Skip Navigation
The Collection >
Surgical site verification: A through Z.
Dunn D. J Perianesth Nurs. 2006;21:317-328.

The author explains the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' Universal Protocol on surgical site verification in the context of its implementation in a New Jersey hospital.
PubMed citation icon indicating hyperlink to external website
Available at icon indicating hyperlink to external website
white box
Related Resources
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
'Wrong site' surgeries on the rise.
Davis R. USA Today. April 17, 2006.
MEASUREMENT TOOL/INDICATOR
AORN Evaluation of the Universal Protocol.
Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses.
STUDY
Operating room briefings and wrong-site surgery.
Makary MA, Mukherjee A, Sexton BJ, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;204:236-243.
View all related resources...
white box
Download: Adobe Reader   email icon Email
tan box
Find Related Resources by...
Resource Type   
style=
Setting of Care  
style=
Target Audience  
style=
Clinical Area  
style=
Safety Target  
style=
Approach to Improving Safety  
style=
Origin/Sponsor  
white box