TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Patient Safety in the OR A1 - Worthen, Jon A2 - Cochran, Amalia A2 - Braga, Ruth Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Introduction to the Operating Room AB - “Welcome to the OR!” is not the initial greeting you are likely to hear on your first day in the OR. “Whoa there!” is typically the first salutation you’ll receive if you get too close to the sterile field. More than likely you’ll think you are at a rodeo, not because we use stirrups but because things happen fast. Controlled chaos is among the terms used by those observing in the OR for the first time. One of the things as educator and circulator I emphasize while orienting new RNs, medical students, and OR first-timers is that our first concern is always patient safety. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1132432940 ER -