A knowledge assessment of the surgical safety checklist among operating room nurses in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Aung, Khin Thandar, Mohd Asri, Nur Anis Sholehah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2024
• Subjects: RT Nursing; RT65 Medicine and surgery for nurses; RT89 Specialities in nursing
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/114484/7/114484_A%20knowledge%20assessment%20of%20the%20surgical.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/114484/; https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/bjms/issue/view/461
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Surgical complications present a significant challenge worldwide. To address this issue, the World Health Organisation (WHO) introduced the Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) as a means to decrease complications and fatalities during surgery. Nurses play a critical role in ensuring patient safety throu...