Guidelines in Practice: Surgical Attire.

Perioperative team members wear surgical attire when working in the OR. Wearing clean surgical attire is important to maintain a high level of cleanliness for patient safety. The recently updated AORN "Guideline for surgical attire" provides perioperative nurses with recommendations for wearing surgical attire in the semirestricted and restricted areas of the perioperative setting. This article discusses recommendations for laundering; head coverings; shoes; and identification badges, access cards, and personal items. It also includes a scenario describing compliance monitoring for an updated policy related to cleaning cell phones and performing hand hygiene after cell phone use. Perioperative nurses should review the guideline in its entirety and apply the recommendations for wearing surgical attire in the perioperative environment.

Clinical Issues - September 2024.

Selecting nonsterile sharps disposal containers Key words: sharps safety, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), bloodborne pathogens, occupational exposure, disposal container. Life support certification requirements for perioperative RNs Key words: basic life support, advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), cardiopulmonary resuscitation, certification, training. Using crisis checklists in the perioperative environment Key words: emergency manuals, cognitive aids, clinical emergencies, crew resource management, crisis checklist. Walking patients to the OR Key words: fall prevention, fall risk, mobility assessment, safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM), ambulate.

The Art of Speaking Up: Supporting a Culture of Safety in the OR.

Considering the high-risk, stressful, and fast-paced nature of the perioperative environment and vulnerability of surgical patients, the quest for maintaining a safety culture in the OR is ongoing. Speaking up-an interaction between perioperative team members to address a concern-requires team member empowerment to advocate for patient safety when needed. Hierarchical gradients, lack of psychological safety, incivility, and a nonsupportive organizational culture can impede speaking-up behaviors. Strategies to improve speaking up include using multimethod education initiatives, enhancing psychological safety, and managing conflict. Perioperative nurses can experience barriers to speaking up, such as lack of team familiarity, normalization of deviance, and differing perceptions among team members. The logistics of whole-team training initiatives can be challenging; however, such initiatives can help participants improve their understanding of the perspectives and communication goals of all involved personnel. Perioperative nurses and leaders should collaborate to promote speaking up for safety when warranted.

Guidelines in Practice: Safe Patient Handling and Movement.

The perioperative environment presents unique ergonomic challenges related to lifting and moving patients. These challenges place perioperative team members and patients at an increased risk for injury. The updated AORN "Guideline for safe patient handling and movement" provides perioperative nurses with guidance on safe patient handling and movement practices to help minimize the incidence of injuries to patients and health care workers. This article provides an overview of the guideline and discusses recommendations for a safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) program, ergonomic planning and facility design, SPHM technology, an individualized SPHM and ergonomic plan, and fall risk and mobility assessments. It also includes a scenario describing concerns related to patient and perioperative team member safety. Perioperative nurses should review the guideline in its entirety and apply the recommendations for safe patient handling and movement.

The effect of enhanced recovery after lung cancer surgery combined with fine surgical nursing on rehabilitation.

Objectives: To analyse the enhanced recovery after surgery approach combined with fine surgical nursing on recovery time, pain, sleep quality and satisfaction with care after lung cancer surgery. METHODS: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Nanjing Chest Hospital, China, from October 2019 to March 2022, and comprised non-small cell lung cancer patients undergoing single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Patients receiving fine surgical nursing in addition to conventional enhanced recovery after surgery formed the intervention group A, while those receiving the conventional enhanced recovery after surgery care alone formed control group B. Intraoperative blood loss, operative time, extubation time and length of stay values were noted for both the groups using standard scales. Nursing satisfaction and the incidence of adverse reactions in the two groups were also noted. Data was analysed using SPSS 23. RESULTS: Of the 99 patients, 46(46.5%) were in group A; 23(50%) males and 23(50%) females with mean age 70.3±4.8 years and mean body mass index 26.76±2.55kg/m2. There were 53(53.5%) patients in group B: 16(30.2%) males and 37(69.8%) females with mean age 69.9±4.4 years and mean body mass index 25.93±2.40kg/m2 (p>0.05). Intraoperative blood loss, operative time, postoperative extubation time and length of stay in group A were lower than those in group B (p<0.05). Pain and sleep quality values in group A were lower, while health status value was higher than group B (p<0.05). Group A had significantly higher nursing satisfaction compared to group B (p<0.05). Conclusion: The use of enhanced recovery after surgery combined with fine surgical nursing in patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery promoted postoperative recovery.

