Nurses keeping patients safe by managing risk in perioperative settings: A classic grounded theory study.

Aim: To develop and expand how nurses promote safety in perioperative settings.

Background: This article presents orchestrating a sub-core category from the theory of anticipatory vigilance in promoting safety within preoperative settings (Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27, 2018, 247). Orchestrating explains this and involves effective planning, delegating, co-ordinating and communication.

Anticipatory vigilance: A grounded theory study of minimising risk within the perioperative setting.

Aims And Objectives: To explore and explain how nurses minimise risk in the perioperative setting.

Background: Perioperative nurses care for patients who are having surgery or other invasive explorative procedures. Perioperative care is increasingly focused on how to improve patient safety.