CheckSite ID Bracelets provide consistent, clear, "every time" communication in the pre-op area. The bracelet's visual cues decrease the likliehood that patients will be moved to the OR prematurely. This feature can be a tremendous help to pre-op nurses who often supervise multiple patients at one time.
Most importantly, CheckSite ID Bracelets work together with sensors in the pre-op area creating a virtual threshold technology that alerts the staff if a patient is not ready for surgery. This "hard stop" approach automates accountability and reduces the risk of conflict between staff and surgeons. Overall, the presence of CheckSite creates a positive culture of awareness, compliance, and teamwork in the pre-op area helping the staff elevate the importance of pre-operative safety measures.
CheckSite Safety Cards allow hospitals to ensure complete compliance with the pre-operative step (or steps) of their choosing. For example, hospitals are using CheckSite to enforce important processes such as:
Surgical site-marking
Confirmation of a current/updated History & Physical
Confirmation that the Informed Consent process is complete
Confirmation of an effective pre-op to OR nurse patient hand-off
Confirmation that all pre-operative processes are complete
Staff nurses, surgeons, and hospitals benefit greatly from the increased control and added safety features that CheckSite provides. Patients who are protected by CheckSite benefit from the assurance that every safety precaution will be taken prior to their surgical procedure. Also, from the moment a patient receives the CheckSite ID Bracelet, they become more involved in their care. The system is easy to explain, and nurses can use the visual component of the bracelet to encourage patients to take an active role in their care. Nurses who use CheckSite often tell patients that "until they receive their green sticker" they're not ready to go in for surgery. This provides an extra layer of accountability for surgeons and staff while giving patients a high level of confidence that errors will not be made.
Because of its high visibility to patients, CheckSite can help a hospital bolster their reputation in the community as an insititution that aggressively pursues excellence in surgical patient safety.
