National Time Out Day. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

National Time Out Day. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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National Time Out Day.

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. 

This Web site includes information and resources for National Time Out Day, an initiative to raise awareness on the importance of surgical team time outs. The 2019 observation is June 12th.

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