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Speaking up for quality and safety
In past months, this column has addressed a number of safety goals for nurses. One issue not specifically discussed concerns the importance of...
AORN Journal, 07/01/08 by Suzanne C. Beyea · More from publication -
Keeping nurses safe
In December of last year, I proposed six safety goals for perioperative nurses to use as a framework for professional development in 2008. This...
AORN Journal, 06/01/08 by Suzanne C. Beyea · More from publication -
Actively participating in an organization's safety initiatives
This column is the fifth in a series focusing on safety goals for perioperative nurses. This month s goal is that all nurses will learn about and...
AORN Journal, 05/01/08 by Suzanne C. Beyea · More from publication -
Placing patient safety first
This column is the fourth in a series focusing on safety goals for perioperative nurses. This month s column addresses the important goal of...
AORN Journal, 04/01/08 by Suzanne C. Beyea · More from publication -
Learning more about the science of patient safety
This column is the third in a series focusing on safety goals for perioperative nurses. The series began in the January 2008 issue of the Journal....
AORN Journal, 03/01/08 by Suzanne C. Beyea · More from publication -
Are you "just a nurse"?
In the December Patient Safety First column, I listed six patient safety goals for perioperative nurses. This month's column discusses the second...
AORN Journal, 02/01/08 by Suzanne C. Beyea · More from publication -
Being a patient safety leader
In last month's column, I listed six patient safety goals for perioperative clinicians. These goals include: In last month's column, I listed six...
AORN Journal, 01/01/08 by Suzanne C. Beyea · More from publication -
The 2008 perioperative nurses' goals for safety
Each year, the Joint Commission releases an updated set of National Patient Safety Goals to promote specific improvements in patient safety....
AORN Journal, 12/01/07 by Suzanne C. Beyea · More from publication -
Confusing, look-alike, and sound-alike medications
The effort to provide safe patient care creates many challenges. One issue many clinicians confront every day is clearly and correctly identifying...
AORN Journal, 11/01/07 by Suzanne C. Beyea · More from publication -
Distractions and interruptions in the OR: evidence for practice: perioperative clinicians must seek effective strategies that will reduce interruptions and distractions and thus make clinical care safer in the OR
Perioperative clinicians are acutely aware that distractions and interruptions can and do occur on a regular basis. Limited evidence exists,...
AORN Journal, 09/01/07 by Suzanne C. Beyea · More from publication
