Nursing Issues On Patient Safety - Page 3

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. Skilled Nursing Facility grossly understaffed, only on night shift, unsafe. What 2 do
    Skilled Nursing Facility grossly understaffed, only on night shift, unsafe. What 2 do
    Poll by ChelleNurse Oct 7, '12
    3
    Staragate
  2. Nursing Student
    Nursing Student
    by roxi2014 Oct 2, '12
    1
    gwapo
  3. Teaching CNA-1 classes & Std Precautions
    Teaching CNA-1 classes & Std Precautions
    by mcneillmama3 Jun 1, '12
    10
    GDiFiore
  4. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!
    Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!
    by hkrntobe Sep 24, '12
    104
    monkeybug
  5. Nursing and mandatory vaccines.
    Nursing and mandatory vaccines.
    by Summerlove1 Oct 1, '12
    1
    wish_me_luck
  6. New-ish RN, missed an order.
    New-ish RN, missed an order.
    by Herman66 Sep 30, '12
    5
    Aeterna
  7. False documentation... more common than you think.
    False documentation... more common than you think.
    by OnlybyHisgraceRN Apr 26, '12
    94
    *4!#6
  8. I can't believe that I made such a stupid mistake and am kicking myself!!!
    I can't believe that I made such a stupid mistake and am kicking myself!!!
    by RN Chaos Sep 16, '12
    38
    Emilyinsc
  9. Telemetry Nursing
    Telemetry Nursing
    by ELMS54 Sep 27, '12
    6
    NayRN
  10. new grad RN reporting patient rights violation..
    new grad RN reporting patient rights violation..
    by pkateRN Sep 6, '12
    7
    AtivanIM
  11. HOMEWORK** others thoughts on incident reports
    HOMEWORK** others thoughts on incident reports
    by RN-Cardiac Sep 19, '12
    4
    RN-Cardiac
  12. Labeling of pressors/high risk med IV bags
    Labeling of pressors/high risk med IV bags
    by roma4204 Aug 24, '12
    9
    wooh
  13. Raising the index of suspicion: "Red flags "represent credible threats patient safety
    Raising the index of suspicion: "Red flags "represent credible threats patient safety
    by NRSKarenRN Sep 6, '12
    2
    HyperSaurus, RN
  14. Only Charting "The Good Vitals"?
    Only Charting "The Good Vitals"?
    by whitecat5000 Sep 6, '12
    60
    HyperSaurus, RN
  15. Forced to work longer than scheduled hours....
    Forced to work longer than scheduled hours....
    by PrincessO Aug 12, '12
    39
    HyperSaurus, RN
  16. Open wonds covered with dry swabs?
    Open wonds covered with dry swabs?
    by mandihere Sep 12, '12
    6
    mcuatlacuatl
  17. Pain Med Administration
    Pain Med Administration
    by nikkole318 Sep 6, '12
    4
    NewRN2008
  18. My boyfriend's ex is a drug seeker/substance abuser/narcotic pill popper
    My boyfriend's ex is a drug seeker/substance abuser/narcotic pill popper
    • Closed
    by Queenofhearts_ Sep 14, '12
    19
    Esme12
  19. why nurses cannot have a nail polish..?
    why nurses cannot have a nail polish..?
    by ar.en.greta Nov 13, '10
    53
    amygarside
  20. new nurse, trouble already
    new nurse, trouble already
    by malenurseFl Sep 7, '12
    11
    amygarside
  21. A senoir refusing to bath.
    A senoir refusing to bath.
    by mandihere Aug 26, '12
    10
    amygarside
  22. Bedside shift report.
    Bedside shift report.
    by mamason Dec 28, '09
    27
    RNJill
  23. Female Catheterization and UTI
    Female Catheterization and UTI
    by meatballgirl Sep 1, '12
    7
    nursel56
  24. Nursing issues
    Nursing issues
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    by Micheal shawn Jul 23, '12
    4
    monkeybug
  25. Medication Range Doses-What if Patient Wants Less?
    Medication Range Doses-What if Patient Wants Less?
    by rrrrnnnn579 Jul 25, '12
    13
    Indy
  26. Do nurses make the worst patients?
    Do nurses make the worst patients?
    by Esme12 Mar 5, '12
    37
    Esme12
  27. 2 glove technique? HUHH?
    2 glove technique? HUHH?
    by RN1822 Aug 28, '12
    43
    matejamagdic
  28. Case Studies regarding tubing and luer Misconnections
    Case Studies regarding tubing and luer Misconnections
    by nurse671 Aug 12, '12
    15
    xoemmylouox
  29. Rapid Response - primary RN
    Rapid Response - primary RN
    by LouisVRN Aug 9, '12
    9
    iluvivt
  30. My TCU CPR policy
    My TCU CPR policy
    by unsaint77 May 1, '12
    41
    sauconyrunner