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Work-Life Balance - January 2017 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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infection," she says. "This keeps us out of the danger zone. Our staff and anesthesiolo- gist say it saves them time." Likewise, patient safety is the No. 1 consideration for Debbie Beissel, RN, in the conversation sur- rounding prefilled syringes. Ms. Beissel, the CEO of the Surgical Institute of Reading (Pa.), also takes into account a host of other factors, including infection control, labeling com- pliance and the elimi- nation of dosing errors, as well as reducing needlestick injuries to staff. "From a nurse's standpoint, it is certainly nice if everything is indi- vidualized," says Ms. Beissel. "It's obviously fewer steps for the staff, and there's less of a chance of having any compromises to the vial or syringe." Each color-coded syringe features "tall man" lettering to help staff 9 8 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • J a n u a r y 2 0 1 7 • DRAWN OUT You must consider many factors when deciding if prefilled syringes are right for your facility.

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