I was always certain that my career in patient safety would be in the delivery sector, in health systems, hospitals, or clinics—settings in which...Read More »
If a procedure has been shifted from the physician to the nurse, can informed consent then be obtained by the nurse, or does that responsibility...Read More »
A new report released by The Leapfrog Group shows that computer physician order entry (CPOE) systems can potentially miss half of routine...Read More »
The Joint Commission seeks feedback on revisions to the 2010 version of Universal Protocol (Hospital, Critical Access Hospital, Ambulatory Care,...Read More »
True or false: Informed consent includes information on the risks and hazards of a particular treatment, the alternatives or options available to...Read More »
Q. We are in the process of moving to an electronic system. How have other hospitals managed co-signatures on high-risk medications when nurses...Read More »
Until 2007, nurses at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis relied on traditional shift change reporting methods to communicate patient care...Read More »
