Patient Safety

When Barbara Wilson, PhD, RNC, begins any new patient safety project, she first examines the principles of human factors engineering (HFE). Wilson...Read More »

This issue contains articles about human factors engineering, suicide risk assessment, rapid response teams and analyzing where missed...Read More »

Identifying patients at risk for suicide has been a requirement of the National Patient Safety Goals since 2007. Since that time, inpatient...Read More »

Since 2002, the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) has sponsored Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) as a means of making caregivers,...Read More »

Q: How should our organization meet compliance with educating patients and their families on multidrug-¬resistant organisms (MDRO...Read More »

This issue contains articles about medical interpreter certification, patient safety awareness week, the development of an electronic medication...Read More »

One of the most vital parts of providing adequate healthcare is the exchange of information between patient and caregiver. Without clear...Read More »

As we move further into 2010, I’m excited about the opportunities for growth and improvement we have in store for our patient safety programs. The...Read More »

In October 2008, staff members at Riverside Methodist Hospital (RMH) in Columbus, OH, approached Sheryl Tripp, MSN, RN-BC, nurse manager for the...Read More »

Hospitals need to realize that the healthcare industry is forever linked with the macroeconomics of the ¬United States, IHI president and CEO...Read More »