This webinar reflects the newest edition of the AORN Guideline. There is a webinar for every new or updated Guideline that is released.
Overview:
This webinar will describe the changes to the Guideline for Unplanned Patient Hypothermia including the need for all patients to have either a passive or active hypothermia prevention methods applied. There will also be a discussion about all of the different methods for prevention and a section on temperature measurement.
Outcomes:
- Describe which patients are at risk for developing hypothermia.
- List three different methods for temperature measurement.
- State three different methods for passive prevention of hypothermia.
- State three different methods for active prevention of hypothermia.
