Wrong-site surgery

Wrong-site surgery

First, read the description of the wrong-site surgery event in Critical Concept 8.2 and the root causes identified by the team who conducted the RCA.

Then, conduct a literature review and internet search for risk reduction strategies aimed at preventing wrong-site surgeries.

For this assignment, you will write a memo addressed to the Chief Nursing Officer. Explain and justify four to six specific strategies that could best prevent a similar event from occurring.

The memo should be well-written and meet the following requirements:

• 2 pages (single-spaced) in length
• Include at least three references from the peer-reviewed articles. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find peer-reviewed articles.
• Conforms to CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA.

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Wrong site surgery entails surgery being performed on the wrong site or side of the body. WSS is a devastating experience to the patient and associated with adverse impact on the surgical team. According to Mulloy & Hughes, n.d., research indicates that WSS is not prevalent as highlighted by its rare occurrence of 1 out of approximately 27,686 cases (Mulloy & Hughes, n.d.). Significantly, recent research indicates the incidence of WSS is on the rise over the past years. Research by joint commission sentinel event program shows that the cases have increased from 15 in 1998 to over 592 cases being reported by 2007 (Mulloy & Hughes, n.d.). In response to its increase, the joint commission commenced a program…………………….