Who handles the handling?
Healthcare organizations that have implemented effective safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) programs report a reduction in healthcare worker injury rates related to manual…
Patient Safety
Avoid restraints: De-escalation and acute agitation
In addition to the significant time and resources required to manage a patient experiencing agitation, these stressful situations can contribute to burnout among healthcare…
Fall TIPS: Reducing falls in a med-surg telemetry unit
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality states that fall prevention should include three steps: assess fall risk, develop a personalized prevention plan, and…
Building programs to reduce sharps injuries for insulin injection
Many people living with diabetes either self-inject insulin or other non-insulin injectables, or they rely on a healthcare or home provider. The use of…
Nurse leader rounds plus
Patients’ perceptions of their care may not correlate to the actual quality of care given but rather their beliefs about what they perceive as…
Innovations to keep patients and nurses safe
Kathleen M. Sutcliffe, PhD, safety expert and Johns Hopkins University professor, predicts that “the next waves of innovation will focus on improving how people…
Medication safety
Nurses work to ensure the safe delivery of medications, so they should remain current and knowledgeable about medication updates, side-effects, allergic reactions, drug–drug interactions,…
Firearm safety: Nurses’ knowledge and comfort
In 2022, the American Academy of Nursing released a position statement on firearm safety and violence prevention with policy recommendations that include preparing nurses…
Stop fall prevention practices that aren’t working
Make best practices today’s common practices. In 2022, Schoberer and colleagues conducted a comprehensive review of fall and injury prevention research. The findings and…
Mitigating patient identification threats
A cardiology team scheduled a complex cardiothoracic surgery for identical young adult twins with the same life-limiting diagnosis. However, the twins insisted they undergo…
Promoting health literacy
Effective patient education must include assessment, planning, implementation, and education; skipping one of these components puts the patient at risk for suboptimal education. Healthcare…
Medication safety and pediatric health
Research shows that 7,000 to 9,000 people die annually in the United States secondary to a medication error at a cost of over $40…
Who handles the handling?
Healthcare organizations that have implemented effective safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) programs report a reduction in healthcare worker injury rates related…
Avoid restraints: De-escalation and acute agitation
In addition to the significant time and resources required to manage a patient experiencing agitation, these stressful situations can contribute to burnout…
Fall TIPS: Reducing falls in a med-surg telemetry unit
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality states that fall prevention should include three steps: assess fall risk, develop a personalized prevention…
Building programs to reduce sharps injuries for insulin injection
Many people living with diabetes either self-inject insulin or other non-insulin injectables, or they rely on a healthcare or home provider. The…
Nurse leader rounds plus
Patients’ perceptions of their care may not correlate to the actual quality of care given but rather their beliefs about what they…
Innovations to keep patients and nurses safe
Kathleen M. Sutcliffe, PhD, safety expert and Johns Hopkins University professor, predicts that “the next waves of innovation will focus on improving…
Medication safety
Nurses work to ensure the safe delivery of medications, so they should remain current and knowledgeable about medication updates, side-effects, allergic reactions,…
Firearm safety: Nurses’ knowledge and comfort
In 2022, the American Academy of Nursing released a position statement on firearm safety and violence prevention with policy recommendations that include…
Stop fall prevention practices that aren’t working
Make best practices today’s common practices. In 2022, Schoberer and colleagues conducted a comprehensive review of fall and injury prevention research. The…
Mitigating patient identification threats
A cardiology team scheduled a complex cardiothoracic surgery for identical young adult twins with the same life-limiting diagnosis. However, the twins insisted…
Promoting health literacy
Effective patient education must include assessment, planning, implementation, and education; skipping one of these components puts the patient at risk for suboptimal…
Medication safety and pediatric health
Research shows that 7,000 to 9,000 people die annually in the United States secondary to a medication error at a cost of…
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