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Tell Your Patients to Drink Up - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - March 2019

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gloves, they usually won't go back, says Dr. Berguer. "I've been wearing 2 gloves for a long time," he says. "Now there have been a couple of times where I've ended up with one pair of gloves, and I felt completely naked with a single pair of gloves." Don't wait for a mistake Most safety measures come with some degree of inconvenience, and that can be a blockade for change. Sometimes it takes an injury or an accident to take a closer look at safety. Dr. Berguer remembers his initial response to wearing protective eyewear. He says it felt uncomfortable, and he wasn't thrilled about keeping his eyes covered. Then, he got sprayed in the eye with blood during a procedure and realized the merits of protective glasses. When it comes to double-gloving, the same process tends to play out. "For a lot of people, a close call or a needlestick is what it takes for them to think, 'Wow I wish I had double-gloved,'" says Dr. Berguer. "That's unfortunate, but that's the way humans often react to a sudden event." Find your fit It's natural for your surgeons and staff to feel uncomfortable when they first try to double-glove. "It does feel a little bit different," says Ms. M A R C H 2 0 1 9 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 6 1 • LAYERED PROTECTION Research indicates double-gloving protects OR personnel from needlesticks and bloodborne pathogens. Pamela Bevelhymer, RN, BSN, CNOR

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