Operating Room Protocols for HCIRs

About Course

This course will broaden your knowledge of Operating Room Protocols for HCIRs.

This course is designed for Health Care Industry representatives who function within a perioperative setting. Operating rooms have strict guidelines due to the safety concerns of patients. This course provides Health Care Industry representatives with the essential knowledge to properly advocate for both patient and workplace safety while maintaining the privacy and security of patients’ health information.

Course Objectives

• Explain the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule
• Identify methods of bloodborne pathogen transmission and prevention
• Explain the concept of a sterile field in the perioperative setting
• Review how a Health Care Industry Representative may function within the operating room
• Discuss what constitutes ethical interactions between a Health Care Industry Representative and a Health Care Professional

Topics Covered

• Guidelines for HCIRs in the Perioperative Setting
• Legal Notice
• Purpose of Course
• Learning Objectives
• AORN Position Statement
• HIPAA Privacy and Security
• OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Prevention of Transmissible Infections
• Occupational Safety
• Radiation
• Biohazardous Waste
• Electrical Safety
• Hand Hygiene and Principles of Asepsis per AORN Guidelines
• Guidelines for Hand Hygiene
• Guidelines for Sterile Technique
• Practices to Reduce the Spread of Transmissible Infections
• Creating and Maintaining a Sterile Field
• AdvaMed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals