While it could be the result of systemic issues or plain human error, medication errors can cause severe physical injury and possible death to patients. These preventable mistakes could also cause severe financial, psychological, and emotional stress to the healthcare provider and organisation. In this blog post, we look at some of the negative consequences …
Top 3 Reasons Why Nurses And Surgeons Avoid Safety Scalpels
During a recent visit to North America I had the opportunity to meet and talk with a large number of operating room nurses about their thoughts on safety scalpels. For some reason this slightly controversial topic seemed to elicit a range of amusing facial expressions. Delving a little deeper it became quite evident that the …
3 Worst Scalpel Blade Removing Practices You Should Stop Doing Today
A scalpel blade is an irreplaceable tool for healthcare professionals like surgeons, doctors, nurses and vets to perform procedures and surgery. Despite its high usage amongst the healthcare workers, not everyone knows the best practices in removing scalpel blades. You would most likely come across one of these 3 methods commonly used by healthcare workers …