While suicide overall often has been in the top sentinel events, this breakdown includes two categories that split suicide events into those involving an inpatient and events involving a patient...

“The timing couldn’t be better to train staff to recognize these victims,” says TJC associate director Elizabeth Even, MSN, RN, CEN

Probably the best practice, however, is not to use them at all.

A new EPA regulation banning the sewering of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals that goes into effect August 21.

Conducting a sepsis screening during emergency medical service transport to an emergency department reduces time to treatment.