Overview
Approved Topics need to choose 1 topic
● Environmental risks in the operating room including fuel sources and fire
management, electrical energy, lasers, fire triangle, OSHA
● Evidence-based practice aseptic techniques used in the operating room that
prevent patient surgical site infections: (this covers methods used to prevent
cross contamination, strike-through, the use of traffic patterns, semi, non, and
restricted areas and their purpose). You may also add preventing sharps injuries,
and proper sharps disposal, standard precautions in the OR, OSHA
● Care of the patient in surgery: Patient positioning principles, (include the 5 main
surgical positions and 2 modifications of supine), nerves protected, anesthesia
concerns, prevention of injury, patient transfer, TIME OUT, body mechanics for
safe transfe