HACs                        

• OR Counts                                  

• OR Traffic Patterns

Past QI projects:

• 2017 Fall: Discharge Instructions

• 2017 Fall: Handoffs

• 2018 Spring: Preventing Falls

• 2018 Fall: NPO Education

• 2019 Spring: Versed Teaching

• 2019 Fall: Hand Hygiene

• 2020 Spring: HIPAA Violations

• 2020 Fall: 5 minute Surgical Scrub

• 2021 Spring: Traffic Patterns

• 2021 Fall: Surgical Counts

• 2022 Spring: Hand Offs

• 2022 Fall: NPO Violations

• 2023 Spring: Specimen Collections

• 2023 Fall: Surgical Attire

• 2024 Spring: Recycling in the OR

• 2024 Fall: Smoke Evacuation

• 2025 Spring: Time Outs

Examples of past QI projects are located here:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Hjw6gcrp8xR3KkanR0RDMEWFiZAbz_jC