system, even if they don't realize it at first, says Ms. Borello-Barnett.
Her hospital bought its closed system about 2 years ago, but didn't put
the old one out to pasture until just a few weeks ago.
"Every time you introduce something new, it's going to change the
staff's practice," she says. "We've been selective in introducing it."
Her cajoling of staff to get on board with using the closed system
was ultimately successful, except for a surgeon who has been per-
forming sinus surgeries for 40 years and who didn't have any interest
in changing his ways. The nursing staff recently asked him to try the
closed system one time. He liked it, it turns out, and now uses it regu-
larly.
"He was my last nut to crack," says Ms. Borello-Barnett, "but we did
it."
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