Team Training and Communication - Human Factors in Patient Safety
AORN Launches New Human Factors Study in Five Hospitals
In May 2005, AORN announced that Kimberly-Clark Healthcare had contributed to the AORN Foundation to fund the Human Factors project which is a five-site pilot study on the effectiveness of human factor training in the operating room. SaferHealthcare, the healthcare division of the Human Performance Training Institute (HPTI), partnered with AORN to conduct the operational aspects of the pilot project, training members of the surgical team in five diverse hospitals throughout the nation. Read more in the full article (AORN Connections, May, 2005).
ResourcesDisruptive Clinical Behavior: A Constant Threat to Patient Safety
Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, July/August 2006
AORN Guidance Statement: Creating A Patient Safety Culture
Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals - Communication
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