Spot the waste hiding in treatment flow

Sort each friction example into the Lean waste category it best represents. Motion Waiting Defects/Rework Overprocessing Technician walks to the back room repeatedly for gauze, clamps, and tape. Nurse crosses the clinic twice to find the only working label printer. A patient waits seated because machine setup is not complete. The pod pauses because no one is available for the second check. A lab tube is mislabeled and must be redrawn. A care-plan note is returned because the access update was missing. Staff enter the same education note in two separate screens. The team prints a daily report that no…

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