title: How to use medical devices safely.
abstract: Perioperative nurses play an important role in the prevention of medical device problems. Be proactive and prevent the harm device problems can cause. Nurses can have a profound effect on eliminating this type of patient harm in the perioperative setting, and through reporting, they can prevent reoccurrence and harm to other patients.
authors.forename: Doreen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004869:Equipment Safety; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000009:adverse effects; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards