Reshaping perioperative nursing practice to get the job done: A constructivist grounded theory study

An estimated 234 million operations are performed in hospitals each year and complications of surgery are common and often preventable. The rates of complications vary between studies with reports of perioperative death rates of between 0.4 and 0.8 per cent and rates of complications between 3 and...

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Main Authors: Sharon Bingham, Kenneth Walsh, Karen Ford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Australian College of Perioperative Nurses 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Perioperative Nursing
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Online Access:https://journal.acorn.org.au/index.php/jpn/article/view/275
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description An estimated 234 million operations are performed in hospitals each year and complications of surgery are common and often preventable. The rates of complications vary between studies with reports of perioperative death rates of between 0.4 and 0.8 per cent and rates of complications between 3 and 17 per cent. Adverse events can lead to patient disability, death, or increased length of stay, imposing a significant burden on the health care system, patients and their families. Perioperative nurses have a key role in securing patient safety and preventing mistakes and these are recognised as both the nurses’ responsibility and within their locus of control. Research and evidence-based actions to minimise the risk of patient harm inform the standards developed by the Australian College of Perioperative Nurses. These standards are closely aligned with similar standards in the UK, US and Canada and represent the accepted standard of professional practice for perioperative nurses in Australia.
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spelling doaj-art-ae7a9fc8fbbd454882baefe8eb8e5f2b2025-08-20T03:13:47ZengAustralian College of Perioperative NursesJournal of Perioperative Nursing2209-10842209-10922018-03-0131110.26550/2209-1092.1021Reshaping perioperative nursing practice to get the job done: A constructivist grounded theory studySharon Bingham0Kenneth Walsh1Karen Ford2University of TasmaniaUniversity of Tasmania, Joanna Briggs Institute, Tasmanian Health ServiceUniversity of Tasmania, Tasmanian Health Service An estimated 234 million operations are performed in hospitals each year and complications of surgery are common and often preventable. The rates of complications vary between studies with reports of perioperative death rates of between 0.4 and 0.8 per cent and rates of complications between 3 and 17 per cent. Adverse events can lead to patient disability, death, or increased length of stay, imposing a significant burden on the health care system, patients and their families. Perioperative nurses have a key role in securing patient safety and preventing mistakes and these are recognised as both the nurses’ responsibility and within their locus of control. Research and evidence-based actions to minimise the risk of patient harm inform the standards developed by the Australian College of Perioperative Nurses. These standards are closely aligned with similar standards in the UK, US and Canada and represent the accepted standard of professional practice for perioperative nurses in Australia. https://journal.acorn.org.au/index.php/jpn/article/view/275perioperative nursingpatient safetyrule breakingconstructivist grounded theory
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rule breaking
constructivist grounded theory
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