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W
hen you work in a larger organization where multiple team
changes can take place during a single surgery, keeping
track of the names and roles of all those rotating nurses,
surgeons, anesthetists, students and techs can seem like an impossi-
ble task. Luckily, there's an easy fix: Having staffers' write their first
names and roles on pieces of tape with a Sharpie and sticking them
directly to the scrub caps.
But we're upgrading from tape and markers to fully embroidered,
reusable cloth caps. During the process, we're noticing more close-
knit communication among staff in the OR. There's no longer any
FIRST-NAME BASIS
Embroidered Scrub Caps Make Close-Knit Teams
• NO INTRODUCTION NEEDED When staffers' first names and titles are embroidered right on their caps, it eliminates the need
for mid-procedure introductions.
Sarah
Hirx,
MSN,
RN,
CNOR
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