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COMMENTARY
Do Me a Favor.
Williamson A. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2004.
REVIEW
Noise in the operating room—what do we know? A review of the literature.
Hasfeldt D, Laerkner E, Birkelund R. J Perianesth Nurs. 2010;25:380-386.
STUDY
Using simulation training to improve perioperative patient safety.
Mullen L, Byrd D. AORN J. 2013;97:419-427.
MEASUREMENT TOOL/INDICATOR
AORN Evaluation of the Universal Protocol.
Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses.
STUDY
Interruptions and miscommunications in surgery: an observational study.
Gillespie BM, Chaboyer W, Fairweather N. AORN J. 2012;95:576-590.
COMMENTARY
Cups of Error
Blegen MA, Pepper GA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2006.
COMMENTARY
Patient Mix-Up.
Shojania KG. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2003.
COMMENTARY
Counting for patient safety.
Watson DS. AORN J. 2006;84:273-275.
COMMENTARY
"Managing up" can improve teamwork in the OR.
Smith SL. AORN J. 2010;91:576-582. 
STUDY
Risk factors associated with incorrect surgical counts.
Rowlands A. AORN J. 2012;96:272-284.
COMMENTARY
The normalization of deviance: what are the perioperative risks?
McNamara SA. AORN J. 2011;93:796-801.
COMMENTARY
OR Peeping.
Mackenzie CF. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2004.
BOOK/REPORT
Preventing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections: a Global Challenge, a Global Perspective.
The Joint Commission. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources; May 2012.
COMMENTARY
Patient safety: break the silence.
Johnson HL, Kimsey D. AORN J. 2012;95:591-601.
ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES
AORN guidance statement: creating a patient safety culture.
AORN J. 2006;83:936-942.
BOOK/REPORTclassic
Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses.
Committee on the Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety, Board on Health Care Services, Page A, ed. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2004.
SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE
SafetyNet: Lessons Learned from Close Calls in the OR.
AORN J. 2006;84(suppl 1):S1-S63.
COMMENTARY
Emerging infections: the contact precautions controversy.
Zastrow RL. Am J Nurs. 2011;111:47-53.
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