Collaborative Leadership in Product Evaluation

- NEW PRODUCT INNOVATIONS can have a siginigicant effect on patient safety and the quality of patient care.
- PERIOPERATIVE NURSES and infection control professionals can collaborate during the selection of new products to ensure the products promote patient safely and improve outcomes.
- INFECTION CONTROLS PROFESSIONALS and perioperative nurse are uniquely positioned to demonstrate leadership in all phases of the product evaluation process. AORN J 85 (February 2007) 334-352. © AORN, Inc, 2007.