Rnrand

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1. Surgical attire

   Rnrand replied to Rnrand's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   Well it's too early to draw a line in the sand for me but after looking at a few studies and articles, I can only find data supporting the the complete covering of facial hair and exposed arms IN the...

2. Surgical attire

   Rnrand replied to Rnrand's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   Maybe that's the difficulty in all this. There isn't a "line" separating pre/post op with the OR. The OR doors are the only delineation. I can get behind wearing a jacket for opening rooms and while...

3. Surgical attire

   Rnrand replied to Rnrand's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   Thank you for your response Rose_Queen. I did review the AORN guidelines and saw that. However, I'm not talking about restricted areas. I'm referring to the hallways outside of the ORs and substerile...

4. Surgical attire

   Rnrand posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   I work in an ASC but have 15 years main OR experience. One of our assistant directors went to a course and is now pushing for all staff to wear long sleeve jackets and for males with facial hair to...