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To many hands in the cookie jar is precisely the problem and I feel like I'm in a no win situation. With so many people adding and taking supplies from the surgical count there will eventually be a miscount sooner or later. I've been so stressed at work lately and worried that I will lose my job over something I have no control over. I've been taking a more assertive position with the counts not trusting other nurses who have literally counted just minutes before me. I'm afraid to leave the room to take my breaks because of the risk of an incorrect count. The Resource Coordinators (RC's) and the OR manager are aware of the situations and nothing seems to be done about it. It doesn't help that some doctors will not allow the AORN recommended surgical counts to be completed during their cases which only escalates the problem.

I'm a new OR nurse and maintaining correct surgical counts has been difficult for me lately and I have been place on probation due to incorrect counts and I may be terminated. Even though I complete the initial surgical count with the ST and I believe that I'm keeping an accurate record of the surgical count others in the room will add items or throw things away which effects the counts. Often when this occurs I am not notified and when it's time to complete another surgical count it's incorrect. I would like to know others opinion on this issue?