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Joint Commission 2017 sentinel event statistics

March 2, 2018

The Joint Commission reviewed 805 reports of sentinel events in 2017, including 116 for unintended retention of a foreign body, 114 falls, and 32 medication errors. Most of…

Medication titration

April 8, 2022

Editor’s Note:This article has been corrected to reflect accurate information regarding the block charting example. The starting does of dopamine in this scenario is 5 mcg/kg/min. Meeting The…

Nursing care: The quest to eliminate preventable harm

February 4, 2019

Defining the value of nursing AS PART OF OUR NURSING PRACTICE, we engage in critical thinking, prioritize patient needs, communicate with other members of the interprofessional healthcare team,…

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Nursing’s role in Joint Commission accreditation

February 28, 2022

Inspiring safety and quality care. Takeaways: Nurses play a key role in the accreditation process and work on the frontline to prevent errors and promote quality and safety.…

Supporting second victims

January 26, 2018

Have you ever been a second victim? Perhaps a patient to whom you provided direct care suffered an adverse event and you were emotionally traumatized. Patients and families…

The Joint Commission: COVID-19 response and accreditation

January 6, 2021

Resources and advocacy to support healthcare organizations. Takeaways: The Joint Commission has taken actions to support health care organizations with accreditation surveys and certification reviews during the pandemic.…

Violence against healthcare workers: The Joint Commission issues Sentinel Event Alert

April 18, 2018

I’ve been editing an article about patient violence. One of the things that jumped out at me about it is that many nurses see the violence directed at…

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