OBJECTIVE To determine the patient safety culture perception of operating room and intensive care nurses and the factors affecting this perception. METHODS This descriptive study was conducted on 232 nurses working in a Turkish city hospitals. The data obtained from the nurses were collected using personal information form and Patient Safety Culture Scale (PSCS) from June to July 2015. RESU...

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: This viewpoint provides a poignant summary of the main features and countermeasures for stress, involving operating room personnel. It emphasizes why stress in this environment is so common and so challenging to prevent, and what action should be taken to limit its negative impact. Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is kno...

conclusions the world health organization (who) has suggested relatively relaxed limits of 100 cfu/m3 for bacteria and 50 cfu/m3 for fungi in the hospital air. therefore, quantitative and qualitative outcomes of this study demonstrate that contamination level and bacterial variety in surgery rooms and emergency departments is high and effective measures must be taken to control the possible hea...

background: nursing project management is widely used in different aspects of the society. however, whether the nursing project management can control the infections in the operation room (or) is rarely reported. we evaluated the outcomes of surgical patients after implementing a nursing project management program to provide new scientific ways to manage the or infections. methods: overall, 382...

Aim To identify the non-technical skills of operating room nurses. This is first empirical study that includes scrub and circulating Design A three-round modified online Delphi technique was used for this study. Methods Eligible participants (n = 106) with a minimum 2 years nursing experience were selected expert panel by self-recruitment from population (N 1640) Data collected through surveys,...

Use of hand-held technology, such as smartphones, in health care can provide a pocket-sized and instant means accessing information resources related to patient care. A review the literature identified drawbacks benefits using technology perioperative environment. Drawbacks that limit use include potential distraction from clinical activities, negative perceptions smartphones will be used for a...

Introduction: Nurses play an important role in the prevention and control of surgical site infections or SSIs because they undertake a high proportion of the treatment and care of surgical patients. Sterile technique plays a vital role in the control and prevention of SSIs and surgical site contamination. Aim: This investigation aimed to determine the knowledge and extent of practice of sterile...