Healthcare

Call bells ring and nurses ignore them, expecting care aides to respond, leaving care aides overwhelmed and patients waiting.

Clinicians need an affordable handheld dynamometer for objective muscle strength testing to replace subjective manual muscle testing (MMT), but available options are either too expensive (hundreds of dollars) or the wrong type (pull-only only).

Physical therapists lack a purpose-built tool for collecting and tracking patient outcomes data in a clinical setting, relying on generic or research-oriented solutions.

Clinicians are being asked to perform non-clinical cleaning chores like cleaning toilets, which they consider beneath their role and a misuse of their time.

A stroke patient with knee flexion spasticity/early contracture cannot extend her affected knee, limiting standing and mobility, and the therapist needs guidance on treatment and bracing.

A nurse is unsure of the correct policy for wasting partially used narcotic IV bags and finds the current process inconsistent between paper documentation and the Pyxis system, risking compliance errors, diversion, and inefficiency.

Worker is constantly cold in a freezing workplace and needs a warm work-appropriate jacket that provides enough insulation for 12-hour shifts.

Unable to find a mentor for developmental physical therapy in early intervention, despite available paid subscription-based mentoring for occupational therapists.

Nurses are frustrated with independent patients requesting non-medical tasks like getting water, wasting time that could be spent on critical care, and lacking a professional way to decline without causing complaints.

Experienced nurse with mostly travel assignments struggles to condense resume to one page and list competitive skills for a highly competitive staff job.

A male nurse cannot find 100% organic material scrubs that are non-toxic, lightweight, and plain in design for hot shift conditions.

Advanced paramedics lack a structured, evidence-based tool to guide conversations with patients and families about the realistic outcomes of CPR and its appropriateness for specific individuals.

New grad nurse struggles with strong unpleasant smells in patient rooms and needs a way to mask or neutralize them while wearing a mask.

Inpatient pharmacists are interrupted by nursing staff requesting immediate verification of medication orders that have only been in queue for 0-1 minutes, preventing thorough clinical evaluation.

Patient rooms are consistently left in chaotic disarray with discarded supplies, expired IV fluids, and hazardous waste, forcing staff to waste time cleaning up after others.