When medication regulations collide with common sense
The original five rights of medication administration are a time-honored lesson all nurses learn—the right patient, right medication, right dose, right time, and right…
Patient Safety
National Priorities Partnership explores nursing’s contributions to healthcare transformation
Seeking to address major healthcare challenges, the National Priorities Partnership recognizes the many contributions nurses are making to advance its goals and transform health…
Nurse-sensitive indicators: Integral to the Magnet journey
To help earn Magnet designation, Children’s National Medical Center established TPN and lipid error elimination as a unit-based nurse-sensitive indicator. Its implementation improved patient-care…
Color awareness: A must for patient assessment
Color “blindness” may help minimize social and economic disparities, but can impede accurate patient assessment. The author explains why nurses should practice color awareness…
Quantum nursing II: Our “field” of influence
In a follow-up to a previous column, Dr. Curtin expands on the quantum concept of energy fields and discusses the use of focused attention…
ECRI releases top 10 health technology hazards for 2011
ECRI Institute has released its Top 10 Lists of Health Technology Hazards for 2011: radiation therapy dose errors, alarm hazards, cross-contamination from flexible endoscopes,…
Medication adherence pays prompts lower healthcare costs
A study in Health Affairs found that the increased pharmacy costs associated by medication adherence was offset by a substantial savings in healthcare costs…
From our readers…Three elephants for safety
A familiar safety protocol in hospitals is the time-out. Mandated for many invasive procedures, this “work stop” ensures the right site, right procedure, and…
Parish nursing: Reclaiming the spiritual dimensions of care
Faith-based nursing provides autonomy, creativity, flexibility, and the chance to provide whole-person care.
From our readers…Hourly rounding benefits patients and staff
Studies have shown hourly rounding decreases call light usage and unit noise levels, increases patient satisfaction, and reduces falls. Some researchers also report increased…
Penn again WHO/PAHO collaborating center
The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has again been designated as a World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) Collaborating Center for Nursing…
AWHONN releases new staffing guidelines
The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) recently announced that it has published new perinatal nurse staffing guidelines to reflect the…
When medication regulations collide with common sense
The original five rights of medication administration are a time-honored lesson all nurses learn—the right patient, right medication, right dose, right time,…
National Priorities Partnership explores nursing’s contributions to healthcare transformation
Seeking to address major healthcare challenges, the National Priorities Partnership recognizes the many contributions nurses are making to advance its goals and…
Nurse-sensitive indicators: Integral to the Magnet journey
To help earn Magnet designation, Children’s National Medical Center established TPN and lipid error elimination as a unit-based nurse-sensitive indicator. Its implementation…
Color awareness: A must for patient assessment
Color “blindness” may help minimize social and economic disparities, but can impede accurate patient assessment. The author explains why nurses should practice…
Quantum nursing II: Our “field” of influence
In a follow-up to a previous column, Dr. Curtin expands on the quantum concept of energy fields and discusses the use of…
ECRI releases top 10 health technology hazards for 2011
ECRI Institute has released its Top 10 Lists of Health Technology Hazards for 2011: radiation therapy dose errors, alarm hazards, cross-contamination from…
Medication adherence pays prompts lower healthcare costs
A study in Health Affairs found that the increased pharmacy costs associated by medication adherence was offset by a substantial savings in…
From our readers…Three elephants for safety
A familiar safety protocol in hospitals is the time-out. Mandated for many invasive procedures, this “work stop” ensures the right site, right…
Parish nursing: Reclaiming the spiritual dimensions of care
Faith-based nursing provides autonomy, creativity, flexibility, and the chance to provide whole-person care.
From our readers…Hourly rounding benefits patients and staff
Studies have shown hourly rounding decreases call light usage and unit noise levels, increases patient satisfaction, and reduces falls. Some researchers also…
Penn again WHO/PAHO collaborating center
The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has again been designated as a World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) Collaborating Center…
AWHONN releases new staffing guidelines
The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) recently announced that it has published new perinatal nurse staffing guidelines to…
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