Melanie Schendell,an experienced perioperative nurse,was precepting a new perioperative nurse in the circulating role.Melanie watched and coached as the new nurse prepared to perform the skin prep on a patient for closure of a colostomy.The new nurse had never had the opportunity to prep a patient with an existing colostomy and was concerned about the potential for her actions contributing to a surgical site infection (SSI).After the successful prep and the onset of the procedure,Melanie and the new nurse had an opportunity to discuss SSIs in this patient population and preventive measures.What combinations of topics should they have discussed?

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Appropriate topics would include checking for documentation of preoperative shower or bath,removing hair at the incision site,washing the incision site of gross contamination before the prep,understanding the order of areas to scrub during the skip prep (e.g.,incision site first,scrubbing in concentric circles away from the incision site and cleansing the colostomy site last),and determining wound classification.

Melanie Schendell,an Experienced Perioperative Nurse,was Precepting a New Perioperative Nurse