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Nurses’ Perspective on Packaging in the Hospital

Written by Gracyn Brandt | May 7, 2024 1:56:38 PM

Medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and diagnostic products can quickly become compromised if the packaging is not opened properly. To avoid contamination of the product across all hospital care settings, it’s essential for the packaging to be intuitive and designed with aseptic presentation in mind. As packaging providers, we continually look for ways to best design the packaging for the end user. One way we do this is through conversations with nurses, doctors, and caretakers about how the packaging is used and how it can influence the user experience.

It may come as no surprise that despite their differences in healthcare settings, the three nurses agreed that efficiency and patient safety are the most critical components of any medical procedure, even down to the packaging.