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IDEAS That Work
Practical pearls from your colleagues
HYGIENE ON HAND
Include Hand Sanitizer
in IV Kits
O
ur nurses have found it convenient to
keep pump bottles of hand sanitizer
in their IV kit baskets, so they can
disinfect their digits without having to leave
patients' bedsides both before and after they
start an IV. Here's how it works:
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