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A Case Study: Using Technology to Build a Culture of Safety

November 11, 2013

An emphasis on a culture of safety and appropriate use of technology help the organization deliver safer and more efficient health care.

ANA calls for creating a culture of safety throughout health care

January 13, 2015

When the Institute of Medicine released To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System in 1999, the report shook the very foundation of the healthcare establishment—for which…

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Everyone is responsible for a culture of safety

March 22, 2018

Whether you’re a direct-care nurse or a leader, you’re responsible for speaking up and taking action to keep patients safe. Takeaways: Direct care nurses are error identifiers. Organizations…

Health, safety, & wellness

July 11, 2013

Safe patient handling and mobility standards now available

Issues up close

July 11, 2013

Healthcare worker and patient safety: The inextricable link

Myths of I.V. push administration

May 3, 2019

Learn the truth about safe administration. Many myths abound about I.V. push medications. To dispel these myths and outline evidence-based standards of practice, American Nurse Today interviewed Elizabeth…