Using audit and feedback to improve compliance with evidence-based practices
Audits are routinely done in clinical practice to monitor compliance with various practices, such as infection prevention bundles or fall and pressure injury prevention
Practice Matters
Proper use of N95 respirators
Follow doffing, re-donning, extended use, and reuse best practices to reduce risks. (more…)
Strategies for time-sensitive medications
Timely administration of time-sensitive medications (within 30 minutes before or after the scheduled dose) can help prevent complications and prolonged hospitalizations. Some nurses feel…
America’s dark secret
Words about equality, friendship, and peace must be accompanied by action. (more…)
What’s new in SPHM
ANA’s revised safe patient handling and mobility standards are coming soon. (more…)
Simulation for suicide prevention training
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide is the 10th leading cause of death, and military personnel and veterans die…
Seven values that ensure a good life
According to Spanish philosopher Sergio Munoz “… In every religion, in every country, in every region at every time, there are some basic principles.…
What works: Equitable nurse-patient assignments using a workload tool
Nurses on a 36-bed medical/surgical telemetry unit in a metropolitan hospital expressed frustration with their nursing workload. Many of them felt that the time…
Using audit and feedback to improve compliance with evidence-based practices
Audits are routinely done in clinical practice to monitor compliance with various practices, such as infection prevention bundles or fall and pressure…
Proper use of N95 respirators
Follow doffing, re-donning, extended use, and reuse best practices to reduce risks. (more…)
Strategies for time-sensitive medications
Timely administration of time-sensitive medications (within 30 minutes before or after the scheduled dose) can help prevent complications and prolonged hospitalizations. Some…
America’s dark secret
Words about equality, friendship, and peace must be accompanied by action. (more…)
What’s new in SPHM
ANA’s revised safe patient handling and mobility standards are coming soon. (more…)
Simulation for suicide prevention training
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide is the 10th leading cause of death, and military personnel and…
Seven values that ensure a good life
According to Spanish philosopher Sergio Munoz “… In every religion, in every country, in every region at every time, there are some…
What works: Equitable nurse-patient assignments using a workload tool
Nurses on a 36-bed medical/surgical telemetry unit in a metropolitan hospital expressed frustration with their nursing workload. Many of them felt that…