Navigating Frugality and Waste: Stories from the Frontlines of Nursing
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The podcast explores the frugality within nursing practice and the dichotomy between wastefulness and cost-saving measures in healthcare. The co-hosts delve into the impact of supply changes on patient care, the implications of recent hospital practices, and the importance of meal prepping to maintain wellness in a demanding profession.
• Discussion on waste vs. frugality in nursing
• Impact of supply changes on patient care quality
• Consequences of the Baxter plant shutdown on healthcare
• Role of nurses in managing costs and awareness
• Meal prepping strategies for improved self-care
• Note on hospital profit margins affecting care decisions
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Chapter
1. Frugality of Hospitals and Nursing Supplies (00:00:00)
2. Hospital Supply Management Waste and Communication (00:08:19)
3. Hospital Supply Wastefulness and Frugality (00:16:20)
4. Healthcare Cost-Cutting vs Patient Care (00:23:02)
5. Meal Prepping and Hospital Supply Management (00:28:32)
6. IV Therapy Supply Conservation Issues (00:40:46)
6 episode