The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses is promoting National Time Out Day, June 17, to emphasize the importance of surgical teams to take a time out to confirm vital patient information ...
In the real-life incident highlighted by AORN, a surgical team caught a serious discrepancy just moments before a procedure when a patient’s verbal confirmation didn’t match the written consent form.
This kind of safety-first culture is what AORN aims to promote through National Time Out Day, launched in partnership with The Joint Commission 21 years ago. While Time Out is a routine step, its ...
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