We know how valuable it is to gain insight from nurses; they are the core end-users of sterile healthcare packaging.
Have you ever considered the myriad environments, procedures, and medical devices they manage, or how this vast diversity impacts a nurse’s experience with medical packaging? I recently interviewed two nurses to explore just that – Brooke Wieferich (RN, BSN, CEN in the ER) and Amber Wagner (RN, BSN in the cardiovascular OR and ER). Read on to understand more about the differences between the operating room (OR) and emergency room (ER), how these differences impact the sterile field and packaging interaction, and what matters most to these critical end-users in their respective environments.
So there you have it! For those of us on the development side of this conversation, the details shared here bring practical realities that can inform—and improve— our thought processes on packaging design. A huge thank you to Brooke and Amber for sharing your clinical expertise, and to you and your nurse colleagues everywhere for doing what you do every day. Happy Nurse Appreciation Week!