Sterile Technique & Universal Protocol/Time Out
Across
- 5. Material used to create a sterile barrier around the surgical site
- 7. Patient verbally states their full name and the ______ to be performed
- 8. Use imaging for unresolved ______ or non-intact devices
- 13. ______ technique is foundational to surgical site infection prevention
- 14. Part of the healthcare workers body that must be covered during patient skin antisepsis
- 15. The main goal of universal protocol - error ______
- 17. At Ascension, everyone is accountable for patient ______
- 18. Facial covering that should not be worn dangling at any time
- 19. Patient's informed ______ form is compared with the physician order, H&P and schedule
Down
- 1. Verifying the right patient before any procedure
- 2. Assessment included in the time out, scored as a 1, 2 or 3
- 3. A deliberate pause among all members of the team to confirm and question
- 4. An object left inside the patient at the end of a procedure
- 6. Complete this if a team member fails to participate in Surgical STOP
- 8. Limit movement around the sterile field to decrease risk of ______
- 9. Perform hand ______ before opening sterile supplies
- 10. Masks if worn below the ____ can cause airborne microbe contamination of the sterile field
- 11. Acronym for Ask a question, Request a change, voice a Concern, use Chain of command
- 12. End of case when all team members stop activity to review: counts, specimens, meds and more
- 16. Site ______ is required if there is more than one possible procedure location