Sometimes a patient's declining condition is obvious. But in a busy hospital with patients who are sometimes very ill, recognizing problems isn't so easy. Nurses often have lots of patients and piles of paperwork.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 5
The best of hospital leadership take an active interest and role in safety and quality at their facility, an attitude that can help quality improvement departments, accreditation coordinators, and others who live and breathe process improvement institute the changes they need to keep...
HCPro will be hosting a complimentary live demo of Patient Safety Monitor on April 26! Patient Safety Monitor is one-stop shop for patient safety needs, including a blog, a library of tools, forms, policies, and checklists, a monthly newsletter...
We are proud to announce our second winner of our annual AHAP Conference giveaway: Sandra J. Anaya, RN, vice president of nursing and accreditation at Tri-City Regional Medical Center in Hawaiian Gardens, CA. Sandra submitted a great description and sample tools for...
True or false: It is permissable to use standing orders or PRN orders for the initiation of restraint on a unit to avoid contacting the physician to initiate the restraint or seclusion.