patientsafetygeek replied to ekeeven's topic in Safety
Bravo to your orthopedic unit! It sounds like there is a collective awareness on your unit of what needs to get done and I'll bet most staff are on board. I'm a firm believer in culture being the glue that brings all this together. There is so much v...
patientsafetygeek replied to NRuiz's topic in Safety
In agreement that sometimes the situation isn't optimal and in the name of safety and patient comfort, it may not hit the linen cart. For infection control, however, it would be prudent to put a barrier down prior to this if you can't get the cart to...
patientsafetygeek replied to Can'tdragmeaway's topic in Activism
Thank you for sharing. Your description brought me back to many days and shifts in a similar situation. As a nurse, you really feel helpless. Very little authority and much of the responsibility. My heart, too, is and always will be at the bedside. I...
patientsafetygeek replied to jennyg23's topic in Safety
We've found workarounds for barcoding too. We find labels and scan ahead of time or in the med room. Bar coding for safety was born out of human factors that we may have slips, lapses, interruptions, distractions, "bad days", burn out, fatigue, name ...
patientsafetygeek replied to StaffNurseMcS's topic in Safety
If you are bullied or shunned for reporting errors, you have a culture issue. I would ask to see your culture of safety scores and inquire is something is being done about it. How can things be fixed if no one knows about it? It's a rare case in a ju...
patientsafetygeek replied to kak85's topic in Safety
I'm disappointed that there seems to be such laxity with LTC. I understand that systems and situations as they are contribute to it, but it doesn't make it right or safe. Are there guidelines for LTC that give scope of standardized expectations for t...