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Clinical Issues—March 2011
Author(s) -
Ogg Mary J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/j.aorn.2010.12.003
Subject(s) - medicine , abandonment (legal) , shelf life , expiration date , surgery , key (lock) , computer science , food science , computer security , biology , political science , law
This Month First surgical hand scrub of the day Key words: alcohol‐based surgical hand rub products, surgical hand antisepsis, standardized surgical hand rub protocol . The correct method for sterilizing towel clips Key words: ratcheted instruments, instrument hinges, bloodborne pathogens standard, glove tears, percutaneous punctures, instrument stringers . Patient abandonment Key words: patient abandonment, patient assignment, nurse‐patient relationship . Determining shelf life Key words: event‐related sterility, expiration dates, moisture‐controlled environment, dust‐controlled environment, storage conditions, sterile storage, shelf life, sterile items .