Commentary Back to basics: the Universal Protocol. Citation Text: Spruce L. Back to Basics: The Universal Protocol: 1.4 www.aornjournal.org/content/cme. AORN J. 2018;107(1):116-125. doi:10.1002/aorn.12002. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL December 17, 2018 Spruce L. AORN J. 2018;107(1):116-125. View more articles from the same authors. Wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient errors are surgical never events. This commentary describes a structured communication practice requirement designed to address the problem. The author outlines elements of the protocol and reviews implementation strategies. PubMed citation Available at Free full text (PDF) Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Spruce L. Back to Basics: The Universal Protocol: 1.4 www.aornjournal.org/content/cme. AORN J. 2018;107(1):116-125. doi:10.1002/aorn.12002. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) We asked the experts: the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and the COVID-19 pandemic: recommendations for content and implementation adaptations. March 17, 2021 Back to basics: preventing surgical site infections. June 4, 2014 Back to basics: counting soft surgical goods. April 20, 2016 Medical-surgical nurse leaders' experiences with safety culture: an inductive qualitative descriptive study. November 9, 2022 Using potentially preventable severe maternal morbidity to monitor hospital performance. February 8, 2023 Preventing potential patient harm through clinical content interventions during oncology clinical trial implementation. September 20, 2023 Vital signs: maternity care experiences — United States, April 2023. September 6, 2023 A quality improvement initiative to improve pediatric discharge medication safety and efficiency. August 16, 2023 Surgical programs in the Veterans Health Administration maintain briefing and debriefing following medical team training. April 25, 2016 Association of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reforms with mortality and readmissions among hospitalized Medicare patients. August 2, 2015 View More Related Resources Debriefing in the OR: a quality improvement project. March 13, 2019 Using good catches to promote a just culture and perioperative patient safety. December 12, 2018 Root cause analysis of reported patient falls in ORs in the Veterans Health Administration. October 24, 2018 AORN Position Statement on Criminalization of Human Errors in the Perioperative Setting. August 29, 2018 Advances in perioperative quality and safety. June 13, 2018 Accidental IV infusion of heparinized irrigation in the OR. December 21, 2016 Patient safety in the OR. March 8, 2015 Improving safety and quality of care with enhanced teamwork through operating room briefings. October 1, 2014 Time out: an analysis. September 24, 2008 WebM&M Cases Mark My Limb December 1, 2004 View More See More About The Topic Operating Room Health Care Providers Nurse Managers Surgery Nurse Care View More
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Medical-surgical nurse leaders' experiences with safety culture: an inductive qualitative descriptive study. November 9, 2022
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A quality improvement initiative to improve pediatric discharge medication safety and efficiency. August 16, 2023
Surgical programs in the Veterans Health Administration maintain briefing and debriefing following medical team training. April 25, 2016
Association of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reforms with mortality and readmissions among hospitalized Medicare patients. August 2, 2015
Root cause analysis of reported patient falls in ORs in the Veterans Health Administration. October 24, 2018
AORN Position Statement on Criminalization of Human Errors in the Perioperative Setting. August 29, 2018
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