title: Nursing input into the purchase decision reveals costs not included in the price tag.
abstract: Working collaboratively with the institution's nurses not only will provide a more comprehensive view of products being considered for purchase but will also uncover the costs of bringing in a product that are not specified on the price tag.
authors: Manchester Memorial Hospital, CT.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Carroll
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014481:United States