title: [Operating Room Nurses' Experiences of Securing for Patient Safety].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was done to evaluate the experience of securing patient safety in hospital operating rooms.
  
  
  METHODS
  Experiential data were collected from 15 operating room nurses through in-depth interviews. The main question was "Could you describe your experience with patient safety in the operating room?". Qualitative data from the field and transcribed notes were analyzed using Strauss and Corbin's grounded theory methodology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The core category of experience with patient safety in the operating room was 'trying to maintain principles of patient safety during high-risk surgical procedures'. The participants used two interactional strategies: 'attempt continuous improvement', 'immersion in operation with sharing issues of patient safety'.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results indicate that the important factors for ensuring the safety of patients in the operating room are manpower, education, and a system for patient safety. Successful and safe surgery requires communication, teamwork and recognition of the importance of patient safety by the surgical team.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science and Natural Resources Department of Nursing, Sunchon National University, Sunchon, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Ok
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. jongkimk@dankook.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jong Kyung
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Myoung Sook
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Hospitals; Operating room nursing; Operating rooms; Patient safety; Qualitative research