Surgical safety checklist
Topic: Management
A three-part checklist developed by WHO to reduce errors and complications in the operating room: before induction of anesthesia (sign in: identity, procedure, site marking, consent, allergies), before skin incision (time out: team introductions, correct client, procedure and site) and before the client leaves the operating room (sign out: counts, specimens, problems). In Türkiye it is applied under the Health Quality Standards (SKS).
- Also known as:
- Time-out, WHO surgical safety checklist
- In Turkish:
- Güvenli cerrahi kontrol listesi
What does Surgical safety checklist mean?
Surgical safety checklist is part of the Management topic in nursing. Students meet it in class, on clinical placements and while preparing for exams.
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