title: Instrument readiness: an important link to patient safety.
authors.affiliation: Integrated Medical Systems International, Inc, USA.
authors.forename: Sharon A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: McNamara
mesh_terms: D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007445:Inventories, Hospital; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013242:Sterilization / Q000458:organization & administration*