Spotlight on Practice: Perioperative nurses count… The surgical count—Policy and practice

Abstract

How well do you know your organizational surgical count policy and practices? Is the policy used throughout your organization (e.g., in other departments, at other sites)? Does it address challenges that you encounter on a regular basis? What sources are used and who influences the development of your surgical count policy? These are questions perioperative nurses should be asking themselves, as they reflect on their count practices.