Your assignments this week are as follows. Do your assignments and post the answers in the forum. Remember to cite your source.

At the end of the week, I’ll post a video summary.  

If your last name starts with B, A, D, E, or F

1. What ASA class does the patient have a mild systemic disease?
2. Incisional infections are defined as SSI when they occur within how many days of surgery?
3. What is the difference between aseptic technique and sterile technique?
4. Your patient is in a lateral position, and you place a pillow at the lateral aspect of the dependent knee. What nerve / bony prominence are you protecting?
5. Subcutaneous mastectomy- breast tissue/fat, overlying skin, nipples, muscle, lymph nodes…which of these are removed?

If your last name starts with C, G, I, J, or K

1. Patient has a red coccyx and red scapula after surgery. Why do we document this? A. Part of plan of care, B. risk management, C. nurse responsibility?

1. How do you clean the OR after a patient with a subphrenic abscess? 
2. What does R stand for in SBAR?
3. What is the OR room temp and humidity range? 
4. infection present- which type of suture technique- interrupted close, mattress stitches, running closure?

If your last name starts with S, L, N, O, or P

1. What is the difference between universal and standard protocol?
2. What is tertiary wound closure?
3. Sleep apnea pt should they be positioned semi fowlers or reverse T? 
4. What contributes to rust spots on the instruments? 
5. Would you clean the blood pressure cuff with enzymatic agent, nonenzymatic agent High level disinfection?  

If your last name starts with H, Q, R, T, or U

1. Which would not require site marking, laminectomy, splenectomy, left nephrectomy, something else? 
2. What herbal supplement will lower BP?    
3. Patient is saying concerns for body image after Left sided radical mastectomy. Who to talk to? (surgeon who just did surgery, social services, a person who went through surgery before, nurse who talked to pt in pre-op).?
4. What does anesthesia need for a Nissan Fundoplication? Bougie, McGill forceps, nasal airway?
5. 2-month-old umbilical hernia repair, risk for what? Temp regulation, positioning, fluid imbalance?

If your last name starts with M, V, W, X, Y, or Z

1. What is the first thing you do for a bronchospasm?
2. What are ebonized instruments and when are they used?
3. Specimens- when should they be removed from sterile field? A. As soon as available, B. During Debriefing, C.  Before closing count
4. Why is continuous irrigation needed after a TURP?
5. How many inches should pneumatic tourniquet overlap? A. 1-3, B. 3-6, C. 5-7, More?