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make. Look for the companies that have a lot of educational materials to sup- port what you're doing — things like handouts that the surgeon's office can provide, online patient videos and answers to frequently asked ques- tions. Many questions are pretty straightforward and predictable, like What does this little thing do? or Why am I getting some dripping out of here? Most calls don't require an intervention; they just require patient reassurance. Some manufacturers can even report data back to you, based on those phone calls, so you'll have a record of pain scores or other quality-assurance data you might want to collect. From a teaching standpoint, once you've decided on a given pump, it makes sense to stick with it, rather than having a variety of pumps around. The more types of pumps you have, the more likely you're P A I N P U M P S OSE_1405_part2_Layout 1 5/8/14 2:24 PM Page 85

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