Guidelines in Practice: A Safe Environment of Care.

Creating a safe environment for performing surgical procedures is essential to achieve successful patient outcomes and protect the perioperative personnel who are providing care. Numerous factors challenge the provision of a safe environment of care and create a complex setting for perioperative nurses to manage. The updated AORN "Guideline for a safe environment of care" provides perioperative nurses with recommendations for establishing a safe environment for both patients and personnel. This article provides an overview of the guideline and discusses recommendations for implementing fire safety protocols, using warming cabinets, and creating a latex-safe environment. It also includes a scenario describing the care of a patient with an unidentified latex allergy who is undergoing a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and hiatal hernia repair. Perioperative nurses should review the guideline in its entirety and implement recommendations as applicable in operative and other procedural settings.

Cell Phones in the OR: A Cross-Sectional Study of Norwegian Perioperative Nurses' Knowledge, Practice, and Attitudes.

Few studies have focused on the use of cell phones in the OR. In Norway, researchers sought to assess perioperative nurses' knowledge, practice, and attitudes associated with cell phone use in the OR and distributed a nationwide questionnaire via a social media platform. More than 80% of the 332 respondents thought that cell phones were contaminated and that pathogens could contaminate hands. Almost all respondents brought their phone to work; approximately 61% of respondents carried it in their pocket in the OR. Responses to questions about phone cleaning showed that 39 (11.7%) of the respondents routinely cleaned their phone before entering the OR and 33 (9.9%) of the respondents cleaned it when leaving the OR. Less than 20% of respondents indicated their facility had guidelines for cleaning personal cell phones. Opportunities for improvement in cell phone cleaning in ORs exist and additional research involving all perioperative team members is needed.

Overall Description and Predictors of Disruptive Behavior Toward Nurses in the Perioperative Arena.

PURPOSE: To investigate the prevalence, characteristics, causes, consequences, and predictors of and responses to disruptive behavior toward nurses in the perioperative arena. DESIGN: A cross-sectional design using a network questionnaire platform. METHODS: Nurses in the perioperative arena were recruited online in March 2020. Data on disruptive behavior toward nurses in the past 6 months and nurses' sociodemographic and environmental factors were collected. FINDINGS: Nurses (N = 496) responded validly to the survey. In total, 82.1% of participants experienced disruptive behavior. Assignment of overwhelming workloads and verbal aggression were the most common behaviors, and surgeons were the major perpetrators. Perpetrators' intrapersonal issues were the most commonly perceived causes. A positive strategy was the most common strategy adopted by participants. Further, 80.8% of participants recounted their negative experiences, and more than half of respondents (59.9%) talked with their nursing colleagues. Nearly half of respondents (45.9%) did not report disruptive behavior. Negative emotions as an immediate effect were reported by 53.1% of the participants, and the most common long-term impact was decreased passion for work. Middle age, job position, practice environment, and system help were risk factors for experiencing disruptive behavior. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of disruptive behavior toward nurses in the perioperative arena is high, and its ramifications should not be ignored. Health care institutions should urgently implement intervention strategies to reduce disruptive behavior toward nurses.

Perioperative Nursing Role in Robotic Surgery: An Integrative Review.

PURPOSE: Robotic surgery is an increasingly popular approach across surgical specialties in several countries. Nurses embedded in this highly technological environment, however, could excessively center their attention to the robot, deviating their focus from the patient. The Perioperative Patient Focused Model is proposed as a theoretical framework to guide nursing perioperative care toward a patient-centered approach based on 4 dimensions: Health System, Safety, Behavioral Responses and Physiological Responses. This review aimed to understand the role of perioperative nursing in robotic surgery according to the Perioperative Patient Focused Model. DESIGN: An integrative review. METHODS: The Whittemore and Knafl methodology guided this review. The following databases were searched: PubMed, Cochrane Library, ProQuest, Scielo, and LILACS. The keywords used were "Robotic Surgical Procedures" and "Nursing" and their equivalents in Spanish, Portuguese, and French, using the Boolean operator "AND," within the time frame of 2010-2021. FINDINGS: A total of 1,695 articles were retrieved, of which 26 were retained for the final analysis. The majority (n = 17) were written in English, with a level of evidence between 4 and 5. The main actions performed by nursing professionals were retrieved in the Health Systems, Safety, and Behavioral Responses dimensions, focusing on the intraoperative and postoperative period. However, most of the patient's responses were presented in the postoperative stage, even after discharge. Encompassing these findings, a theoretical framework is proposed. CONCLUSIONS: Nursing professional duties are diverse within the course of robotic surgery. It is necessary to expand the Perioperative Nursing specialty toward an extended care, encompassing even the community settings.

