Isolation Case Workflow Checklist (1-Page Table)
| ISOLATION CASE WORKFLOW CHECKLIST (OR + PACU) | |
| Hospital: ________________________ | OR/PACU/Anesthesia | Form Code: F-28 | Version: ___ | Effective: ___ | PAGE 1 of 1 |
| SECTION 1 — PATIENT / PRECAUTIONS | |
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Date: ________________
Time: ________________ Patient MRN: ___________________________________ Procedure: _____________________________________ |
Precautions required: ☐ Standard ☐ Contact ☐ Droplet ☐ Airborne ☐ Other: ________________________________ IPC notified: ☐ Yes ☐ No Name: ______________________ Time: _________ |
| SECTION 2 — PRE-CASE PLANNING |
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☐ Case scheduled with isolation considerations (end of list if feasible) ☐ PPE available outside room (correct sizes) ☐ Signage placed (precautions) ☐ Transport route planned (minimize exposure) Route: _________________________________________ ☐ Receiving areas informed (PACU/ICU/ward) ☐ Minimal essential equipment prepared only (avoid extra supplies) ☐ Dedicated/disposable items prepared as per policy (if applicable) |
| SECTION 3 — OR / PROCEDURE ROOM SETUP |
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☐ Doors closed plan / minimize entry-exit ☐ Anesthesia machine and high-touch surfaces protected/covered as approved ☐ Suction/oxygen/monitors ready ☐ Waste bins + sharps bin available at point of use ☐ Closed container ready for contaminated reusable devices to CSSD/HLD (use F-28) |
| SECTION 4 — INTRA-CASE PRACTICE |
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☐ Hand hygiene performed per moments ☐ Safe injection / hub disinfection performed ☐ Contaminated items contained immediately (no open transport) Notes: _________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| SECTION 5 — PACU / RECOVERY PLAN |
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Recovery location:
☐ Main PACU (isolation bay/room)
☐ PACU-equivalent area
☐ ICU
☐ Ward Handover method: ☐ Face-to-face in PPE ☐ SBAR with isolation reminders PPE availability confirmed in recovery area: ☐ Yes ☐ No Transport monitoring plan confirmed: ☐ Yes ☐ No |
| SECTION 6 — POST-CASE CLEANING & RELEASE |
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☐ Anesthesia work area between-case cleaning done (F-28) (if next case same room) ☐ N/A ☐ Anesthesia machine cleaning per policy done (F-28) ☐ N/A ☐ Reusables sent for reprocessing (F-28) ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Waste disposed per regulated pathway ☐ Terminal cleaning completed by EVS (sign-off below) |
| TERMINAL CLEANING SIGN-OFF | ||
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EVS Name/Sign: ____________________________________ Time: _________ |
OR Charge Nurse verification: ____________________________________ Time: _________ |
Anesthesia verification (anesthesia zone complete): ____________________________________ Time: _________ |