CARES Presurgical Testing RN Reports a Great Catch!

Dawn Ketterer RN with CARES Presurgical Testing recently reported a Great Catch in SafeWatch.  Dawn recognized that the wrong laterality had been posted on the Master Daily Schedule for the patent's surgery and corrected the error.  This is an example of the layers of safety checks prior to surgery working to keep our patients safe!  Thank you Dawn for the COURAGE to speak up and report this Great Catch.  This report will be in the running for the February's Great Catch Award!  

On behalf of Carilion's Clinical Advancement and Patient Safety Department, Thank you for reporting this Great Catch.

If you are aware of any near misses or unsafe conditions please be sure to report those in SafeWatch.