Operating Room Black Box (ORBB): Examining Nurses' Perceptions in a Surgical Setting

Despite numerous efforts to improve surgical safety, adverse events and serious surgical complications are common. The implementation of Operating Room Black Box (ORBB) technology has the potential to significantly improve patient outcomes and quality of care. However, there has been little research into the use of ORBB technology in a surgical setting in Ontario, Canada. The goal of this study was to examine nurses' perceptions of ORBB technology as well as to postulate ways that this technology can be used to improve processes in the OR using a 7-point Likert scale. The results illustrate that while ORBB was rated positively overall and widely supported, participants believed that this technology could improve practice in some ways while posing challenges in others. Therefore, prioritizing ORBB concerns may be the key to encouraging positive perceptions of this technology, alleviating nurses' fears and anxieties, and, thus, more successfully implementing ORBB technology into clinical settings.