Clinical Issues - Volume 110, Issue 4

Key words: hypothermia, redistribution, core body temperature, cutaneous heat loss, autonomic response.

[https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aorn.12818]

"This article discusses hospital‐acquired pressure injuries related to the perioperative setting and outlines the full perioperative pressure injury prevention bundle."

By Diane B. Kimsey

Volume 110, Issue 4

[https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aorn.12806]

"This article elaborates on key takeaways from the guideline, including using sterile technique when donning sterile gowns and gloves, delivering sterile items to the sterile field, using drapes to establish a sterile field, and maintaining the sterile field."

Volume 110, Issue 4

By Terri Link

[https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aorn.12803]

Editor-in-Chief Laurie Saletnik provides an overview of Volume 110, Issue 4, of AORN Journal.

[https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/18780369/2019/110/4]

"The updated AORN “Guideline for sterilization packaging systems” will provide guidance on evaluating, choosing, and using these systems."

[https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aorn.12813]

Clinical Issues: Facial hair and respiratory protection

Volume 110, Issue 3

Key words: tight‐fitting, seal, facial hair, N95 mask, powered air‐purifying respirator (PAPR).

[https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aorn.12786]

Clinical Issues: Preventing transmission of an emerging pathogen

Volume 110, Issue 3

Key words: Candida auris, transmission, contact precautions, personal protective equipment (PPE), hand hygiene.

[https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aorn.12786]

Clinical Issues: Emerging pathogen awareness

Vol. 110, Iss. 3

Key words: Candida auris, yeast, outbreak, multidrug‐resistant organism, antifungal.

[https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aorn.12786]

"This article reviews the steps of instrument cleaning and decontamination and provides a framework to help perioperative leaders and educators facilitate these steps in their work environments, prevent instrument damage, and help ensure safe patient care."

[https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aorn.12784]

This featured, continuing education article aims to provide the learner with knowledge of best practices related to surgical specimen management.

[https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aorn.12782]