AORN Journal
Volume 83, Issue 2 , Pages 418-433, February 2006

Recommended Practices for Sponge, Sharps, and Instrument Counts

To access this article, please choose from the options below

Login to an existing account or Register a new account.

  • Purchase this article for 14.00 USD (You must login/register to purchase this article)

    Online access for 24 hours. The PDF version can be downloaded as your permanent record.

  • Subscribe to this title

    Get unlimited online access to this article and all other articles in this title 24/7 for one year.

  • Claim access now

    For current subscribers with Society Membership or Account Number.

  • Visit SciVerse ScienceDirect to see if you have access via your institution.

 Originally published May 1976, AORN Journal, as “Standards for sponge, needle, and instrument procedures.”Format revision March 1978, July 1982.Revised March 1984, March 1990.Revised November 1995; published October 1996, AORN Journal.Revised; published December 1999, AORN Journal. Reformatted July 2000.

PII: S0001-2092(06)60172-5

doi:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)60172-5

AORN Journal
Volume 83, Issue 2 , Pages 418-433, February 2006