Factors may include team members not communicating with each other with correct information. A second factor is the surgeon's willingness to collaborate with other operators inferior to him. We saw that the surgeon was not willing to accept advice or instructions from a nurse. Finally, an important factor was the error of the surgical staff who scheduled surgery on the wrong leg. However, the patient's medical record should have indicated which leg was to be operated on. If I were the nurse supervisor in the operating room, I would have double-checked the medical record to confirm which leg the operation was supposed to take place on to see if the patient was wrong or correct. When the patient is fully aware and able to understand the information, it is always a good idea to double check because they most likely know what is happening