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•Device-related Complications (5)

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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (18)

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Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (24)

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Medical/Surgical/Psychiatric Nursing

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (88)

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•Hospitals (86)

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STUDY

Operating room teamwork among physicians and nurses: teamwork in the eye of the beholder.

Makary MA, Sexton JB, Freischlag JA, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2006;202:746-752.

STUDY

Causes of near misses: perceptions of perioperative nurses.

Cohoon B. AORN J. 2011;93:551-565.

STUDY

Nurses' perceptions and experiences of communication in the operating theatre: a focus group interview.

Nestel D, Kidd JM. BMC Nurs. 2006 Feb 8;5:1.

COMMENTARY

Communication in the perioperative setting.

Cvetic E. AORN J. 2011;94:261-270.

STUDY

How perioperative nurses define, attribute causes of, and react to intraoperative nursing errors.

Chard R. AORN J. 2010;91:132-145.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

AORN guidance statement: creating a patient safety culture.

AORN J. 2006;83:936-942.

COMMENTARY

The normalization of deviance: what are the perioperative risks?

McNamara SA. AORN J. 2011;93:796-801.

COMMENTARY

Counting for patient safety.

Watson DS. AORN J. 2006;84:273-275.

STUDY

Incorrect surgical counts: a qualitative analysis.

Rowlands A, Steeves R. AORN J. 2010;92:410-419.

COMMENTARY

Increasing patient safety and surgical team communication by using a count/time out board.

Edel EM. AORN J. 2010;92:420-424.

STUDY

Interruptions and miscommunications in surgery: an observational study.

Gillespie BM, Chaboyer W, Fairweather N. AORN J. 2012;95:576-590.

STUDY

Creating safety culture on nursing units: human performance and organizational system factors that make a difference.

Moody RF, Pesut DJ, Harrington CF. J Patient Saf. 2006;2:198-206.

STUDY

Governing the surgical count through communication interactions: implications for patient safety.

Riley R, Manias E, Polglase A. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:369-374.

STUDY

Communication skills training to address disruptive physician behavior.

Saxton R. AORN J. 2012;95:602-611.

COMMENTARY

A nurse-led approach to developing and implementing a collaborative count policy.

Norton EK, Micheli AJ, Gedney J, Felkerson TM. AORN J. 2012;95:222-227.

COMMENTARY

Patient safety: break the silence.

Johnson HL, Kimsey D. AORN J. 2012;95:591-601.

COMMENTARY

Implementing AORN recommended practices for laser safety.

Castelluccio D. AORN J. 2012;95:612-627.

STUDY

Crew resource management improved perception of patient safety in the operating room.

Gore DC, Powell JM, Baer JG, et al. Am J Med Qual. 2010;25:60-63.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Patient Safety First.

AORN, Inc., 2170 South Parker Rd, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80231-5711.

STUDY

Discrepant perceptions of communication, teamwork and situation awareness among surgical team members.

Wauben LS, Dekker-van Doorn CM, van Wijngaarden JD, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23:159-166.

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