AORN Journal
Volume 81, Issue 5 , Page 1015, May 2005

Surgical instrument availability

  • LuAnn Prephan, RN

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    • LuAnn Prephan, RN, MBA, CNOR, is the administrative director, surgical services at the Toledo Hospital, Toledo, Ohio.

ABSTRACT 

•SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AVAILABILITY often is at the top of the list for perioperative quality improvement projects.

•ENSURING AVAILABILITY of surgical instruments can be a daily struggle. At one facility, searching for items shortly before a procedure was a common occurrence.

•THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES a three-year quality improvement project undertaken to improve instrument availability throughout surgical services. The article also includes future plans and lessons learned. AORN J 81 (May 2005) 1017–1022.

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 This program meets criteria for CNOR and CRNFA recertification, as well as other continuing education requirements.A minimum score of 70% on the multiple-choice examination is necessary to earn 1.5 contact hours for this independent study.Purpose/Goal: To educate perioperative nurses about implementing a project to improve the availability of surgical instruments.

PII: S0001-2092(06)60467-5

doi:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)60467-5

AORN Journal
Volume 81, Issue 5 , Page 1015, May 2005

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