Good Catch Campaign: Improving the Perioperative Culture of Safety. (29th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lozito, Michele; Whiteman, Kimberly; Swanson‐Biearman, Brenda; Barkhymer, Mary; Stephens, Kimberly
• Is Part Of: AORN journal. Volume 107:Number 6(2018:Jun.)
• Page Start: 705
• Page End: 714
• Publication Date: 2018-05-29
• Subjects: wrong‐site surgery -- good catch -- near miss -- culture of safety -- event reporting; Operating room nursing -- Periodicals; Soins infirmiers en salle d'opération -- Périodiques; Nursing -- Periodicals; Operating Room Nursing -- Periodicals; Perioperative Nursing -- Periodicals; Societies, Nursing -- Periodicals; 617.917
• DOI: 10.1002/aorn.12148
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0001-2092

Abstract

Abstract: Although health care workers feel pressure to reduce adverse events in the perioperative department, a lack of education, communication, and leadership can prevent hospital personnel from reporting good catches. The purpose of this evidence‐based quality improvement project was to improve the culture of safety in our perioperative department by implementing the Good Catch Campaign. An interprofessional team led staff member education after implementing a standardized electronic reporting system and debriefing process to occur after good catches. Staff members reported 391 good catches from all perioperative areas during the six‐month postimplementation period. Staff members completed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture before and six months after implementation; scores improved in five areas: communication openness, feedback and communication about error, frequency of event reporting, nonpunitive response to error, and organizational learning and continuous improvement. The campaign was a successful strategy for improving perioperative patient safety.