Episode Description
What happens when a nurse gets splashed in the face with biohazardous waste and decides to do something about it? She builds a company. In this episode Rosa Hart, RN, BSN, SCRN, sits down with Sarah Waimon, RN, BSN, CEO of Waimon Innovations Inc. and creator of Looey, a nurse-invented medical device designed to protect healthcare workers from hazardous splash-back during bedpan and ostomy care.
Sarah shares her journey from 16 years of bedside nursing across medsurg, oncology, ICU, colorectal, and nursing supervision to becoming a nurse entrepreneur and medical device innovator. She breaks down the moment that changed everything, a contaminated splash to the face on a colorectal postoperative unit, and how it sparked the creation of Looey, a transparent shield that attaches to standard bedpan washers to contain biohazards and protect caregivers.
This episode covers nurse entrepreneurship, nurse-led innovation, healthcare worker safety, infection control, and why nursing ideas are the future of medical device development.
Topics covered:
Nurse-invented medical devices and nurse entrepreneurship
Occupational health and healthcare worker safety
Infection control and biohazard exposure prevention
Ostomy care and colorectal nursing
Bedpan washer safety and splash-back prevention
Nursing leadership and clinical innovation
Mental health gaps in nursing education and patient care
From bedside nurse to CEO: the nurse founder journey
Connect with Sarah Waimon:
Website: www.stopthesplash.com
Instagram: @stop_the_splash
Pre-order Looey: sarah@stopthesplash.com
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