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A Nurse-Driven Plan to Diminish First-Case Operating Room Delays.
J Nurs Adm
September 2024
Author Affiliation: Executive Director of Surgical Services (Blair), Assistant Director of Surgical Services (Mijatovic), Operating Room Clinical Nurse (Thompson), Research Consultant (Dr Monroe), and Research Consultant (Dr Davies), Baptist Health Lexington, Kentucky.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the use of a nurse-driven plan to describe factors associated with delays in the 1st case on time start within the operating room.
Methods: A posttest-only quasi-experiment was conducted to examine the effect of designating specific time periods for steps in the preoperative process on 1st case operating delays. Rationale for delays was also examined.