AORN Journal
Volume 87, Issue 2 , Pages 315-321 , February 2008

Counting Difficulties: Retained Instruments, Sponges, and Needles

  • Sarah Jackson, RN

      Affiliations

    • Sarah Jackson, RN, is a circulating nurse at Harry S. Truman Medical Center, Columbia, MO. Ms Jackson has no declared affiliation that could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest in publishing this article.
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  • Sharon Brady, RN, CNOR

      Affiliations

    • Sharon Brady, RN, CNOR, is a same day surgery nurse at University of Missouri Hospital, Columbia. Ms Brady has no declared affiliation that could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest in publishing this article.

  • Image Result

    This graph represents the distractions encountered during the hypothetical case study and the critical times that are most prone to count errors.

    This graph represents the distractions encountered during the hypothetical case study and the critical times that are most prone to count errors.

  • Image Result

    Assistive devices, such as a pocketed bag system, help circulating nurses contain items in countable quantities so that the risk of loss or retention in the patient is minimized.

    Assistive devices, such as a pocketed bag system, help circulating nurses contain items in countable quantities so that the risk of loss or retention in the patient is minimized.

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PII: S0001-2092(07)00504-2

doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.07.023

AORN Journal
Volume 87, Issue 2 , Pages 315-321 , February 2008

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