Nursing Issues On Patient Safety

Register Today! Patient safety is a critical component of the care Nurses deliver as we endeavor to prevent harm. Topics will include fall preventions, how to improve documentation, implementing strategies to intercept medication errors, assessment and follow-up, wrong-site surgery, nurse-to-patient ratios as well as other issues that place our patients at risk for harm.

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  1. Forced to Take an Assignment You Can Not Handle
    Forced to Take an Assignment You Can Not Handle
    by 1RN4Christ Jan 11
    20
    jrbl77
  2. Hypoglycemic emergency protocols
    Hypoglycemic emergency protocols
    by ofcruz Jan 8
    7
    eatmysoxRN
  3. Rn with associates and 8 years exp. cant find job
    Rn with associates and 8 years exp. cant find job
    by nursingsteph0716 Jan 14
    3
    ProfRN4
  4. Pain meds and low BP?
    Pain meds and low BP?
    by fsh1986 Jan 7
    11
    EquestrianRN
  5. Call in sick, or risk getting patients sick?
    Call in sick, or risk getting patients sick?
    by stelarRN Dec 23, '09
    29
    RNJill
  6. accucare mattress & falls
    accucare mattress & falls
    by nu rn Jan 13
    0
    nu rn
  7. Refilling water pitchers
    Refilling water pitchers
    by valeskav Jan 8
    8
    Twinmom06
  8. Patient with Dementia's Right to Refusal
    Patient with Dementia's Right to Refusal
    by oblivionenigma Jan 5
    10
    elkpark
  9. Doctor vs Nurse
    Doctor vs Nurse
    by anne919 Dec 28, '12
    87
    monkeybug
  10. Dementia
    Dementia
    by nurseywifeymommy1 Dec 23, '12
    7
    Meriwhen
  11. PA Pt Safety Advisory: Unsafe Injection Practices Issue
    PA Pt Safety Advisory: Unsafe Injection Practices Issue
    by GrnTea Dec 31, '12
    2
    JZ_RN
  12. Hurrying death?
    Hurrying death?
    by lalalulu Dec 11, '12
    26
    tinks599
  13. Med Passers at Nursing Homes 8HR course and giving out NARCS ...
    Med Passers at Nursing Homes 8HR course and giving out NARCS ...
    by SpeakUp4ever Oct 18, '12
    15
    KatieP86
  14. new nursing practice in you hospital - patient safety ?
    new nursing practice in you hospital - patient safety ?
    by shosho99 Dec 30, '12
    5
    dee78
  15. Falls-alarms,etcfalls,alarms
    Falls-alarms,etcfalls,alarms
    by jrwest Dec 29, '12
    12
    jacquelyn.
  16. Hand Hygiene Saves Lives, But Is It Realistic For All Nurses?
    Hand Hygiene Saves Lives, But Is It Realistic For All Nurses?
    Article by TheCommuter Dec 12, '12
    47
    macawake
  17. Patient fx hip after family refused alarm
    Patient fx hip after family refused alarm
    Poll by Emilyinsc Sep 30, '12
    84
    sharpeimom
  18. IM injection too high up?
    IM injection too high up?
    by lawrence4656 Dec 30, '12
    4
    lawrence4656
  19. Did I break the isolation code??
    Did I break the isolation code??
    by crunchytaco Dec 27, '12
    4
    Ntheboat2
  20. Lack of acute pain management for minimally conscious
    Lack of acute pain management for minimally conscious
    by planetstef Oct 16, '12
    12
    AmandaJoy
  21. Future Shortage in Bedside Nurses
    Future Shortage in Bedside Nurses
    by westieluv Aug 29, '12
    113
    jrwest
  22. MD's hand writing
    MD's hand writing
    by marcos9999 Dec 14, '12
    16
    applewhitern
  23. The Slow Code
    The Slow Code
    Article by TheCommuter Dec 5, '12
    129
    ♪♫ in my ♥
  24. Nursing errors? Charting inconsistencies?
    Nursing errors? Charting inconsistencies?
    by sarahr Nov 2, '12
    3
    Sadala
  25. water pitcher mix ups in the hospital, how to avoid?
    water pitcher mix ups in the hospital, how to avoid?
    by Tholi Nov 14, '12
    12
    Sadala
  26. Visitor silencing neighboring alarms
    Visitor silencing neighboring alarms
    by PediLove2147 Aug 23, '12
    48
    msjellybean
  27. How does this happen???
    How does this happen???
    by snbonbon Oct 22, '12
    25
    SionainnRN
  28. 12 hour shifts...dangerous?
    12 hour shifts...dangerous?
    by ThePrincessBride Dec 4, '12
    65
    PMFB-RN
  29. Avoiding inadvertent IV injection of oral liquids
    Avoiding inadvertent IV injection of oral liquids
    by NRSKarenRN Sep 7, '12
    24
    nrsang97
  30. Help with research on patient fall reporting
    Help with research on patient fall reporting
    by Thelmasmom Oct 18, '12
    6
    NeuroICU_Sara