Pocket Guide: Starting Your Case

This handy pocket guide can help ensure you don’t miss a step when starting each case. Print it out and carry it on you or download it for easy review on your phone. Note that the pocket guide can be used in the preoperative area or OR, depending on your facility. The pocket guide is editable, allowing the steps to be customized.

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AORN members can access AORN's Comprehensive Surgical Checklist. This checklist includes key safety checks as outlined in the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist and The Joint Commission Universal Protocol. It is designed for use in all types of facilities (eg, hospital ORs, ambulatory surgery settings, physician offices).

AORN Resources

AORN members can access:

• Guidelines in Practice: Preoperative Patient Skin Antisepsis - AORN Journal
• Back to Basics 2.0: Preoperative Patient Skin Antisepsis - AORN Journal
• Guideline Quick View: Patient Skin Antisepsis - AORN Journal
• Key steps to prepare for preoperative patient skin antisepsis - AORN Journal
• Guidelines in Practice: Positioning the Patient - AORN Journal
• Back to Basics 2.0: Positioning the Patient - AORN Journal
• Essential strategies for safe patient positioning - AORN Journal
• Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism - AORN Journal
• Guideline Quick View: Venous Thromboembolism - AORN Journal
• Prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing major surgery - AORN Journal
• Guideline Implementation: Team Communication - AORN Journal
• Guideline Summary: Team Communication - AORN Journal

If your facility subscribes to eGuidelines+, you can access:

• Patient Skin Antisepsis Guideline | AORN eGuidelines+
• Positioning the Patient Guideline | AORN eGuidelines+
• Venous Thromboembolism Guideline | AORN eGuidelines+
• Team Communication Guideline | AORN eGuidelines+
• Safe Patient Handling and Movement Guideline | AORN eGuidelines+
• Positioning at a Glance | AORN eGuidelines+
• Skin Prep at a Glance | AORN eGuidelines+
• Room Setup at a Glance | AORN eGuidelines+
• Procedures at a Glance | AORN eGuidelines+
• Instruments at a Glance | AORN eGuidelines+