Valencia, Spain | 16 - 18 May 2024 11th EORNA Congress ePoster Guided View 39 126 Lessons Learned from the Implementation of the Laser Safety Training Program in a Greenfield Hospital for Women’s and Children in Qatar Rodolfo Relano1 1Sidra Medicine, Operating Room, DOHA, Qatar Background: Sidra Medicine is a new tertiary referral hospital in Qatar, with a focus on pediatric and women’s healthcare. Nursing staff has been recruited from around the world, from over 90+ different countries, with a high percentage of healthcare professionals trained in the USA, UK, Australia, Ireland, Canada and Philippines. This diversity of nursing staff with different training and practice background poses unique challenges when implementing a Laser Safety Training Program. In order to safely activate laser services, nursing staff involved in laser procedures must be trained. Objectives: The overall aim of this poster is to share our experience of implementing a training framework and learning resources that can be used for a wide audience to help implement a training program that promotes safety of patients and staff from the risks of the medical laser use in the Operating Room. Methods: A review of the training and safety guidelines from different international professional bodies and organizations was carried out including the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Laser Institute of America (LIA) and Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). Accreditation requirement from the Joint Commission International (JCI) were also taken into consideration. Results: Laser safety training commenced June 3, 2020. We delivered 11 training sessions in total from June 2020- May 2021 and 121 staff completed the training. This is an ongoing training program offered to new nursing staff and for trained Laser Assistants for revalidation of competence. Conclusion: The Laser safety training program has been developed in order to meet standard recommendations of ANSI Z136.3-2018 and JCI accreditation requirements and to address safety concerns in an environment where members of staff are diverse thus may have different experience and expectations. Our Laser Safety Training Program contributed to the successful activation of our Laser Service in the Operating Room. 227 The Role of the Surgical Patient Safety Nurse Specialist: Importance and Influence in Daily Surgical Activities Rosa LLabrés Solé1, Maria Elisa Castro-Peraza2, Nieves Lorenzo Rocha2, Herminia Molina Luzón1, Estefania Rodriguez Izquierdo1 1Servicio Canario de SAlud, Hospital Universitario de CAnarias, La Laguna, Spain, 2Servicio CAnario de SAlud, Escuela Universitaria de Enfermeria Nª Sª de La Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain OBJECTIVE: To promote a culture of patient safety in the Operating Room, promoting, evaluating, and training in excellent and safety nursing care. To act as a reference figure and safety consultant, collaborating with the rest of the multidisciplinary team and participating in various quality and safety committees within the centre. To decrease adverse events (AEs) related to nursing practice and to report, analyse, evaluate, and correct AEs originating in the surgical area. METHODOLOGY: Using the ADDIE management analysis model, an initial identification of strengths and weaknesses (SWOT) was conducted regarding nursing care and patient safety culture in the surgical area. The competency profile of the Surgical Patient Safety Nurse Specialist was defined based on the criteria of the European Operating Room Nurses Association (EORNA) Competency Framework and the nursing figure established by the Ministry of Health as a recommendation within the Safe Surgery Program (2019). In December 2021, a public internal call was made for the position of Surgical Patient Safety Nurse Specialist in the Surgical Area of the Canarian University Hospital (Canarian Health Service), and that specialist began working in January 2022. The specialist completed specialized courses in Patient Safety in Anesthesiology (SENSAR) and Risk Management and Patient Safety. RESULTS: Notifications in 2022: 41 AEs in the Operating Room, with over 80 proposed corrective actions. Nurse training: 36 courses and workshops, 10 protocols developed. CONCLUSION: The University Hospital of the Canary Islands has been nationally recognized as a “Safe Hospital” by SENSAR for being the hospital in Spain with the highest number of reported adverse events and for implementing the most measures to prevent their recurrence
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