Tag Archives: patient safety

Elderly Driving Issues: Should We Let Them Keep the Keys?

Posted on June 9, 2011 by rnproducer

This is an interesting article I found about elderly patients and driving.  Now, the article itself is actually about your elderly parents and should they be driving? But I want to take this another step and look back at our … Continue reading →

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Improving Outcomes With Safety Checklists

Posted on February 9, 2011 by rnproducer

Safety checklists– this is something that we have used sporadically I think in many places off and on they come and go. We use these checklists and then they seem to fall by the waist side. However, a recent study … Continue reading →

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Increased Mortality Statistics Set Off Patient Safety Reassessment

Posted on December 23, 2010 by rnproducer

Now, patient safety is something that’s near and dear to all out hearts or at least it should be and the Joint Commission has patient safety guidelines that are released each and every year. The Northwest Indiana Patient Safety Coalition … Continue reading →

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13,000 Nurses Make History by Organizing Largest Strike

Posted on June 9, 2010 by rnproducer

I don’t usually cover a whole lot of nurse union articles but I did want to bring this out since this article says 13,000 California nurses prepared to strike starting next week, June 10th and this would be the largest … Continue reading →

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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Episode 107

Posted on November 27, 2009 by rnproducer
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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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The Hazards of Too Much Multitasking

Posted on October 1, 2009 by rnproducer

With the continuous growing gap between nurse patient ratios, nurses, are left with no choice but to multitask. They may be successful in performing all of the tasks during the shift but the quality of service may be compromised and … Continue reading →

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Medication Administration for Nurses and Episode 96

Posted on September 13, 2009 by rnproducer
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Wireless Technology Help Nurses Deliver Safe Patient care

Posted on September 10, 2009 by rnproducer

New technological advances are changing the face of nursing care. Nurses, on the other hand are becoming more technologically proficient when it comes to patient care. One change that health care institutions are updating on is communication tools. According to … Continue reading →

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