National Time Out Day: A Reminder From Our National President
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Lighting the Pathway for Transformative Change
Darlene B. Murdock MSN, BBA, RN, CNOR, CSSM
First published: 28 May 2025
https://doi.org/10.1002/aorn.14362
June is National Safety Month, a time for perioperative nurses to reflect on the vital role that they play in patient safety every day. Despite ongoing efforts to eliminate wrong-site surgeries, these incidents still occur.1, 2 Wrong-site surgery includes wrong site, wrong patient, and wrong procedure, and is considered a sentinel event regardless of the extent of the outcome.2 National Time Out Day is recognized and celebrated on the second Wednesday of June; this year, it is today, June 11. As we celebrate National Time Out Day, let us reflect on the remarkable influence that perioperative nurses have on lighting the pathway for transformative change on a global scale. I am proud and honored to serve as your President.