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Sterile Pens Each Time They Chart? Seriously? - anonymous

Posted: May 23, 2012

I was told by a friend of a friend who works in a hospital that they now must use sterile pens each time they chart. The pens come wrapped in sterile paper and must be used only once. I guess these pens are purchased at an exorbitant rate by the hospital "suits." Somehow they all figure out a way to scratch each other's backs. They screw us out of money, and if that isn't bad enough, they exploit us in this country and then try to do the same to the Indians. WTF? If this is confirmed, and I'm not saying every thing I just typed is true, it is disgusting. I plan to research it myself. Makes me sick, sick, sick.

I wish more people would step up and refuse to be walked all over, but it's a personal choice and you have to make the choice for yourself.

sterile pens - MT

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I think this is a wonderful idea!! Not cost wise obviously, but health wise!! I think it is nasty that pens can be used, put away, picked back up, used again...all after examining patient after patient. Even if they are using gloves, they still have to take the gloves off with their bare hands and not every doctor washes their hands after taking gloves off...nor do the nurses! Yay!!

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