title: Implementing AORN recommended practices for a safe environment of care.
abstract: Providing a safe environment for every patient undergoing a surgical or other invasive procedure is imperative. AORN's "Recommended practices for a safe environment of care" provides guidance on a wide range of topics related to the safety of perioperative patients and health care personnel. The recommendations are intended to provide guidance for establishing best practices and implementing safety measures in all perioperative practice settings. Perioperative nurses should be aware of risks related to musculoskeletal injuries, fire, equipment, latex, and chemicals, among others, and understand strategies for reducing the risks. Evidence-based recommendations can give practitioners the tools to guide safe practice.
authors.affiliation: Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Edgewater, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Antonia B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000592:standards; D056902:Clinical Alarms / Q000592:standards; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004779:Environment Design / Q000592:standards*; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D020315:Latex Hypersensitivity / Q000451:nursing; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education*; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000592:standards; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*
keywords: alert alarm; blanket-warming cabinet; clinical alarm; electrical equipment; fire safety; formalin; latex; methyl methacrylate bone cement; musculoskeletal injury; natural rubber latex; solution-warming cabinet