True or false: It is important to train staff members to be able to recognize early warning signs of cardiac or respiratory arrest because early response to these changes may reduce cardiopulmonary arrests and deaths.
This issue contains articles about the ANCC's Magnet Recognition Program and how it has an effect on patient safety initiatives, the Joint Commission's standards for language, culture, and communication, The AHRQ's latest version of Common Formats, A hospital that has gone restraint free for...
The Cancer Treatment Centers (CTC) of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion, IL, believes in the “mother standard of care,” or treating patients as if they are family members or “your own mother,” says Kimberly Bertini, RN, Coordinator for the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® at...
Engaged nurses who feel like they work in an organization that values their efforts and opinions have an incredibly positive effect on the quality of care patients receive. Studies have shown that organizational support for nursing leads to better quality of care, which can reduce mortality...
By nature, I am an outgoing person. In fact, I’ve maxed out the sociability and extrovert scale of any leadership proficiency or personality test I have ever taken. I love humor and fun, and I am an energetic individual. When I reflect on how I’ve ended up in the field of patient safety—a...
True or false: It is important for patients and families to understand the individual patients’ risks for falls, and the specific measures that are being used to prevent them from falling.
Next time your nursing staff members complain about having too much paperwork and not enough time at the patient’s bedside, you can tell them their feelings are echoed by nurses nationwide, as shown by a recent survey.
True or false: Staff members must receive training on the use and management of restraint and seclusion, and their competency to perform must be assessed annually.
True or false: Hospitals not only need to monitor time frames for reporting critical test results and values, they must also monitor the timeliness of reporting routine test results and values.
