Converting to safety scalpels is like any other change you attempt to institute in your ORs: If your surgeons and staff don't like them, they won't use them. Keep that in mind as you evaluate the 16 safety scalpels we included in the pullout poster to the right. "There isn't a best device, but there is a device that fits your front-line workers," says Gina Pugliese, RN, MS, vice president of the Premier Safety Institute. "Purchasing the scalpel is not the issue. It's getting surgeons to use the scalpel." Some tips to consider: