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efore a recent lung biopsy at a
Minnesota hospital, everything
seemed to be going smoothly. The
surgeon initialed the site, the patient
gave consent and the physician's
Experts weigh in on why changing
the environment of your OR is difficult,
but essential.
Kendal Gapinski | Associate Editor
z OPEN COMMUNICATION A big
key in a culture of safety is the time
out. But, it's only effective when per-
formed in the right environment.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
notes said a biopsy was
to be done on the right
lung. But there was a
problem. The notes were
wrong. In fact, the biop-
