A Teamwork Approach to Quality Patient Care in the Operating Room

Investigation of operating room personnel's attitude regarding teamwork skill in educational hospitals of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences: A cross- sectional descriptive study

Introduction: In the health system, teamwork is important to improve the quality of services and it provides safe and effective care. The operating room as an environment with a high risk of medical errors and performing coordinated activities and careful planning of surgeries requires high levels of teamwork for safe operation. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the atti...

Evaluation of the Patient Safety Culture Status and its related Factors from the Perspective of Operating Room Personnel

Background: Patient safety is one of the essential principles of health care and evaluation of patient safety culture is a motive to provide safe conditions for patient care. Regarding the invasive procedures and the necessity of special attention to patient safety in the operating room, this study aimed to determine the patient safety culture from the perspective of operating room personnel. ...

A Survey of Healthcare Team Work and its Related Factors in Operating Room

Introduction: Effective healthcare team among healthcare providers is important to improve the quality of services and to provide safe and effective care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the of healthcare team work and its related factors in operating room Methods and Materials: The current study is a descriptive-analytic study and the study population consisted of 217 healthcare pro...

A Teamwork Approach to Quality Patient Care in the Operating Room

Operating room briefings: working on the same page.

This tool, which takes one or two minutes to use, provides a structured approach to promote effective interdisciplinary communication and teamwork in the operating room--or any other area, such as an intensive care unit, inpatient unit, or outpatient clinic.