1. Cleanliness
1.1. Clean Halls and Dirty Halls
1.2. Specific Storage rooms, dirty rooms, supply rooms
1.3. One specific room to take ALL dirty carts
2. Teamwork
2.1. Friendly, positive attitudes
2.2. Everyone works together as a WHOLE to make the surgeries run quickly and smoothly
2.3. Each teammate has their own specific skills and is an extension of the team rather than an individual
2.4. Noticed a staff-member behind the desk that a number of other staffers asked why he was there. His response, "I am letting _____ take a break." I assume that this was out of his own kindness since no one knew why he was there.
2.4.1. Another staffer came over and asked how she could help him with covering for _____.
3. Organization
3.1. Charts for scheduled surgeries on screens
3.2. Charts for specific roles and placement on bulletin
3.3. Everything has its place
4. Stages
4.1. Preop area
4.2. Operating Rooms
4.2.1. 19 different rooms
4.3. Post-op recovery
4.3.1. Immediately after surgery, then off to room or discharge area
4.4. Post-op ready to discharge
4.4.1. Follow up on eating, drinking, ability to use restroom, etc.
5. OR desk
5.1. Lost? Find the OR desk
5.2. Assignment? Find the OR desk
5.3. Questions? Find the OR desk
5.4. Lost Again? Find the OR desk!
6. Scrubing
6.1. 4-minute scrub down for sterilization
6.1.1. May use Avagard AFTER first initial scrub
6.2. 2 different sets of scrub stations
6.2.1. Automatic and knee-press
6.3. Do NOT drip water on any sterilized packages! CONTAMINATION
7. Rooms
7.1. Each operating room has its own purpose
7.1.1. Some are multi-purpose, some are dedicated to one specific surgery (cystic, robotic, etc.)
7.2. Each room has its own specific equipment readily available
7.2.1. X-rays, CTs, etc.
7.3. Temperature varies based on surgery and needs.
7.3.1. Warmer room for Peds, colder for heart patients
7.4. Extremely clean and sterile
8. Gear
8.1. 3 areas to obtain gloves
8.1.1. Multiple sizes, and variations
8.2. Scrubs, Masks, Eye masks, gloves
8.3. Everyone MUST wear scrub gear
9. Expectations
9.1. Everyone is expected to maintain professionalism
9.2. Quick turnarounds
9.3. Patient and attentive during operations
10. Senses
10.1. Sights
10.1.1. Bright lights
10.1.2. Lots of team-members
10.1.3. Fast-paced movements and reactions
10.2. Sounds
10.2.1. Attention to orders
10.2.2. Machinery
10.2.3. Equipment such as bone saws
10.3. Smells
10.3.1. Scents linger
10.3.1.1. Still smelled of OR on way home!
10.3.2. Anatomy
10.3.2.1. blood, flesh, etc.
10.4. Touch
10.4.1. STERILIZATION IS A MUST
10.4.2. Don't touch what isn't needed, do not contaminate!
10.5. Taste
10.5.1. Hopefully nothing!