Abstract

Poster presentation was on Thursday, May 2, 2019

The aim of this project was to implement whiteboard use at the ambulatory surgical center to increase the accuracy of the manual surgical count process and eliminate the incidence of URFO's, thus increasing patient safety and improving patient outcomes.

Author Details

Kelley Rae Trump, DNP, RN

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Retained Foreign Objects, Patient Safety, Risk Management

Advisor

Unknown

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Samford University

Degree Year

2019

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-03-31

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