irisorchid

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1. Where is money wasted in healthcare?

   irisorchid replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

   End of life. When medicine was less technological, many people died because there was little to do to change the outcome. With medical advances like ventilators, suddenly we had the capabilities to keep a brain dead body alive for years. ICUs have...

2. Where is money wasted in healthcare?

   irisorchid replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

   Hospitals need to solicit input from nurses and ancillary help before they design a floor or new wing. I think we have all worked in places that were designed poorly. Example: A floor was redesigned in a local hospital recently. My friend who work...

3. Where is money wasted in healthcare?

   irisorchid replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

   Poorly organized units and supplies, filing systems, etc. The places I worked recently seemed to stock and file things for the convenience of the stocker, not the nurses who are using the supplies. In one place, the Pharmacy dumped a pile of IVs in ...