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GVSU Students Develop Hand Sanitizing Product For Health Care Workers
November 09, 2018
Jonathon Vinsko, a computer engineering graduate assistant, said it was a valuable experience to be able to take Sterilogy’s concept and build it from the ground up.
“All three devices work together to ensure that health care workers are complying with health standards,” Vinsko said. “When a nurse or doctor walks up to a new patient or away from a patient, they are required to sterilize their hands. Sometimes people forget, so this system serves as a quick reminder.”
Zaima said the system will also help hospital administrators determine its compliance rate and improve workflow.
“If there are multiple patients in a room, it’s more convenient to have a portable sanitizing unit at the ‘point of care,’ rather than having to run back and forth to one mounted on a wall or to a sink,” he said. Continue Reading