Preperation of the Operative site

1

Washed hands or used alcohol based hand rub for hand hygeine.

2

Verified the patient's identity.

3

verified surgical skill being performed and surgical site.

4

assured the animal was bathed, and the surgical site clipped, cleaned, and urine was expressed from the bladder.

5

assembled materials for prep.

6

positioned patient on back nad secured legs with either ropes, sandbags, troughs, or tape.

7

opened sterile packages: bowl, and gauze uwing aseptic technique.

8

dropped four gauze sponges into a sterile bowl, and then poured germicide to cover sponges, using aseptic technique.

9

donned sterile gloves correctly.

10

handled gauze sponges with sterlies sponge forceps or the gloved hand, using aseptic technique.

11

begin scrub at hte intended incision site and continued out in concentric circles to an area of at least two inches larger than expected size of sterile field.

12

sponge discarded after reaching the periphery.

13

repeat steps 10, 11, and 12 two more times.

14

blotted excess germicide solution with sterile gauze sponge.

15

sprayed 10% povidone Iodine solution on site.

16

removed gloves and washed hands or used alcohol based hand-rub for hand hygeine.

17

used appropriate verbal and nonverbal communication with patient and other personell.