Desafios para implementação da SAE perioperatória em pacientes do centro cirúrgico / Challenges for implementing perioperative SAE in surgical center patients / Retos para la implantación del SAE perioperatorio en pacientes de centros quirúrgicos

Introdução: A Sistematização da Assistência de Enfermagem Perioperatória (SAEP) é o alicerce que fornece sustentação nas ações de enfermagem, na promoção de saúde e prevenção de complicações de clientes cirúrgicos. Objetivo: este estudo teve como objetivo conhecer a percepção dos enfermeiros, que assistem pacientes cirúrgicos, sobre a SAEP dentro do contexto da sua prática profissional. Metodologia: Trata-se de uma pesquisa de revisão de literatura de caráter descritiva que implicou na busca de arti- gos científicos de 2012 a 2022, que abordassem as dificuldades que a enfermagem en- contra para a execução da SAEP. Desta forma, foram utilizados apenas publicações que estivessem nas bases de dados SciELO, LILACS, LATINDEX, MIAR. Resultados: Fo- ram identificados inicialmente 414 artigos, após a aplicação dos critérios propostos nove artigos foram selecionados para a amostra. Conclusão: As dificuldades encontradas no exercício profissional da enfermagem no centro cirúrgico estão relacionadas a não com- preensão e a aplicabilidade da SAEP, e também pela falta de recursos humanos, tecnoló- gicos e assistenciais.

Introduction: The Systematization of Perioperative Nursing Care (SAEP) is the foundation that provides support in nursing actions, in health promotion and prevention of complications in surgical clients. Objective: this study aimed to know the perception of nurses, who assist surgical patients, about SAEP within the context of their professional practice. Methodology: This is a descriptive literature review research that involved the search for scientific articles from 2012 to 2022, which addressed the difficulties that nursing encounters in the implementation of SAEP. In this way, only publications that were in the SciELO, LILACS, LATINDEX, MIAR databases were used. Results: Initially, 414 articles were identified, after applying the proposed criteria, nine articles were selected for the sample. Conclusion: The difficulties encountered in the professional practice of nursing in the surgical center are related to the lack of understanding and applicability of the SAEP, and also to the lack of human, technological and assistance resources.

Introducción: La Sistematización de los Cuidados de Enfermería Perioperatoria (SAEP) es el fundamento que proporciona apoyo en las acciones de enfermería, en la promoción de la salud y prevención de complicaciones en los clientes quirúrgicos. Objetivo: este estudio tuvo como objetivo conocer la percepción de las enfermeras, que asisten pacientes quirúrgicos, sobre la SAEP en el contexto de su práctica profesional. Metodología: Se trata de una investigación de revisión bibliográfica descriptiva que implicó la búsqueda de artículos científicos desde 2012 hasta 2022, que abordaran las dificultades que la enfermería encuentra en la implementación del SAEP. De esta forma, sólo se utilizaron publicaciones que estuvieran en las bases de datos SciELO, LILACS, LATINDEX, MIAR. Resultados: Inicialmente, se identificaron 414 artículos, después de aplicar los criterios propuestos, se seleccionaron nueve artículos para la muestra. Conclusiones: Las dificultades encontradas en la práctica profesional de enfermería en el centro quirúrgico están relacionadas con la falta de comprensión y aplicabilidad del SAEP, así como con la falta de recursos humanos, tecnológicos y asistenciales.

A qualitative study of nurse-perceived barriers to body temperature management in postoperative patients.

