June 22, 2005
National Time-Out Day 2005
Austin Surgical Hospital proudly supports and participates in the practices of the
”Time-Out” method for delivering surgical care. Austin Surgical Hospital and The Association
of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) is supporting the second annual
National Time
Out Day on June 22 to promote safe medication administration practices. National Time
Out Day was inaugurated last year by AORN to encourage health professionals to take a
“time out” before a surgical procedure is performed and review a check list ensuring
patient safety procedures are being followed.
For more information about this year’s National Time Out Day visit
About NTOD
or to interview a physician/ AORN nurse concerning the importance of
National Time Out Day, please contact Christa Soules 512-470-1870.
Did you know?
- National Time Out Day 2005 is June 22.
- According to an ISMP survey of 1,600 hospitals, 41 percent always label medications and solutions used in operating room settings, 18 percent don’t label containers at all and 42 percent apply labels inconsistently.
- In 2006, JCAHO, will begin requiring hospitals and other facilities in which surgical and other invasive procedures are performed to label all medications, medication containers (e.g., syringes, medicine cups, basins), or other solutions on and off the sterile field.
- Between 80 and 200 steps may be associated with the administration of a single dose of medication in a hospital.
- There are two ways you can report errors confidentially. The Medication Errors Reporting Program (MERP) is operated by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) in cooperation with the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) and MEDMARX is operated by USP.
For more information contact:
Christa Soules, Austin Surgical Hospital, 3003 Bee Caves Road, Austin, Texas
78746, (P) 512-314-3802 (F) 512-314-3870
christa.soules@austinsurgicalhospital.com,
http://www.austinsurgicalhospital.com
