1. Respecting and engaging the end-users in the operating room — the surgeons, nurses and staff members — can facilitate a change in process or policy, according to Leo Penzi, MD, executive vice chair of the department of anesthesia at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y., and a member of the board of directors of North American Partners in Anesthesia.
2. Being respectful to sterile processing staff can improve patient safety and help engage these staff members in OR initiatives, according to Alecia Cooper, RN, BS, MBA, CNOR, senior nursing consultant at Surgical Directions, and Valeria McAfee, MBA-HCM, a central sterile processing consultant for Surgical Directions.
3. Mutual respect and trust among surgical team members can help prevent surgical errors, according to the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.
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