Anne van Dalen

154 I Chapter 4 High- Performance Behaviour Evaluating circumstances Clinician evaluates/examines the current surgical situation or state of the patient/procedure before continuing procedure/ executing step Safety check Clinician checks with team before executing critical step in procedure to ensure patient safety Paying attention Supporting clinical team members diligently paying attention to progression of surgical case; listens attentively to teammates Effective technique Clinicians favour safe/effective techniques Surgical quality control Surgeon monitors and controls quality of surgical work performed, strives for excellence in task execution Effective Communication Direct address Directly addressing colleagues so as to capture their attention when needed Communicating changes Clinicians communicating changes in the state of the surgical system (Ex. Change of operative care plan, anaesthesia notifying when medication administered) Communicating progress Surgery and anaesthesia communicating to ensure shared understanding of current system state Verbalize/narrate action Clinical communicates/verbalizes/ describes current action with team members during task execution