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Alexandria Kowalewski
Nurse
Interventional Platform Pre/Post
Project
Redistribution of Unused & Clean Surgical Supplies:
Integrating the Nurses’ Voice in the Sustainable Guidelines from the Design & Construction Workgroup
Project Description
Alex engaged in the Design and Construction work group in order to gain knowledge and instruct fellow nurses, with the ultimate objective of incorporating the nursing perspective into the evaluation of the Sustainable Design principles and guidelines. Alex gave the Shared Leadership Council a report on the top 5 characteristics that a nurse would look for in a patient chair design and offered principles for sustainable building.
Impact
Educated Nurses on the components of the Sustainable Design guidelines and offering the Nurse’s perspective.
Collaborators
Molly Swenson
Sr. Program Manager; Planning, Design & Construction
Stanford Medicine
Kara Sykora
Director; Design Management
Stanford Medicine
Sharmila Singh, MBA
Sustainability Consultant
Standford Healthcare
Achievements & Affiliations
Master’s Degree in Health Policy from UCSF
Member of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) Collaborative Strategic Work
Group with a mission to promote nursing impact on actions focused on improving workplace environments and frontline care
Leading the discussion of how nurses can decrease waste within the perioperative setting
Member of the Sustainable Design and Construction at Stanford Healthcare
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