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SCRIPT For The CIRCULATING NURSE

This document outlines the procedure for an operation in a hospital operating room. It introduces the surgical team members and their roles. It also describes checking that all necessary counts of instruments, sponges and needles are completed before and after the procedure.

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SCRIPT For The CIRCULATING NURSE

This document outlines the procedure for an operation in a hospital operating room. It introduces the surgical team members and their roles. It also describes checking that all necessary counts of instruments, sponges and needles are completed before and after the procedure.

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OR CIRCU (START OF PROCEDURE begins at the TIME


This will be done once the patient has been OF INCISION)
prepared/draped and all OR team members are
ready. INITIAL COUNTING
(Before closure of the 1st layer of the skin)
Good morning/afternoon/evening (OR
team/everyone): Circulating nurse:
Dr. (Surgeon), Dr. (Asst), Dr. (Anesthesiologist)
W.H.O. Surgical safety checklist: and the rest of the team, INITIAL COUNTING of
instruments, sponges and needles done and
Our patient is (name of patient), (age).
complete.
In for (name of procedure/operation)
under (type of anesthesia). FINAL COUNTING
With (state specific if any/NO known) allergies. (Before the closure of the 3rd layer of the skin)
Pre-op medications given (name the drug,
dosage) Circulating nurse:
at (time) Dr. (Surgeon), Dr. (Asst), Dr. (Anes) and the rest
of the team, FINAL COUNTING of instruments,
May I ask the Surgical team members to sponges and needles done and complete.
kindly introduce themselves and their roles?

a. Dr. Name (Surgeon)


b. Dr. Name (Asst. Surgeon/Assist)
c. Dr. Name (Anesthesiologist)
d. Name (Scrub Nurse)
e. Name (Student Scrub Nurse)
f. Name (Circulating Nurse)
g. Name (Student Circulating Nurse)

May I ask the Surgeon for any patient


specific concerns? May I ask the
Anesthesiologist for any patient-specific
concerns?

BASELINE COUNT for instruments, sponges


and needles done. (Baseline
counting is usually done before WHO checklist
but if looking for ideal, may be done at this time)

Let us now pray: (+)


God, the greatest Master of healing arts.
Bless us and guide us and make us your
instruments in alleviating the pains of your
ailing servants. Make our eyes alert, our
hands skillful and sensitive and fill our
mental faculties with keenness to make
righteous judgment so that others may live.
Amen. (+)

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