Although evidence-based practices exist for preventing hypothermia in patients during surgery, few studies have focused on this concern in postoperative patients. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the most challenging issues experienced by surgical ward nurses while managing the body temperature of adult surgical patients. To address this research gap, this study used a qualitative descriptive design to document barriers to body temperature management as reported by a sample of 16 perioperative nurses. The semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using inductive content analysis. The main barriers fell into three categories: professional nursing ability limitations, unfavourable working conditions and management of human resources. The eight subcategories were disadvantageous professional views, professional knowledge limitations, low motivation to provide nursing care, non-standard treatment environment, inadequate equipment and care protocols, heavy nursing care loads, inadequate staff training and ineffective staff supervision. These findings highlighted the importance of adequate resources, proper education and evidence-based care protocols in the effective delivery of body temperature management to postoperative patients.

Calidad del cuidado de enfermería percibida por pacientes posoperados en un Hospital Nacional de Lima, Perú / Nursing Care Quality as Perceived by Postoperative Patients from a National Hospital in Lima, Peru

Introducción: La calidad del cuidado en salud depende del talento humano, infraestructura, la gestión del servicio y las expectativas del paciente respecto al cuidado esperado y percibido, que debe ser un factor fundamental en los planes estratégicos de las organizaciones de salud. Objetivo: Evaluar la calidad del cuidado de enfermería desde la percepción de los pacientes posoperados de un Hospital Nacional de Lima. Métodos: Estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo de corte transversal, diseño no experimental, realizado en el Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza de Lima en el 2019. La población estuvo conformada por 230 pacientes hospitalizados en el servicio de cirugía, la muestra fue 119; se aplicó la escala tipo Likert validada de SERVQHOS-E, que abarca la percepción de los aspectos tangibles e intangibles del cuidado de enfermería, fue valorada en forma cualitativa y cuantitativa: adecuada (60-80), medianamente adecuada (38-59), inadecuada (16-37). Para el análisis de los datos se aplicó estadística descriptiva como frecuencias absolutas y porcentuales mediante el software estadístico IBM-SPSS versión 22. Resultados: Participaron 68,10 por ciento pacientes de sexo femenino; 72,17 por ciento de los pacientes percibían la calidad del cuidado de enfermería como adecuada y 27,83 por ciento, medianamente adecuada. Según las dimensiones, 67,46 por ciento y 75,37 por ciento de pacientes consideraron los aspectos tangibles e intangibles como adecuados. Conclusión: La mayoría de los pacientes percibieron un nivel adecuado de la calidad del cuidado de enfermería, se identificó como fortaleza la empatía en el componente intangible, y como debilidad la inadecuada infraestructura en el tangible(AU)

Introduction: Healthcare quality depends on human talent, infrastructure, service management, as well patient expectations regarding expected and perceived care, which should be a fundamental factor in the strategic plans of health organizations. Objective: To evaluate the quality of nursing care as perceived by postoperative patients in a national hospital in Lima, Peru. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional and nonexperimental study carried out in 2019 at Arzobispo Loayza National Hospital in Lima. The population consisted of 230 patients hospitalized in the surgery service and the sample was 119. The validated Likert-type SERVQHOS-E scale was applied, which covers the perception of tangible and intangible aspects of nursing care; it was assessed qualitatively and quantitatively: adequate (60-80), moderately adequate (38-59), inadequate (16-37). For data analysis, descriptive statistics were applied as absolute and percentage frequencies using the statistical software IBM-SPSS (version 22). Results: 68.10 percent of the patients were female. 72.17 percent perceived the quality of nursing care as adequate, while 27.83 percent perceived it as moderately adequate. According to the dimensions, 67.46 percent and 75.37 percent of the patients considered the tangible and intangible aspects as adequate. Conclusion: The majority of the patients perceived the quality of nursing care as adequate. Empathy was identified as a strength in the intangible component, while inadequate infrastructure was considered a weakness in the tangible component(AU)

Efectos de una intervención de enfermería en el control del dolor posoperatorio del paciente adulto / Effects of a Nursing Intervention on Postoperative Pain Control in the Adult Patient

ntroducción: El control apropiado del dolor es un desafío crucial y necesario de abordar en el campo quirúrgico, al producir un gran impacto en la recuperación del paciente. Objetivo: Evaluar el efecto de una intervención de enfermería aplicada en el periodo perioperatorio para el control del dolor del paciente adulto en el posoperatorio inmediato. Métodos: Estudio cuantitativo, cuasi experimental, con grupo experimental y control de adultos intervenidos en el quirófano de una institución de salud en Bucaramanga - Colombia en el primer semestre de 2017, con un universo de 3240 pacientes y muestra calculada de 120. La intervención constó de tres fases, enmarcada en la teoría de síntomas desagradables. Para evaluar el dolor se utilizó la Escala Visual Análoga. Se realizó análisis descriptivo, bivariado y múltiple, se calcularon Betas con modelos de regresión lineal con los puntajes de la escala de dolor a los 10-20 y 30 minutos, 1- 1,5 y 2 horas. Resultados: Los grupos presentaron características similares, en el grupo experimental disminuyeron los puntajes en la escala de dolor a los 10 minutos en -0,98 (IC 95 por ciento: -2,0; 0,02), a la hora de -0,77(IC 95 por ciento: -1,60; 0,05), a las 1,5 horas de -0,71(IC 95 por ciento: -1,13; -0,12) y las 2 horas de -0,60(IC 95 por ciento: -1,09; -0,10). Conclusiones: La intervención de enfermería en perioperatorio, más allá de la administración de analgésicos, es fundamental para modificar las respuestas, como lo refiere la teoría de Swanson, se mejora o controlan los síntomas desagradables y sus efectos negativos, en este caso el dolor posoperatorio(AU)

Introduction: Appropriate pain control is a crucial and necessary challenge to address in the surgical field, since it would produce a great impact patient recovery. Objective: To assess the effect of a nursing intervention applied during the perioperative period for pain control in the adult patient in the immediate postoperative period. Methods: Quantitative and quasiexperimental study carried out with two groups, an experimental and a control group, of adults operated on in the surgical room of a health institution in Bucaramanga, Colombia, in the first semester of 2017. The universe consisted of 3240 patients, while the calculated sample was 120. The intervention consisted in three phases, framed within the theory of unpleasant symptoms. The visual analog scale was used to assess pain. Descriptive, bivariate and multiple analyses were performed. Betas were calculated with linear regression models and using the scores of the pain scale at ten to twenty and thirty minutes; as well as at one to one and half hours, and two hours. Results: The groups presented similar characteristics: in the experimental group, the scores of the pain scale decreased at ten minutes by 0.98 (95 percent CI: -2.0; 0.02); at one hour, by 0.77 (95 percent CI: -1.60; 0.05; at one and a half hours, by 0.71 (95 percent CI: -1.13; -0.12); and at two hours, by 0.60 (95 percent CI: -1.09; -0.10). Conclusions: The nursing intervention in the perioperative period, beyond the administration of analgesics, is fundamental to modify responses, as referred by Swanson's theory, unpleasant symptoms and their negative effects are improved or controlled; in this case, postoperative pain(AU)

Incorrect Surgical Counts: A Potential for Retained Surgical Items.

BACKGROUND: In the main operating rooms of a large academic hospital there was a report of 408 count discrepancies in 2015-2016 and 13 incidences of retained surgical items (RSIs). There was a lack of a consistent and standardized surgical count process among nurses. OBJECTIVES: To reduce count discrepancies by 25%, prevent RSIs, and improve the compliance of the perioperative nursing team regarding the surgical count process. METHODS: An evidence-based quality improvement project with a sample of 455 surgical procedures and 118 nurses. Data collection occurred over an eight-week period in 2018 using a Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) methodology to study the effectiveness of the utilization of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) practice guidelines for the prevention of RSIs. RESULTS: The inclusion of risk reduction strategies such as the utilization of an AORN guideline whiteboard to record surgical items and the identification of high-risk items for retained device fragments or high-risk surgical items for RSIs resulted in the reduction of incorrect surgical counts by 71.43%, with no incidence of RSIs. Further, nurse compliance on surgical count practices improved significantly, F (5, 46) = 2.47, p = .046, PES = .21. CONCLUSION: The implementation of the AORN guidelines for perioperative surgical count practices by the perioperative nursing team provided an improved surgical count process. IMPLICATION FOR NURSING: A system approach to performance improvement is needed to prevent RSIs.