Never Events (aka Sentinel Events) can be devastating to a hospital. If something bad does happen, an immediate evaluation is necessary. Let AORN Works be your rapid response team. Our expert consultants arrive at your facility on short notice, assisting with a comprehensive analysis of the event. We have found a set of objective eyes is helpful in discerning causative relationships between practice and errors.
An onsite consultation will include a review of the following:
Administrative staff perceptions of event
Root cause analysis report
Policies/procedures related to never event
Resulting changes in policies/procedures
Observation of clinical practice
Interviews with staff involved in never event
Interview with involved surgeons
Subsequent staff education
Performance improvement strategies
How to prevent or reduce the number of never events
CASE STUDIES
Acute Care Facility: Retained Foreign Body. VIEW >
Open a conversation. To learn how consulting from AORN Works could help your department, contact Vicki Faas, General Manager, at 800.755.2676 x266 or e-mail VFAAS@AORN.ORG.
