How dirty is your cellphone?
You wash your hands…maybe you should clean your phone PATIENT SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK is March 10-16, 2019. Are you aware of these facts? Preventable…
Patient Safety
Tube feeding aspiration
Know the signs and symptoms of tube feeding aspiration: increased blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate; decreased oxygen saturation; and new onset audible…
Study: Patient safety may be at risk when nurses work long hours and second jobs
Researchers at New Yok University’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing reviewed surveys of 4,500 newly licensed nurses in 13 states and Washington, DC, and…
Transforming culture through resiliency and teamwork
Support positive relationships and value each team member. Takeaways: A resilient workforce is the foundation for positive change within an organization. When healthcare organizations…
Safety culture: A journey to zero
Interprofessional collaboration drives culture change. Takeaways: To effectively eradicate serious patient harm, an organization needs to aspire to be a high-reliability organization (HRO) by…
Preventing harm
Reporting, recognition, and just culture can make a difference Editor’s note: This article is the second in a two-part series on patient safety. Access…
First and last line of defense
Nurses are crucial to ensuring the safety of patients and the public. NURSES want every interaction with every patient to be safe, whether we’re administering…
Errors, care, and the bottom line
Try a mock survey to ensure patient safety. PRESIDENT Calvin Coolidge once said, “The chief business of the American people is business,” but that…
Implementing and evaluating an oral chemotherapy tracking tool
An academic medical center develops guidelines for monitoring medication adherence and side effects in outpatients. Takeaways: A gap exists between recommendations for nursing staff…
Consistent, quality communication
Nurses help lead efforts on safe patient handoffs and transfers Note: This is the first of two articles in a series looking at nurses’…
Verbal de-escalation for clinical practice safety
Violence continues to be a problem in healthcare settings. (See Workplace violence stats.) Too many nurses continue to believe that workplace violence is part…
Make your clinic more senior sensitive
Are you prepared to care for your aging patients? Takeaways: Specific needs of older patients can affect the clinic schedule. Preparing your clinic to…
How dirty is your cellphone?
You wash your hands…maybe you should clean your phone PATIENT SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK is March 10-16, 2019. Are you aware of these…
Tube feeding aspiration
Know the signs and symptoms of tube feeding aspiration: increased blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate; decreased oxygen saturation; and new…
Study: Patient safety may be at risk when nurses work long hours and second jobs
Researchers at New Yok University’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing reviewed surveys of 4,500 newly licensed nurses in 13 states and Washington,…
Transforming culture through resiliency and teamwork
Support positive relationships and value each team member. Takeaways: A resilient workforce is the foundation for positive change within an organization. When…
Safety culture: A journey to zero
Interprofessional collaboration drives culture change. Takeaways: To effectively eradicate serious patient harm, an organization needs to aspire to be a high-reliability organization…
Preventing harm
Reporting, recognition, and just culture can make a difference Editor’s note: This article is the second in a two-part series on patient…
First and last line of defense
Nurses are crucial to ensuring the safety of patients and the public. NURSES want every interaction with every patient to be safe, whether…
Errors, care, and the bottom line
Try a mock survey to ensure patient safety. PRESIDENT Calvin Coolidge once said, “The chief business of the American people is business,”…
Implementing and evaluating an oral chemotherapy tracking tool
An academic medical center develops guidelines for monitoring medication adherence and side effects in outpatients. Takeaways: A gap exists between recommendations for…
Consistent, quality communication
Nurses help lead efforts on safe patient handoffs and transfers Note: This is the first of two articles in a series looking…
Verbal de-escalation for clinical practice safety
Violence continues to be a problem in healthcare settings. (See Workplace violence stats.) Too many nurses continue to believe that workplace violence…
Make your clinic more senior sensitive
Are you prepared to care for your aging patients? Takeaways: Specific needs of older patients can affect the clinic schedule. Preparing your…
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