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Work-Life Balance - January 2017 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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and recognized a common cause of medical errors. "There are prob- lems embedded in the systems of surgical care, not in the people who are performing it," he says. "The processes surgical profes- sionals follow often set them up for failure. There are many right ways of doing things, but we don't agree on which one we're going to use." Every surgeon has his own way of doing things, so every nurse needs to know each doctor's pre- ferred methods. "That's impossible, so they make way more mistakes than they need to," says Dr. Berry. It's true that surgical profession- als aren't the ones at risk of being physically harmed when errors occur, but Dr. Berry is quick to point out that the mental scars can sometimes cut just as deeply. "Every caregiver who sees a patient get injured is hurt inside," he says. "There's tremendous psy- chological pain that comes with making significant errors that result in patient harm." Ashley Childers, PhD, a research J a n u a r y 2 0 1 7 • O U T PA T I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T • 1 2 7 At last, it's safe to switch. To the Bard-Parker SafeSwitch. Introducing the Bard-Parker® SafeSwitch™ handle. It's disposable. It features a retractable sheath to facilitate safer passing and disarming and to avoid sharps injuries. And most importantly, it accepts all of your favorite Bard-Parker blades. If you want more flexible options for helping to protect your staff from sharps injuries, make the switch to the Bard-Parker SafeSwitch handle. For further information about our products, please contact your local Aspen Surgical representative or visit www.aspensurgical.com. Bard-Parker SafeSwitch Handle ©2016 Bard-Parker® and SafeSwitch™ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. M-SM-ADV-1018679, Rev. 1 Project23_Layout 1 12/15/16 1:53 PM Page 1

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