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SAFETY
mented as correct.
Whenever quality improvement efforts introduce changes in practice, the reason carries a lot more weight than "we are required to do
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established a concise, clear and defined policy, educated our nursing
staff and monitored compliance. And in the months following, we
counted 34% fewer incorrect counts at closing. OSM
Mr. Flora (chad.flora@harrishealth.org) is the perioperative clinical nurse
liaison at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Texas.
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