AORN journal
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Since the introduction of Your Operation Day in 1984, the center has found that the anxiety level and the fear of the unknown for both the parents and the child have been reduced. The number of late or cancelled procedures also has been reduced. ⋯ Parents, and often siblings, become involved with the patient's experience and create a supportive, understanding network for the child. In preparing the child and the parents through the use of the coloring book, the ambulatory surgery nurses can begin the perioperative nursing process even before meeting the patient.
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1. Bacterial colony counts on the right shoulder of the subject's scrub suits were lower after lunch when a. cover gowns were worn over scrub suits outside the OR during lunch, and b. when fresh scrub suits were put on after lunch. 2. ⋯ From this study, the researchers concluded that wearing cover gowns outside the OR exerts a protective effect against bacterial contamination as determined by samples taken from the right shoulder. Furthermore, this protective effect is comparable to that seen when subjects changed into fresh scrub suits after lunch.