Non medical person observing in OR

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Specializes in OR.

Hello!  I have been a nurse for so long that I can't even remember what is unusual for a non medical person coming into the operating room to observe.   We will have a non medical engineer coming to observe workflows and I need to prepare this person for the operating room.  I will discuss about the sterile fields and staying out of the way but what else should I be educating this person about?  Thanks for any advice!

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

An oldie but goodie, with tips that would apply to both patient care staff and non-patient care staff.

https://allnurses.com/soooo-observing-operating-room-o-t104893/

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Specializes in OR.

Thanks!

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Hierarchy 

Schedules and the amount of time things take; what is expected vs the reality.

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