What Works: Applying TeamSTEPPS® to improve patient safety
Getting important information out to all staff within a hospital can be challenging. That’s what we faced at Overton Brooks Veterans Administration Medical Center…
Patient Safety
Three practice bundles to reduce CLABSIs
Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) remain a significant problem for most hospitals, despite a decade of focused improvement efforts using evidence-based guidelines. One type of HAI,…
Improving patient safety with a modified early warning scoring system
The modified early warning system (MEWS) is a physiologic scoring system for bedside assessment of medical-surgical patients. Early detection of changes in a patient’s…
Handle with care
In 2005, the State of Texas passed the first safe patient handling law. SB 1525 became effective January 1, 2006. Since then there’s been…
Courage in everyday nursing practice
Courage is an important attribute in life and in your nursing practice. As Helen Keller said, “Security is mostly a superstition. It does not…
Viewpoint: Putting money at the bedside
Teamwork has proven to be effective in creating strategies to improve patient outcomes. The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), clinical professionals,…
What works: An ED goes vertical to improve patient flow and satisfaction
In the midst of unprecedented change in health care, hospitals and emergency departments (EDs) are attempting the impossible — increase both patient volume and…
Preventing medication errors by empowering patients
Preventable medication errors cost the U.S. healthcare system more than $21 billion annually, according to the National Priorities Partnership and National Quality Forum. This…
Protected: CRE: Not your average multidrug-resistant organisms
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ISMP releases IV push meds guidelines
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has released new safe practice guidelines for adult IV push medications. Read more.
Sexual assault screening in the outpatient setting
Every 2 minutes, someone in the United States experiences a sexual assault. Sexual assault encompasses a number of acts ranging from inappropriate exposure or…
Assessing your patients’ risk for falling
An estimated 25,500 Americans died from falls in healthcare and community settings in 2013. Countless more suffered life-changing injuries, such as fractures, internal injuries,…
What Works: Applying TeamSTEPPS® to improve patient safety
Getting important information out to all staff within a hospital can be challenging. That’s what we faced at Overton Brooks Veterans Administration…
Three practice bundles to reduce CLABSIs
Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) remain a significant problem for most hospitals, despite a decade of focused improvement efforts using evidence-based guidelines. One type…
Improving patient safety with a modified early warning scoring system
The modified early warning system (MEWS) is a physiologic scoring system for bedside assessment of medical-surgical patients. Early detection of changes in…
Handle with care
In 2005, the State of Texas passed the first safe patient handling law. SB 1525 became effective January 1, 2006. Since then…
Courage in everyday nursing practice
Courage is an important attribute in life and in your nursing practice. As Helen Keller said, “Security is mostly a superstition. It…
Viewpoint: Putting money at the bedside
Teamwork has proven to be effective in creating strategies to improve patient outcomes. The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS),…
What works: An ED goes vertical to improve patient flow and satisfaction
In the midst of unprecedented change in health care, hospitals and emergency departments (EDs) are attempting the impossible — increase both patient…
Preventing medication errors by empowering patients
Preventable medication errors cost the U.S. healthcare system more than $21 billion annually, according to the National Priorities Partnership and National Quality…
Protected: CRE: Not your average multidrug-resistant organisms
This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password:
ISMP releases IV push meds guidelines
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has released new safe practice guidelines for adult IV push medications. Read more.
Sexual assault screening in the outpatient setting
Every 2 minutes, someone in the United States experiences a sexual assault. Sexual assault encompasses a number of acts ranging from inappropriate…
Assessing your patients’ risk for falling
An estimated 25,500 Americans died from falls in healthcare and community settings in 2013. Countless more suffered life-changing injuries, such as fractures,…
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