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Creating a patient‐safe environment in a perioperative setting
Author(s) -
Karanfil Lynne,
Bahner Jan,
Most Rosalie
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60069-0
Subject(s) - perioperative , patient safety , perioperative nursing , health care , medical emergency , medicine , operations management , risk assessment , ambulatory , suite , business , nursing , surgery , engineering , computer science , computer security , archaeology , economics , history , economic growth
• AS A RESULT OF NEW regulatory requirements and consumer demands for optimal health care, a focus on patient safety is even more important. • IN 2001, A CORPORATE PATIENT SAFETY project was initiated by managers at one facility's six hospital‐based perioperative suites. Although each suite had its own policies and procedures, no formal assessment of compliance with policies existed. • A PERIOPERATIVE SAFETY ASSESSMENT was designed by resource management department consultants. The assessment included a tool, a questionnaire, and an assessment process. • AFTER BEING TESTED AT ONE FACILITY, perioperative safety assessments were performed in the organization's six ORs and two ambulatory surgery centers. Best practices then were shared across the system. AORN J 81 (January 2005) 168–180.