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Implementation Of A Single-Patient-Use Airway Taping Product In The Operating Room, Savannah Sierra Nicole Craig, Kaitlin D. Burrell, Jennifer Patrick

Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

BACKGROUND: Anesthesia providers use adhesive tape to secure advanced airway devices. Rolls of adhesive tape serve as reservoirs for pathogens. Rolls of tape do not have instructions on how they are to be reused, cannot be disinfected, and should not be repurposed. The re-use of rolls of tape poses a risk to patient safety.

LOCAL PROBLEM: The project facility was an academic medical center in the Southeast region of the United States. The facility does not have taping practice guidelines in place. Rolls of tape are handled without gloves, used by several providers, placed on multiple patients’ faces, and stored …