Articles in Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14 Issue 9

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14, Issue 9

MRSA and CLABSI Compendium updates offer additional focus on implementation

September 1, 2014
Infection Control

MRSA and CLABSI updates are coupled with a new commentary on horizontal and vertical infection prevention approaches

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14, Issue 9

Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert focuses on misuse of vials

September 1, 2014

New guidelines from The Joint Commission highlight key areas of concern and factors that contribute to the misuse of vials

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14, Issue 9

North Carolina hospital uses Lean methodology to reduce patient falls

September 1, 2014
Quality & Errors

With a few simple interventions, New Hanover Regional Medical Center saw a 22% decline in patient falls and $500,000 in savings.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14, Issue 9

Digging deeper into adverse event statistics among various surgical categories

September 1, 2014
Quality & Errors

New study looks at severity of adverse events among different surgical categories and how that data impacts quality improvement.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14, Issue 9

Study: Adherence to infection control policies lacking in the ICU

September 1, 2014
Infection Control

Researchers find that infection control policies in the ICU vary widely and clinician adherence rates are often low.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14, Issue 9

Is your hospital still making time for timeouts?

September 1, 2013
Patient Safety

In July 2003, The Joint Commission proposed, as part of its Universal ProtocolTM procedures, a requirement for hospitals to perform a timeout immediately prior to a procedure. A year later, the requirement was in effect. Yet since then, even top-notch hospitals have dealt with...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14, Issue 9

'Golden Rules' released to evaluate sharps devices

September 1, 2013
Infection Control

As part of its ongoing mission to eliminate needlestick and sharps injuries in healthcare, Safe in Common has issued the "Top 10 Golden Rules of Safety," a set of guidelines to "unify the industry around efforts to fight needlestick injuries and raise awareness about effective...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14, Issue 9

The PSMJ staff trainer

September 1, 2013
Patient Safety

Test staff members' knowledge on The Joint Commission's infection control standards with the following questions. ­Answers are on p. 12.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14, Issue 9

Clinical alarms NPSG goes into effect in 2014

September 1, 2013

The Joint Commission has approved new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 06.01.01 on clinical alarm safety for hospitals and critical access hospitals.