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Lesson 3: Application

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About This Lesson

Practice identifying waste in real nursing scenarios.

Unit Walkthrough

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Spot the Waste

Match each nursing scenario to the waste category it best represents:

Transportation
Inventory
Motion
Waiting
Over-processing
Overproduction
Defects

A nurse searches three locations to find the portable vital signs monitor because it wasn't returned to its designated spot.

Lab specimens are hand-carried to the lab instead of using the pneumatic tube system.

The medication room has three months of supplies stacked deep, with items in the back expiring.

A patient cleared for discharge at 8 AM finally leaves at 3 PM waiting for prescriptions.

Vital signs are documented in the EMR, on a paper flowsheet, and in nursing notes.

Medications are prepared for all patients at 6 AM, but some are discharged before noon.

An unclear physician order requires a clarification call before medication can be given.

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