07/17/2025
Knock, knock.👉Who's there?👉Interrupting cow.👉Interrupting cow wh--MOO.
You're familiar with the old joke, but are you familiar with the concept (and cost) of interruptions in nursing? And how interruptions not only disrupt flow of process but can also be linked to medication errors (an estimated $20B annual cost), longer patient stays, delay in or missed treatment, and increased patient safety risks?
One study showed that nearly 90% of all interruptions to nurses (usually linked to unit phones, which today's nurses carry on them at all times whilst on shift) resulted in a negative outcome, even if it was simply disrupting train of thought...which is more dangerous than one might think when that nurse is handling a medication where the difference between "units" and "milliliters" is a very, very big deal.
So why the talk of interruptions? Because Hercules was specifically made with nursing process in mind. It wasn't enough for us to eliminate the time-drain and physical dangers of boosting, we had to do it with as little interruption to the nurse as possible.
It's this kind of consideration that makes us one of the very few nurse-centric companies in medtech. No extra blowers, no extra stuff, just what they need, where they need it, when they need it, no interruptions necessary.
