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t's hard to keep track of everyone's name in the OR, especially if you work
in a larger facility alongside a constant rotation of nurses, surgeons, anes-
thetists, students and vendors. Our solution: Ask all those in the OR to
write their name and role on a piece of tape and stick it to their scrub caps.
Patients will also appreciate knowing the names of the masked people who are
caring for them.
Rob Hackett, MD
PatientSafe Network
Sydney, Australia
patientsafe@icloud.com
HELLO, MY NAME IS
Stick Name Tags on Scrub Caps
• WHO'S WHO Noting names and roles on scrub caps improves communication in the OR and helps patients identify their providers.
Rob
Hackett,
MD