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Article: Comparing use and cost effectiveness of tracheostomy tube securing devices.
- Article from:
- MedSurg Nursing
- Article date:
- October 1, 1998
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Cost containment is a key issue in the health care community. In an effort to contain health care costs, hospitals and other health care institutions are becoming increasingly conscious of where each health care dollar is spent. Nurses have long been cautioned to provide quality care at the least expense (Campbell, 1992). Traditionally, nurses have had little access to cost information (Hanneman & Curry, 1994) although "no other provider has [greater] opportunity to learn costs and be able to teach others the costs of care" (Campbell, 1992, p. 398). Nurses often employ interventions and procedures that were taught in school with little thought to cost benefits. Products ...