Barriers and facilitators for implementing the WHO's safety surgical checklist: A focus group study among nurses. Issue 12 (December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Georgiou, Εvanthia; Mashini, Maria; Panayiotou, Irene; Efstathiou, Georgios; Efstathiou, Christina Ioannidou; Charalambous, Melanie; Irakleous, Iraklis
• Is Part Of: Journal of perioperative practice. Volume 28:Issue 12(2018)
• Page Start: 339
• Page End: 346
• Publication Date: 2018-12
• Subjects: Barriers -- Facilitators -- Focus groups -- Nurses -- WHO Safety Surgical Checklist; Operating room nursing -- Periodicals; 617.9192
• DOI: 10.1177/1750458918780120
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2515-7949

Abstract

The World Health's Organization's safety surgical checklist has been described as a means for increasing patient safety during surgical procedures. However, its full implementation has not yet been achieved worldwide. The aim of this study, via a focus group study among nurses, was to explore the factors that serve as barriers and facilitators for the list's implementation. Findings reveal that the use of the checklist can be compromised by many factors but also supported by others.