title: Excellence in perioperative management: establishing a culture of safety.
abstract: TeamSTEPPS is a powerful, evidence-based tool available to perioperative leaders to promote patient safety. The program improves communication and develops highly effective teams that optimize the use of information, people, and resources; resolve conflicts; improve information sharing; eliminate barriers to quality and safety; and achieve positive patient outcomes. TeamSTEPPS is one available tool that perioperative leaders should consider using in support of our pursuit of excellence.
authors: Victoria M
authors: VM
authors: Steelman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D016272:Occupational Health; D015279:Organizational Culture; D061214:Patient Safety; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*