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Created by Elizabeth Then
about 6 years ago
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Question | Answer |
History of correct site surgery | developed by JCAHO wrong site wrong procedure wrong person |
Important points | starts in MO rooms, ED, OPD, continues through each stage of the patient |
Goals | improves safety, provides clear guidelines, responsibility for each staff, ensure checking |
How does it apply to you? | patient advocate, following protocol |
Patient Identification | matching of patient, intended treatment, diagnostic, therapeutic, supportive |
Nursing responsibilities in theatre | ensure patient ID correct consent form pre op checklist report and attend to any discrepancies |
Consent form | must be checked and issues recitified by holding staff before pt goes into theatre |
On arrival to OR | consent checked by OR staff, scrub nurse shown consent, allergies highlighted |
Team time out | must be done prior to starting procedure involve entire team verification of patient identity, correct side, site, marked, agree on procedure, any equipment needed, timeout recorded |
Who is leader and responisbilities | Scout nurse or anaesthetic nurse responsibilities: collect case ntoed consent form call TTO read all patient identifications |
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