In a research study by Steelman and colleagues (2013),perioperative nurses were surveyed to prioritize perioperative patient safety issues.The majority of nurses placed the highest priority and heightened awareness on preventing which patient safety risk?
A) Surgical fires
B) Wrong-site/procedure/patient surgery
C) Retained surgical items
D) Medication errors

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The majority of nurses considered preventing wrong-site,procedure,or patient surgery (69%)and preventing retained surgical items (61%)to be high-priority safety issues in need of heightened attention.

In a Research Study by Steelman and Colleagues (2013),perioperative Nurses