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

Elizabeth K. Norton; Anne J. Micheli; Jennifer Gedney; Tiffin M. Felkerson

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

September 29, 2017

Norton EK, Micheli AJ, Gedney J, et al. AORN J. 2012;95(2):222-7.

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This commentary describes an initiative to address discrepancies in surgical count policies and improve standards for preventing retained surgical objects.

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