{"id":41,"date":"2019-08-21T16:52:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T20:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/facultyancillaryresourceforclinicalproceduresforsaferpatient\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=41"},"modified":"2020-03-23T18:14:18","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T22:14:18","slug":"1-6-the-operating-room-environment","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/facultyancillaryresourceforclinicalproceduresforsaferpatient\/chapter\/1-6-the-operating-room-environment\/","title":{"raw":"1.6 The Operating Room Environment","rendered":"1.6 The Operating Room Environment"},"content":{"raw":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Critical Thinking Exercises: Questions, Answers, and Sources \/ References<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nCritical thinking questions are in bold type, and the answers are italicized. Additional resources or references are provided below.\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong>Why should the sterile field always be kept in sight by the Scrub Nurse or Circulating Nurse?<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nO<em>ne of the principles of asepsis is that the sterile field must be within sight of the healthcare provider to ensure sterility. Fields that cannot be guaranteed sterile are considered contaminated.<\/em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n2. <strong>Name three healthcare providers who are considered sterile in the OR area.<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><em>Surgeon<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><em>Scrub Nurse<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><em>Surgical Assistant<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<em>Note: Non-sterile OR personnel include: Anesthesiologist, Circulating Nurse, technologists (e.g., Radiologist), students, or observers<\/em>\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n\r\nPerry, A. G., Potter, P. A., &amp; Ostendorf, W. R. (2017). <em>Clinical\u00a0<\/em><em style=\"font-size: 1em\">nursing\u00a0<\/em><em style=\"text-align: initial;text-indent: 1em;font-size: 1em\">skills and techniques<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;text-indent: 1em;font-size: 1em\"> (9th ed.). Elsevier; Mosby.<\/span>","rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Critical Thinking Exercises: Questions, Answers, and Sources \/ References<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Critical thinking questions are in bold type, and the answers are italicized. Additional resources or references are provided below.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Why should the sterile field always be kept in sight by the Scrub Nurse or Circulating Nurse?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>O<em>ne of the principles of asepsis is that the sterile field must be within sight of the healthcare provider to ensure sterility. Fields that cannot be guaranteed sterile are considered contaminated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Name three healthcare providers who are considered sterile in the OR area.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Surgeon<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Scrub Nurse<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Surgical Assistant<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Note: Non-sterile OR personnel include: Anesthesiologist, Circulating Nurse, technologists (e.g., Radiologist), students, or observers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source:<\/p>\n<p>Perry, A. G., Potter, P. A., &amp; Ostendorf, W. R. (2017). <em>Clinical\u00a0<\/em><em style=\"font-size: 1em\">nursing\u00a0<\/em><em style=\"text-align: initial;text-indent: 1em;font-size: 1em\">skills and techniques<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;text-indent: 1em;font-size: 1em\"> (9th ed.). 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