National Time Out Day
Nurse Leader Insider, June 9, 2016
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June 8th was National Time Out Day. For the 12th year in a row, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) want to remind medical professionals to take a moment before every procedure to make sure they are “operating on the right patient, the right site and the right procedure.” The Joint Commission reports that wrong site surgeries occur five times every day in the United States, and AORN hopes to raise awareness of the issue and improve patient safety.
For more information or to see how you can participate in National Time Out Day, visit AORN’s official website.
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