Patient Safety Issues - Page 21

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. SonBSN

    Nurses and Lunch Breaks in NYC

    by SonBSN,
    • 22 replies
  3. csimes

    Is it acceptable nursing practice?

    by csimes,
    • 7 replies
  4. snsbelcher

    Higher patient load, higher acuity, and adverse events

    by snsbelcher,
    • 12 replies
  5. joannotrealname

    morphine reduction in dying

    by joannotrealname,
    • 5 replies
  6. Buffy31

    Doctor insists I use expired Dilaudid on patients

    by Buffy31,
    • 46 replies
  7. THERESAHALL

    Documenting allergies in computer programs

    by THERESAHALL,
    • 11 replies
  8. crys1bigz

    Research on catheter removal

    by crys1bigz,
    • 5 replies
  9. Music in My Heart

    The Face of a Medical Error...

    by Music in My Heart,
    • 93 replies
  10. joe007

    Low HR

    by joe007,
    • 20 replies
  11. RN A

    Blood clots & IV/central line tubing...When does this become a hazard!?

    by RN A,
    • 21 replies
  12. smartnurse1982

    Can parents give medically fragile kids meds w/o Dr. order in homecare?

    by smartnurse1982,
    • 54 replies
  13. Pennyrieder

    Bedpan dilemma

    by Pennyrieder,
    • 22 replies
  14. AubreyWinkler

    ER help!

    by AubreyWinkler,
    • 8 replies
  15. mstere

    Ethics

    by mstere,
    • 13 replies
  16. lumbarpain

    Dealing with arrogant staff

    by lumbarpain, ADN, RN,
    • 12 replies
  17. GoldiesMom

    How does your facility prevent falls?

    by GoldiesMom,
    • 39 replies
  18. HeartRN13

    Unsafe ED

    by HeartRN13,
    • 74 replies
  19. Redmaile

    Inappropriate discharge

    by Redmaile,
    • 3 replies
  20. Nightowl_RN

    When a Resident Refuses

    by Nightowl_RN,
    • 15 replies
  21. fitzfan82

    Transportation Safety Question

    by fitzfan82,
    • 11 replies
  22. Nola009

    This is horrible: the doctors and staff won't do anything

    by Nola009,
    • 13 replies
  23. Joeyy

    Urgent Mandate Question

    by Joeyy,
    • 6 replies
  24. nurse carla espinosa

    Our nurse-patient ratio changed for the worse... Help!

    by nurse carla espinosa,
    • 4 replies
  25. Notmarvin

    Medication administration vs Patients wants

    by Notmarvin,
    • 40 replies
  26. Esme12

    Triage Call Bell?

    by Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN,
    • 39 replies