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  • 1Sara Wohlford is the efficiency and sustainability program manager in the sustainability department of the Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA, where Kimberly Ferren Carter is senior director of nursing research, evidence-based practice, and excellence. At the time of this writing, Nathalia Esteves-Fuentes was the efficiency and sustainability coordinator in the sustainability department of the Carilion Clinic. Contact author: Sara Wohlford, sewohlford@carilionclinic.org. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise. A podcast with the authors is available at www.ajnonline.com.

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