patient care pressures that surgical teams are under and why safe
patient care relies on their abilities to get sterilized instruments back
to the OR.
"They'll really enjoy the experience, and it'll help them gain a greater
appreciation of the
other's efforts," says
Ms. Maloney.
2. Shared proj-
ects
Do OR and SPD staff
even know each
other? Invite them to
attend meetings
together, such as
instrument in-services,
and include an SPD
rep in morning hud-
dles with the surgical
team. "Give members
of both teams oppor-
tunities to get to know
each other by name,
instead of calling
upstairs or downstairs
to talk to faceless
names," says Ms.
Seavey. "That doesn't
happen enough, espe-
cially in larger facili-
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