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Propofol Disposal in the Anesthesia Setting: Decreasing the Environmental Impact

dc.contributor.advisorHodges, Alexis
dc.contributor.authorPederson, Dana
dc.contributor.departmentGraduate Nursing Scienceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-30T15:58:53Z
dc.date.available2023-11-30T15:58:53Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-27
dc.description.abstractBackground: Propofol is a non-barbiturate sedative trained anesthesia providers use to induce and maintain anesthesia and sedation (Sahinovic et al., 2018). Wasting propofol in pharmaceutical disposal containers will lessen the amount released into the environment (Ring & Pfrimmer, 2021). Propofol harms the environment because it does not deteriorate naturally and is toxic to marine organisms (Mankes, 2012). Problem: A large university medical center in the southeast currently needs pharmaceutical waste systems to dispose of propofol. Methods: Anesthesia department staff was surveyed regarding propofol wastage habits prior to implementation. Staff education was provided on waste system usage and propofol’s negative effect on the environment. The pharmaceutical waste system was installed in anesthesia delivery areas. Lewin’s change model was used to unfreeze, change, and refreeze the usage of the pharmaceutical waste bins. Anesthesia staff was surveyed post-implementation to assess propofol wastage habits. Results: After staff education and the pharmaceutical waste system installation, anesthesia providers' use of pharmaceutical waste bins increased from 0% to 54%. Conclusion: Staff education and pharmaceutical waste bin accessibility are instrumental in decreasing propofol's potential negative environmental impact.en_US
dc.description.degreeD.N.P.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/13214
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectpropofol, anesthesia, environment, environmental impact, pharmaceutical waste system, water pollutionen_US
dc.titlePropofol Disposal in the Anesthesia Setting: Decreasing the Environmental Impacten_US
dc.typeDNP Scholarly Projecten_US
ecu.campusonlyOpen Accessen_US

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