Commentary Counting for patient safety. Citation Text: Watson DS. Counting for patient safety. AORN J. 2006;84(2):273-5. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL September 6, 2006 Watson DS. AORN J. 2006;84(2):273-5. The author discusses recommended policies and practices for minimizing the risk of retained foreign objects. PubMed citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Watson DS. Counting for patient safety. AORN J. 2006;84(2):273-5. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedRIS Download Citation Related Resources Guidelines in Practice: prevention of unintentionally retained surgical items. December 7, 2022 A multicenter collaborative effort to reduce preventable patient harm due to retained surgical items. November 30, 2022 Eliminating Unintentionally Retained Surgical Items - Special Report. September 21, 2022 Preventing retained surgical items. August 3, 2022 AORN Position Statement on Patient Safety. May 1, 2022 Influence of perioperative handoffs on complications and outcomes. November 17, 2021 Using performance improvement to enhance time-out compliance and prevent wrong-site surgery. August 11, 2021 Prevalence and characteristics of interruptions and distractions during surgical counts. July 28, 2021 FDA Safety Communication: flexible bronchoscopes and updated recommendations for reprocessing. February 24, 2022 - February 24, 2022 Incidence and OR team awareness of “near-miss” and retained surgical sharps: a national survey on United States operating rooms. June 23, 2021 An examination of factors that predict the perioperative culture of safety. June 9, 2021 Time out! Rethinking surgical safety: more than just a checklist. April 28, 2021 Nurse burnout predicts self-reported medication administration errors in acute care hospitals. January 20, 2021 Safety investigations from across the pond: deep learning from England’s Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB). October 21, 2020 The impact of surgical count technology on retained surgical items rates in the Veterans Health Administration. April 22, 2020 Reduce the likelihood of patient harm associated with the use of anticoagulant therapy: commentary from the Anticoagulation Forum on the Updated Joint Commission NPSG.03.05.01 Elements of Performance March 4, 2020 What is an ethically informed approach to managing patient safety risk during discharge planning? January 20, 2020 When is a doctor too old for the job? September 18, 2019 Inadvertent Administration of an Oral Liquid Medicine into a Vein. April 1, 2019 Decreasing surgical site infections by developing a high reliability culture. February 6, 2019 Infection prevention in the operating room anesthesia work area. January 30, 2019 Using a potentially aggressive/violent patient huddle to improve health care safety. January 30, 2019 Guideline Summary: Medication Safety. April 18, 2018 Promoting civility in the OR: an ethical imperative. March 8, 2017 Statement on the prevention of retained foreign bodies after surgery. October 1, 2016 Guideline implementation: prevention of retained surgical items. August 3, 2016 Use of personal electronic devices by nurse anesthetists and the effects on patient safety. May 25, 2016 Back to basics: counting soft surgical goods. April 20, 2016 Tune-in and time-out: toward surgeon-led prevention of "never" events. February 17, 2016 The perceptions of nurses towards barriers to the safe administration of medicines in mental health settings. February 3, 2016 View More See More About Operating Room Nurses Nurse Managers Risk Managers Surgery View More
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Nurse burnout predicts self-reported medication administration errors in acute care hospitals. January 20, 2021
Safety investigations from across the pond: deep learning from England’s Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB). October 21, 2020
The impact of surgical count technology on retained surgical items rates in the Veterans Health Administration. April 22, 2020
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