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Perioperative and OR nursing standard of care review

A perioperative and or nurse compares what the nurses did with what the standard of care and the unit's policies required, and documents each deviation with record citations. Surgical cases look at what happened before, during and after the procedure.

What it costs

$1,250–3,600

Estimate for about 1,000 pages of records

How fast

2–3 weeks

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What the perioperative and OR nursing nurse checks

  • Surgical counts and retained objects
  • Positioning injuries
  • Time-out and site verification
  • PACU monitoring and handoff

What the review examines

  • Surgical counts: when they were done, discrepancies and how they were resolved
  • Use of imaging or radiofrequency detection when counts were off
  • Positioning, padding and duration for nerve and pressure injuries
  • Electrosurgical and fire safety, skin prep and burns
  • Universal protocol: site marking and time-out
  • PACU monitoring and handoff
  • Pre-procedure risk screening: sleep apnea, airway, prior anesthesia problems

Proposals come from license-verified perioperative and OR nursing nurses, with their fee and turnaround.

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Records to request

  • Intraoperative nursing record and count sheets
  • Operative and anesthesia records
  • Positioning and equipment documentation
  • Imaging taken in the OR
  • PACU records
  • OR policies on counts, positioning and universal protocol
  • Anesthesia record and PACU flowsheets
  • Sedation scores, pulse oximetry and capnography data

What you get

  • Each potential deviation described, with the policy or practice it departs from
  • The supporting chronology entries and source pages
  • Severity and open questions, clearly separated from conclusions
  • Findings tracked in the case workspace and exported with the chronology

Perioperative and OR nursing consultant profiles

Sean P. Example profile

Orthopedic RN, 19 years

10 yrs consulting · TN

CLNC Medical chronologyRecord summaryStandard of care review +1 more
Orthopedics / rehabPerioperative / ORMed-surg
$125/hr Testifies Defense

Bruce R. Example profile

Perioperative RN, 9 years

4 yrs consulting · OH

Medical chronologyRecord summary
Perioperative / OROncologyPsychiatric
$95/hr Plaintiff & Defense

Catherine R. Example profile

NICU RN, 9 years

3 yrs consulting · TX

CLNC Medical chronologyRecord summary
NICUMed-surgPerioperative / OR
$125/hr Plaintiff & Defense

Richard T. Example profile

Perioperative RN, 11 years

3 yrs consulting · VA

Medical chronologyRecord summary
Perioperative / OR
$110/hr Plaintiff

Christian L. Example profile

Labor and delivery RN, 13 years

2 yrs consulting · NC

CLNC Medical chronologyMerit screeningExpert witness
Labor & deliveryPerioperative / ORWound care
$95/hr Testifies Plaintiff

Evelyn R. Example profile

Perioperative RN, 12 years

2 yrs consulting · GA

CLNC Medical chronologyRecord summaryExpert witness
Perioperative / ORHome health / hospiceNICU
$110/hr Testifies Defense
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Describe the case without names. License-verified nurses in the right specialty send proposals with their experience and rate. Records are shared only after you hire, in an encrypted workspace.

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