Use of the surgical safety checklist in the operating room: Operating room nurses’ perspectives

Use of the surgical safety checklist in ORs

  • Oznur Gurlek Kisacik Afyonkarahisar University of Health Science
  • Yeliz Cigerci
Keywords: Checklist, Operating room nurse, Patient safety, Surgery

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.

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.3.29

How to cite this:
Kisacik OG, Cigerci Y. Use of the surgical safety checklist in the operating room: Operating room nurses’ perspectives. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(3):614-619. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.3.29

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Published
2019-05-20
How to Cite
Kisacik, O. G., & Cigerci, Y. (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). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.3.29
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