Reducing Consumption

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Streamline patient care processes

Create more unique patient care experiences by tailoring diagnostic tests and use of consumables to the patient's needs

Re-evaluate how much we consume in patient care daily

Avoid unnecessary low value medications, monitoring, and vascular access

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Advocate for the use of recycled water from dialysis to water gardens and for use in toilets [29]

Better patient monitoring to enable early detection, decrease ICU stays, and admission lengths

Remote monitoring of ICU patients

Preventing hospital-acquired infections

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Only using gloves when necessary (likely or certain contact with body fluids, therapeutically active creams, cytotoxic medications) [23] [24]

Review isolation patient status [23]

Use longer-lasting batteries [23]

Use bronchodilator inhalers [23]

Use products before they expire

Treat equipment gently

Repair equipment more often

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