Quality & Errors

What is a good way to test our medication management and first-dose review?Read More »

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Many patients’ first experience with a hospital happens in the ED. Hospitals know this and are constantly striving to improve...Read More »

When you read the words “patient safety” or “quality,” what images immediately come to mind? It might be nurses washing their hands, fall risk...Read More »

The Joint Commission recently announced approved revisions of the National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) on medication...Read More »

Quality improvement (QI) and patient safety projects are tough to implement. Most employees resist change...Read More »

True or false: Medication containers should be labeled when performing procedures outside of the operating room.Read More »

The Joint Commission’s Center for Transforming Healthcare has published a new online video detailing its Surgical Site Infection (SSI) project.Read More »

Sometimes the lessons learned when working to improve nursing education and empowerment are truly worth sharing—even half a world away. Read More »