What are the AORN recommendations regarding briefcases and personal items taken into the perioperative areas?
What are the AORN recommendations regarding cell phones and other handheld electronic equipment taken into the perioperative areas?
Should personnel leaving the health care facility at the end of the day remove surgical attire?
Should perioperative team members remove surgical head coverings when leaving the perioperative areas?
When returning to the OR after being in other areas of the building or a facility’s outdoor patio, do perioperative personnel wearing surgical attire need to change?
What are the AORN recommendations regarding the wearing of cover apparel (eg, lab coats)?
What are the AORN recommendations regarding wearing earrings or necklaces in the perioperative areas?
What are the AORN recommendations regarding shoes worn in the perioperative areas?
What are the AORN recommendations regarding perioperative team members wearing personal clothing under scrub apparel?
When should long sleeves be worn in the perioperative setting?
Can religious head coverings be worn by perioperative personnel in the semi-restricted and restricted areas of the OR or procedural areas?
Do health care personnel working in preoperative and postoperative areas need to follow the same scrub apparel recommendations as defined for OR personnel?
What are the AORN recommendations regarding laundering of scrub apparel?
What is the difference between scrub apparel and surgical attire?