Denise,

I practice on a postpartum unit and in a hospital based post-partum
setting.  Our hospital will not let us use syringes to evert nipples
since they were not designed for this purpose.  They say that they are
governed by some _Medical Device Act_ which I assume is to protect
patients from "misuse" of medical equipment. I have not seen this
document and would love to hear comments from those who have.  To be
able to use a syringe within my facility it would need to have a FDA
approval for this specific use.

In your note you  referred to a p________.  I hope that I am not
breaking rules by asking, but I don't know what you are referring to.
I must not be hearing the same comments that you are. Can you tell me what this is?
Best Regards
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Glenda Deahl, RN,C  ICCE