VOICE | July 2024
Supply Chain Issues
The July issue of Voice of Nursing Leadership has a focus of supply chain issues. Learn how to evaluate new technology from a Cleveland Clinic supply chain professional. Follow the journeys of two nurse leaders whose careers led them into supply chain management roles. Read about the best practices for purchasing committees from two nurse stakeholders and get a primer on labeling practices for medication safety.
The COVID-19 pandemic shed light on the strategic value of the supply chain within health care organizations. It also revealed the importance of a nurse-centric supply chain that recognizes the critical role nurses play in achieving supply chain optimization. Not only are nurses principal end users of supplies, but they are also an... Continue reading.
In the intricate ecosystem of health care, the supply chain plays a pivotal, yet sometimes underappreciated role. Behind the scenes, nurses who are supply chain leaders navigate the complexities of procurement, logistics and inventory management to ensure that health care facilities have the necessary resources to deliver quality care. In this Q&A... Continue reading.
Identifying and addressing materials management needs in an organization can be overwhelming. In addition, product selection can lead to patient safety issues and operational problems if new product introductions are not appropriately planned for and implemented. For instance, newly introduced materials can cause a risk of increased errors due to... Continue reading.
Current literature links medication selection errors and recognizable visual cues. This body of research has led to such interventions as “tall man lettering” (TML), the use of a combination of lowercase and uppercase letters to highlight the differences between look-alike medicine names and using colored fonts to assist with... Continue reading.
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