Table 1.

Number of participants (n = 70) interviewed and the method of interview (n = 33)

Number of participants	Method of interview	Role or 7specialty
10 Registered Nurses	Individual	• 3 Anaesthetics • 5 Scrub/scout • 2 PACU
9 Physicians	Individual	• 5 Anaesthetists • 4 Surgeons
4 Surgical Patients	Individual	• 4 Healthcare Consumers
45 Registered Nurses	9 Groups	• 9 Anaesthetics • 18 Scrub/scout • 11 PACU • 7 Management/Education
2 Physicians	Group	• 2 Anaesthetists

Abbreviations: PACU Post-anaesthetic recovery unit