Kisacik, Oznur Gurlek and Cigerci, Yeliz (2019) Use of the surgical safety checklist in the operating room: Operating room nurses’ perspectives: Use of the surgical safety checklist in ORs. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 35 (3). ISSN 1682-024X
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Abstract
Objective: To determine the opinions of operating room nurses towards the Surgical Safety ChecklistTR (SSCTR) and to determine applications for using SSCTR in operating rooms.
Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 102 nurses working in the operating rooms of a state hospital and a university hospital in the Afyonkarahisar province. Descriptive statistics method were used for data analysis.
Results: It was found that all operating room nurses knew the SSCTR and that they had a positive opinion regarding the necessity of the SSCTR. However, most of the participants stated that the SSCTR was not applied effectively in the operating room.
Conclusion: The results obtained from the study show that changes focusing on the development of a culture of patient safety (PS) and team collaboration in operating rooms must be made in order to apply SSCTR consistently and properly.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | AP Academic Press > Medical Science |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email support@apacademicpress.com |
Date Deposited: | 26 Apr 2023 05:34 |
Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 07:10 |
URI: | http://info.openarchivespress.com/id/eprint/1072 |