Areas of the operating room

Question 1

Unrestricted area

Answer 1

personnel dressed in street clothes and equipment that has not been disinfected
monitored
people are stopped and directed to the appropriate locations
patient admission area
family waiting area

Question 2

Transitional area

Answer 2

surgical personnel and visitors prepare to enter the semirestricted areas.
authorization to enter and changing from street clothes to surgical attire
locker rooms - clean surgical attire and head coverings

Question 3

Semirestricted area

Answer 3

only personnel wearing surgical attire are allowed
corridors of OR, instrument room, equipment room, sterile supply room, utility room, decontamination room, patient holding area, surgical offices, clean processing room, anesthesia workroom, PACU

Question 4

Restricted

Answer 4

cleanest area of the OR, full cap and mask required
surgical suites, procedure rooms, areas with flash sterilizers, scrub sink areas