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Article: Nurturing our ideas. (Editorial).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
- Article from:
- AORN Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 2002
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Was there ever a time when a new protocol or change in practice was directed, and you said to yourself, "I thought of that idea ages ago?" Your idea, which might have generated improvements and changes, did not get captured at the time you thought of it, so it did not become a reality. Acting on an idea in a month or a year is not as important as catching the idea when it presents itself and turning it into a plausible solution.
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