(Skills) Skill 3: Preparation of the Operative Site Flashcards
State step #1 for the preparation of the operative site
Washed hands or used alcohol based hand-rub for hand hygiene
State step #2 for the preparation of the operative site
Verified the patient’s identity
State step #3 for the preparation of the operative site
Verified surgical skill being performed and surgical site
State step #4 for the preparation of the operative site
Checked progress notes to assure that patient was bathed and surgical site clipped and scrubbed and urine was expressed from bladder
State step #5 for the preparation of the operative site
Assembled materials for prep
State step #6 for the preparation of the operative site
Positioned patient on back and secured legs with tape
State step #7 for the preparation of the operative site
Opened sterile packages: bowl and gauze using aseptic technique
State step #8 for the preparation of the operative site
Dropped 4 gauze sponges into a sterile bowl and then poured germicide to cover sponges, using aseptic technique
State step #9 for the preparation of the operative site
Donned sterile gloves correctly
State step #10 for the preparation of the operative site
Handled gauze sponges with sterile sponge forceps or the gloved hand using aseptic technique
State step #11 for the preparation of the operative site
Began scrub at the intended incision site and continued out in concentric circles to an area of at least two inches larger than expected size of sterile field
State step #12 for the preparation of the operative site
Sponge discarded after reaching the periphery
State step #13 for the preparation of the operative site
Repeated steps 9, 10, and 11 two more times
State step #14 for the preparation of the operative site
Blotted excess germicide solution with sterile gauze sponge(s)
State step #15 for the preparation of the operative site
Sprayed 10% Povidone Iodine solution on site
