Patient Safety
Are 12 hour shifts safe?
12-hour shifts have become the norm in hospitals and most nurses love them. One can work 3 days and have 4 days off, there…
Can a nurse be too old to work at the bedside?
A recent New York Times article begged the question, “How old is too old for doctors to continue practicing medicine?”
Applying the Magnet™ model to improve medication safety
A Baltimore hospital used the five Magnet components as a framework for transforming its bedside medication administration process. Involving directcare nurses in decision making…
Lean tools and concepts reduce waste, improve efficiency
By putting lean principles in action, a health network has shortened stays, improved patient satisfaction, and decreased ED-to-bed times.
NEJM study finds low RN staffing increases mortality
According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, RN staffing that falls below targeted levels was associated with increased mortality. Read…
Motivational interviewing: A collaborative path to change
Michael had diabetes and a history of elevated blood glucose levels. A long-time drinker, he seemed to have no interest in giving up the…
Issues up close
ANA’s House of Delegates recently approved a resolution supporting health care for all. The author examines the social, economic, and political ramifications of undocumented…
Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: A nursing-intervention bundle
The author’s study found that when implemented together as a bundle, three autonomous nursing interventions can dramatically lower ventilatorassociated pneumonia rates in mechanically ventilated…
Special Supplement to American Nurse Today – Best Practices for Falls Reduction: A Practical Guide
Learn the facts about patient falls and find out how to overcome obstacles to creating safer care environments.
Daily sedation breaks and breathing trials help wean patients from ventilators safely
For patients on mechanical ventilators, daily sedation cessation can decrease ventilator, ICU, and hospital days. Careful use of safety screens is crucial for patient…
Nurses’ job dissatisfaction contributes to costly labor disputes, turnover, and risk to patients
Nurses’ job dissatisfaction contributes to costly labor disputes, turnover, and risk to patients according to a report in February’s Health Affairs. Read more here.
Are 12 hour shifts safe?
12-hour shifts have become the norm in hospitals and most nurses love them. One can work 3 days and have 4 days…
Can a nurse be too old to work at the bedside?
A recent New York Times article begged the question, “How old is too old for doctors to continue practicing medicine?”
Applying the Magnet™ model to improve medication safety
A Baltimore hospital used the five Magnet components as a framework for transforming its bedside medication administration process. Involving directcare nurses in…
Lean tools and concepts reduce waste, improve efficiency
By putting lean principles in action, a health network has shortened stays, improved patient satisfaction, and decreased ED-to-bed times.
NEJM study finds low RN staffing increases mortality
According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, RN staffing that falls below targeted levels was associated with increased…
Motivational interviewing: A collaborative path to change
Michael had diabetes and a history of elevated blood glucose levels. A long-time drinker, he seemed to have no interest in giving…
Issues up close
ANA’s House of Delegates recently approved a resolution supporting health care for all. The author examines the social, economic, and political ramifications…
Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: A nursing-intervention bundle
The author’s study found that when implemented together as a bundle, three autonomous nursing interventions can dramatically lower ventilatorassociated pneumonia rates in…
Special Supplement to American Nurse Today – Best Practices for Falls Reduction: A Practical Guide
Learn the facts about patient falls and find out how to overcome obstacles to creating safer care environments.
Daily sedation breaks and breathing trials help wean patients from ventilators safely
For patients on mechanical ventilators, daily sedation cessation can decrease ventilator, ICU, and hospital days. Careful use of safety screens is crucial…
Nurses’ job dissatisfaction contributes to costly labor disputes, turnover, and risk to patients
Nurses’ job dissatisfaction contributes to costly labor disputes, turnover, and risk to patients according to a report in February’s Health Affairs. Read…
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