“…Lack of supplies can affect the quality of care and even the survival of the patient (Aggarwal, 1985). To prevent such situations, clinical staff will develop opportunistic behaviors, such as concealing equipment from their colleagues, to ensure they have it when they need it, behaviors that accentuate the crises we want to prevent (Martinez et al, 2020). Balkhi et al (2022Balkhi et al ( , p. 1831) point out that "[healthcare] institutions are responsible for planning, purchasing, managing, handling, tracking, and transporting stock (e.g.…”