Patient Safety Issues - Page 15

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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  2. Asystole721

    Close call

    by Asystole721,
    • 5 replies
  3. regerterb

    My patient had a fall.

    by regerterb,
    • 10 replies
  4. nightnurse93

    Break away valve for central IV lines

    by nightnurse93,
    • 10 replies
  5. Brian

    Nursing Shortcuts: What works for you?

    by Brian, ASN, RN,
    • 4 replies
  6. daisy_duke

    I'm being investigated by the BON!

    by daisy_duke,
    • 34 replies
  7. _Skittles_

    Unsafe assignment?

    by _Skittles_,
    • 4 replies
  8. dudette10

    That nagging feeling...

    by dudette10, MSN, RN,
    • 77 replies
  9. mikeynizm

    Blue Pigtail on Nasogastric Tube

    by mikeynizm,
    • 44 replies
  10. hotflashion

    Protocol for blood pressure?

    by hotflashion, BSN, RN,
    • 11 replies
  11. Daisie4100

    Med Error

    by Daisie4100,
    • 8 replies
  12. Birdy2

    I made a big mistake

    by Birdy2,
    • 23 replies
  13. ARN1992

    Incorrect medication prep

    by ARN1992,
    • 21 replies
  14. Birdy2

    Correcting low sodium too quickly

    by Birdy2,
    • 8 replies
  15. mikethethinker

    Normal saline after plasmapheresis

    by mikethethinker,
    • 5 replies
  16. Birdy2

    Would you send this patient to the unit?

    by Birdy2,
    • 46 replies
  17. sfisher50

    Nursing Home - Abandonment?

    by sfisher50,
    • 7 replies
  18. BuckyBadgerRN

    Who takes the med error hit?

    by BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN,
    • 32 replies
  19. ChrisMonty

    Patient Safety Question/Nurses Conduct

    by ChrisMonty,
    • 26 replies
  20. mickey00minne

    Exelon patch falls off?

    by mickey00minne,
    • 4 replies
  21. regerterb

    Another mistake..new grad.

    by regerterb,
    • 8 replies
  22. faithkindness

    Advice on Challenging a Write-Up?

    by faithkindness,
    • 11 replies
  23. ReggieN

    Problems with ER

    by ReggieN,
    • 66 replies
  24. quirkystar

    Patient's family requesting pain medication

    by quirkystar,
    • 17 replies
  25. quirkystar

    Do comfort care patients get oxygen?

    by quirkystar,
    • 19 replies
  26. JRHampton

    When to use a transfer belt

    by JRHampton,
    • 1 reply