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PubMed1978

Operating room nurses' psychomotor and driving skills after occupational exposure to halothane and nitrous oxide.

Concentrations of halothane and nitrous oxide were assayed by gas chromatography throughout a working day in three operating theatres and in the end-tidal air of 19 nurses 15 and 60 min after leaving the theatres. Perceptual, psychomotor and driving skills were measured in these nurses and in 11 younger nurses working in the wards of the same hospital. A complicated psychomotor test battery and a driving simulator were used. End-tidal air concentrations of halothane and nitrous oxide were positively correlated with the exposure level of these gases in the operating theatres. Some of the operating room nurses had greater amounts of halothane in their end-tidal air (average 15 to 10 ppm) than student volunteers 4.5 h after 3.5 min of general anaesthesia with a combination of halothanenitrous-oxide oxygen (10 ppm halothane). These volunteers had worse psychomotor and driving performances when measured than controls who had not been anaesthetized. No correlations were found between the concentrations of halothane or nitrous oxide in end-tidal air and psychomotor or driving performance. Despite their higher age and exposure to the operating room environment, the driving skills of the operating room nurses were similar to those of the ward nurses. The results suggest that tolerance to anaesthetic gases develops among operating room personnel. No impairment of driving skills can be expected after daily exposure to halothan and nitrous oxide among long-term employees in operating theatres.

Air Pollutants↗
PubMed1996

Patient preparation and monitoring for carotid stenting: the operating room nurse's perspective.

Endovascular procedures should be performed by a trained surgical staff in a surgical suite equipped with a high-resolution fluoroscopic unit. The operating room nurse must be skilled in the handling and preparation of specialized instruments and equipment necessary for carotid angioplasty procedures. Patient preparation and postprocedural wound care techniques are particular to the cervical approach for carotid angioplasty; the operating room nurse should be well trained in these areas in order to provide optimum assistance during the procedure.

Angioplasty, Balloon↗
PubMed2003

Influences on compliance with standard precautions among operating room nurses.

BACKGROUND: Occupational exposures of health care workers occur because of inconsistent compliance with standard precautions. The purpose of this study was to develop national estimates of compliance with standard precautions and occupational exposure reporting among operating room nurses (specifically, scrub nurses) in Australia and to assess variables that influence compliance. METHODS: A descriptive correlation design was used to investigate relationships between variables and compliance, using a theoretical framework, the Health Belief Model, to give meaning to the variables. Data collection was done through mail-out surveys to members of the Australian College of Operating Room Nurses. RESULTS: This article reports the results of compliance with the following 2 specific self-protective behaviors: double-gloving and wearing adequate eye protection. Mean compliance rates were 55.6% with always double-gloving during surgical procedures and 92% with always wearing adequate eye protection. In addition, the variable that had the most influence on compliance was the perception of barriers to compliance, specifically, that adhering to standard precautions interfered with duties. CONCLUSION: These results have implications for the development of multifaceted perioperative infection control programs, including strategies for prevention, education, and policy development, to improve practices aimed at reducing occupational exposures among this high-risk group.

Adult↗
PubMed2003

Snap-shots of live theatre: the use of photography to research governance in operating room nursing.

The use of photography is an underreported method of research in the nursing literature. This paper explores its use in an ethnographic research project, the fieldwork of which was undertaken by the first author. The aim was to examine the governance of operating room nursing in the clinical setting and the theoretical orientation was the work of Michel Foucault. The focus of this paper is on how photography was used as a means of data generation. To establish some context we begin by drawing on writers from sociology and anthropology to provide an overview of the status of vision and visual research methods in contemporary social research. We then move to a brief discussion of the uses of photography in social research and the limitations imposed by ethical considerations of its use in clinical nursing settings. As well, the process and approach involved in this research project, and issues of analysis are discussed. Three 'snap-shots' of operating room nursing, taken by participants, are presented. Each is analysed in terms of its contributions to the research process as well as its substantive contribution to the theoretical framework and the research aims.

Anthropology, Cultural↗
PubMed2004

Trauma and tribulation: the experiences and attitudes of operating room nurses working with organ donors.

BACKGROUND: In the past two decades, significant medical advances have resulted in remarkable success and survival rates for organ recipients. However, the rates of donation have not kept pace with the demand, resulting in a critical shortage of available healthy organs. It has been suggested that the attitudes of medical personnel towards organ retrieval is a key success factor in improving organ donation. Yet there is evidence that those closest to the process of procurement are the most negative. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: This study sought to examine the attitudes towards organ donation of operating room nurses and their experiences of participating in the procurement of organs for transplant, in order to unravel factors that contribute to their attitudes. METHODS: This study relied upon in-depth qualitative interviews with 14 operating room nurses who participated in organ procurement in a large urban trauma centre. RESULTS: The results of this study suggest that the process of organ procurement is highly stressful and raises many concerns for operating room nurses. Factors, which added to participants' distress, include organizational factors such as strained relationships within surgical teams, concerns about the dignity of the patient and the well-being of the family and exposure to death and trauma. CONCLUSIONS: Experiences of nurses participating in surgical removal of organs for transplantation resulted in personal feelings of distress and negative attitudes to the issue of organ donation which may be transmitted to others and undermine organ procurement efforts. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The concerns of these vital members of the organ procurement team should be heeded and actions taken to reduce their distress and improve their attitudes towards donation.

Adaptation, Psychological↗