{"id":33,"date":"2022-10-20T16:18:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T16:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perioperative1002.slc-courses.ca\/?p=33"},"modified":"2023-06-01T13:09:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:09:21","slug":"module-3-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perioperative1002.slc-courses.ca\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"Module 3: Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Module 3: Sharps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5>\ud83c\udfaf Module Objectives&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Describe various surgical sharps and explain their uses&nbsp;<\/li><li>Describe risk reduction strategies to prevent sharps injuries in the surgical field&nbsp;<\/li><li>Identify various suture needles and suture materials along with their benefits and common uses&nbsp;<\/li><li>Describe alternative methods for closing wounds&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5>\ud83d\udcd6 Required Reading&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ORNAC standards\u202f\u202f 2021 <\/strong><br>Sharps Management 4-46-48<br><br><strong>ORNAC Standards 2023 <\/strong><br>Sharps Management 4.12 (4-46)<br><br><strong>Alexander\u2019s care of the patient in surgery<\/strong><br><em>16th Ed<\/em>. p. 176-185, 193-197 (start at stapling instruments); p. 207-210 (start at suturing and stapling instruments)<br><em>17th Ed<\/em>. p. 176-185, 193-197 (start at stapling instruments); p. 205-206 (start at suturing and stapling instruments)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other<\/strong><br>Cine Med Video #1967: Sharps Safety: Essential Concepts and Controls (2014)\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Link. T. (2020). Guidelines in Practice: Sharp Safety. <em>AORN Journal, 112<\/em> (5) 478 &#8211; 489. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/aorn.13199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/aorn.13199<\/strong><\/a>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suture Catalogue from Ethicon\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5>Introduction&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>This module includes an overview of sutures, scalpels, staplers, and other classified sharps that are commonly used in the operating room. Sharps injuries are a significant concern for healthcare providers in the OR. Sharps&#8217;s safety is critical to creating and promoting a safe operating room environment for the entire team and patient. Understanding the proper techniques and use for sharps, allows for efficient and safer patient care.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-1 wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/perioperative1002.slc-courses.ca\/?p=283\">Begin Module<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Module 3: Sharps \ud83c\udfaf Module Objectives&nbsp; Describe various surgical sharps and explain their uses&nbsp; Describe risk reduction strategies to prevent sharps injuries in the surgical field&nbsp; Identify various suture needles and suture materials along with their benefits and common uses&nbsp; Describe alternative methods for closing wounds&nbsp; \ud83d\udcd6 Required Reading&nbsp; ORNAC standards\u202f\u202f 2021 Sharps Management 4-46-48 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-introduction.php","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[5],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1002.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1002.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1002.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1002.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1002.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1002.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":785,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1002.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions\/785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1002.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/52"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1002.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1002.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1002.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1002.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fwf_post_folders&post=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}