Reducing Medical Errors in the Operating Room

Reducing Medical Errors in the Operating Room is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation.

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/28
Course Originally Released On: 07/01/25

Overview:
This course provides perioperative nurses and STs with tools to improve communication and safety protocols, fostering a just culture to reduce OR errors.

Goals and Learning Outcomes:
Ensuring patient safety in the operating room (OR) requires effective communication, structured protocols, and teamwork. This course examines perioperative communication failures, preoperative verification, site marking, timeouts, and just culture in promoting accountability. Learners will explore evidence-based safety practices and apply structured handoff techniques to improve patient care transitions.

This course provides perioperative nurses and STs with tools to improve communication and safety protocols, fostering a just culture to reduce OR errors.

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Explain how effective communication reduces medical errors and contributes to the safe transfer of patient care information.
• Discuss evidence-based recommendations from key organizations that support improvements in perioperative safety.
• Describe the principles of a just culture and the ten-step process for creating a culture of safety in the OR.