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The project was featured at this year's poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN).
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One step that helped dramatically decrease flash sterilization at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH, was daily planning between the OR and central processing, according to Roberta R. Timmerman, RN, CPN, MSN, perioperative services education nurse specialist, Nationwide Children's Hospital.
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Press Ganey's report Hospital Check-Up Report: Physician Perspectives on American Hospitals includes a discussion of what surgeons don't like. (For information on accessing the report, see the note at the end of this column.) I thought it was a good report, but it needed some balance. I thought I would do some research on what surgeons and other staff like! (The glass is always half full.)
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Surgeons are disproportionately represented in attendance at a course on disruptive behaviors offered by the Center for Professional Health at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.
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The cause of death in the case of a Florida teen having breast surgery has been confirmed as malignant hyperthermia (MH),1 and the eyes of the nation have turned to outpatient surgery providers and their preparation to handle an MH episode.
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The report by the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner's Office regarding Florida teen Stephanie Kuleba, who died earlier this year of malignant hyperthermia (MH), doesn't answer all of the questions surrounding her death.
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When your patient develops malignant hyperthermia (MH), take these steps, providers suggest:
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At Ponte Vedra Plastic Surgery, cards were developed to explain the role of each of four nurses who handle malignant hyperthermia (MH) resuscitation.
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The Joint Commission says that "emergency medications and other interventions can help mitigate the impact of a [malignant hyperthermia (MH)] episode, but only if the needed materials are readily available and staff is adequately trained." Specifically, The Joint Commission requires:
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The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has updated its "Malignant Hyperthermia Guideline," which is published in the Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices, 2008 Edition.
