Application effect and managerial experience of 5S methodology in the operating room

Objective To explore the clinical application of 5S methodology in the operation room of nursing management, and to provide reference for daily management. Methods A total of 2 459 patients were chosen from October 2012 to May 2014. 1 147 Patients from October 2012 to June 2013 were in the control group that given regular nursing management, while 1 312 patients from July 2013 to May 2015 were as experimental group and underwent 5S methodology. Quality of operation nursing management were compared before and after using 5S methodology, and managerial experience was summarized. Results The items readiness rate, equipment readiness rate, use of intact rate and emergency items readiness rate were 96.95%, 98.70%, 99.77% and 97.79%, respectively, and there were statistically significance between the two groups (χ2=10.52, 12.33, 8.76, 9.28, respectively; P<0.05). In the experimental group, the air bacteria detection index, time of fetching items and time of supplementing items were (29.71±5.94)cfu/m3, (18.34±6.42)and (17.85±5.89)s, which were better than those in the control group (t=132.48, 21.27, 26.18, respectively; P<0.05). For the satisfaction of medical staffs and patients, the experimental group (89.42% and 92.38%) were better than control group, the differences were statistically significant (χ2=8.56, 9.41; P<0.05). Conclusions The implement of 5S methodology can help to improve the efficiency of nursing management in operation room, and promote the operation room overall work efficiency and quality. Key words: Operation room nursing; 5Smethodology; Quality of management