British journal of perioperative nursing : the journal of the National Association of Theatre Nurses
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Laryngoscope blades and handles that have been inadequately decontaminated or are unsterile can be harmful to patients. The literature suggests that this may be a current problem in many operating departments. David Pidduck examines the risks to patients that could be posed by current practice, reviews the literature on the subject, and makes some recommendations for change. He encourages nurses and operating department practitioners (ODPs) to take a more proactive approach to highlighting these problems.
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This article is based on a paper presented at the National Association of Theatre Nurses Congress and Exhibition in October 2001. In it, Judith Tanner asks why it is so difficult to recruit students to theatres, identifies some reasons given by students for not going into theatres, as well as their reasons forgoing into theatres, and gives advice on how perioperative departments can become more student-friendly.