Nursing procedures and protocols

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I work in a very small hospital and we are trying to improve our nursing procedures. Lippincott Nursing procedures and protocols (book and online) have been suggested for us. BEFORE we make that investment I wondered if anyone uses this on their floor. Most of our nurses are experienced but standards are not as high as we would like them. We have a very new educator. I work Med Surg.

Thoughts?

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

You can also google a ton of information and ask surrounding educators for their policies to compare. They are usually willing to help.

http://policy.ucsc.edu/pdf/guide.pdf

http://search.johnshopkins.edu/search?q=nursing+policy+and+procedures&client=hopkinsmedicine_frontend&proxystylesheet=hopkinsmedicine_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd&site=hopkinsmedicine_collection&btnG.x=0&btnG.y=0

http://www.hspolicy.utah.gov/USH/pdf/nursing.pdf

http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&rlz=1W1GGLL_enUS413&source=hp&q=policy+and+procedure+manual+for+nurses&pbx=1&oq=policy+and+procedure+manual+for+nurses&aq=f&aqi=g-v1&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=27054l28885l0l29417l11l6l0l3l3l1l416l1350l0.3.2.0.1l9l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=d6b4e92255e236a9&biw=1236&bih=602

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i have heard of more than one hospital that has replaced its policy and procedure manuals-- those three or four huge black binders in the corner over there that nobody ever looks at-- with the single page saying, "refer to lippincott manual of nursing practice." i don't know if it's true or not, but you could do worse. it's what is called "a very well-respected reference" in legal-speak, meaning you can pretty much take it to the bank.

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

our health system now using [color=#1111cc]mosby's nursing skills - reed elsevier

mosby's nursing skills is the online solution for the best in skills and procedures reference as well as learning and competency management designed to meet the training needs of healthcare institutions today. over 900 customisable online skills and procedures are available in a user-friendly format to help standardise the way skills are taught, learned and administered

[color=#1111cc]lippincott's nursing solutions | is other top program. both recognized as peer reviewed references and permit online competency management.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Mosby's Nursing skill/ Nursing Consult is much better than Lippincott.

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Specializes in Critical care, ER, Cardiac care.

I work in a facility that is a community hospital with tertiary services. We use Mosbys for policies, protocols and guidelines. They are evidenced based and current. You should check this out first.

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Why do you think mosby's skills is better than Lippincott nursing procedures/skills?

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