Tag Archives: medical errors

Safety Tools Don’t Create Safety, Nurses Do

Posted on May 4, 2011 by rnproducer

There was a press release from the AACN about a recent study that came out looking at health care professionals ignoring safety tool signals resulting in negative effects in patient outcomes. According to the study, “The Silent Treatment: Why Safety … Continue reading →

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Patients More Satisfied in Care if Errors are Disclosed

Posted on November 16, 2009 by rnproducer

Patients do see beyond the error when health practitioners disclose the truth. In the news article from the Boston Globe, results from a conducted survey by Dr. Lenny Lopez of Massachusetts General Hospital from 2,500 patients who had been patients … Continue reading →

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Hospital Fined and Under Surveillance Due to Increased Incidence of Wrong-Site Surgery

Posted on November 3, 2009 by rnproducer

The largest hospital in Rhode Island has been fined with $150,000 after its fifth case of wrong-site surgery since 2007. Prior to the latest fine, the same hospital has been fined $50,000 in the past for three cases of brain … Continue reading →

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