Pub Date : 2005-06-01DOI: 10.1177/175045890501500603
James Brown, Donald Feather
This article seeks to examine the issue of lost equipment and materials left in patients and the assumptions that registered theatre practitioners make. The assumptions are highlighted using a tragic case study that relates to a young lady who died and what the subsequent post mortem revealed: five pieces of gauze in her abdominal cavity which were proved to be five surgical swabs. The problem of retained swabs and other surgical equipment is far greater than many would believe. It is said 'to err is human', but maybe to err is negligent.
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Pub Date : 2005-06-01DOI: 10.1177/175045890501500602
Allyson Lipp
On a recent visit to Hong Kong the author visited an operating theatre in an effort to explore the differences and similarities with the U.K. She found that SARS has had a profound influence upon both public behaviour and the healthcare system. The author found the visit interesting and educational and she encourages others to make similar visits as a way of exchanging ideas and maintaining optimal practice.
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Have you ever been asked to be a referee and write a reference for a work colleague? If it is a task you have not done before the prospect can be quite daunting: no one wants to give a bad reference and harm the prospects of a work colleague obtaining another employment post or even a promotion. Perhaps you are a manager or team leader that has experience of writing job references? But are you aware of the legal implications of writing a reference?
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Pub Date : 2005-05-01DOI: 10.1177/175045890501500501
Nancy Cox
Nancy Cox joined NATN in 1970, becoming deputy secretary in 1972, and national secretary from 1985–1989. This article is the second part of the Daisy Ayris Memorial Lecture given at Congress 2004. Nancy gives us a fascinating insight into the early days of the organisation, and how it has become the association it is today.
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Pub Date : 2005-05-01DOI: 10.1177/175045890501500503
Philippa Mason
Necrotising fasciitis is a rare soft tissue infection, primarily involving the superficial fascia and resulting in extensive undermining of the surrounding tissues. The author of this article describes her experience when encountering this distressing condition.
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Whether you work in the NHS or the independent sector you do not need reminding of the changes that are occurring within the delivery of perioperative services, as employers strive to comply with Agenda for Change, the Working Time Regulations and the Modernisation Agenda within the UK. The impact of such change is that you the employee may have to change your shift patterns or take on more responsibilities and extra workload.
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{"title":"Overseas surgeons.","authors":"Viv Wright","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72468,"journal":{"name":"British journal of perioperative nursing : the journal of the National Association of Theatre Nurses","volume":"15 5","pages":"184"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40933459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2005-05-01DOI: 10.1177/175045890501500502
Judy Mewburn
This article defines the role of the expert witness. The author outlines what is needed to become an expert witness and gives an overview of what is involved, highlighting the positive as well as the negative aspects of the task.
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{"title":"It's nice to be nice.","authors":"Viv Wright","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72468,"journal":{"name":"British journal of perioperative nursing : the journal of the National Association of Theatre Nurses","volume":"15 4","pages":"150"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25075943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2005-04-01DOI: 10.1177/175045890501500403
Nancy Cox
This is the first of two articles based on a presentation given at NATN Congress 2004. The presentation was given as the Daisy Ayris Memorial Lecture. In this article NATN archivist Nancy Cox describes her experiences working in the operating room beginning in the 1950s.
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