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Safety Isn't Too Puzzling
When Summit Waynesboro (Pa.)
Hospital Surgical Services asked
its perioperative team to come up
with a way to promote a new cul-
ture of safety, it had fun with it. It
made a puzzle. Puzzles are clever,
but they also reveal a bigger pic-
ture and the importance of the
smaller parts. That's why the
"Pieces of the Perioperative
Puzzle" graphic that now hangs on
the walls of the facility serves its
purpose so well. Each of the puz-
zle's 4 colorful pieces shows one of
the keys to maintaining a secure
environment: trust, encourage-
ment, teamwork and, of course,
safety. The "safety" piece encour-
ages team members to:
• be accountable
• avoid being critical
• help each other without hesitation
• consider feedback; and
• work together to keep patients safe.
"Having a culture in perioperative services that maintains a safe
and supportive environment for the staff inspires improved and
safer patient outcomes," says Brandy Ginzinger, RN, the manager
of surgical services. — Jeannette Sabatini
• NOT A PUZZLE Brandy Ginzinger, RN, shows the
puzzle that helps perioperative staff recall the keys to
a safe environment.
Summit
Waynesboro
Hospital
