Patient Safety Issues - Page 32

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. meganahenson

    Alternatives to Current Techniques Nurses Use to Prevent Back Injuries

    by meganahenson,
    • 0 replies
  3. theresa stone

    incident report

    by theresa stone,
    • 5 replies
  4. quelynkaye

    Night Shift Nurses; Patient care and sleeping habits

    by quelynkaye,
    • 3 replies
  5. ChelleNurse

    Skilled Nursing Facility grossly understaffed, only on night shift, unsafe. What 2 do

    by ChelleNurse,
    • 3 replies
  6. sleepdeprived1

    What to do when the Doctor wont call back??

    by sleepdeprived1,
    • 14 replies
  7. roxi2014

    Nursing Student

    by roxi2014,
    • 1 reply
  8. Summerlove1

    Nursing and mandatory vaccines.

    by Summerlove1,
    • 1 reply
  9. Herman66

    New-ish RN, missed an order.

    by Herman66,
    • 5 replies
  10. Emilyinsc

    Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

    by Emilyinsc,
    • 100 replies
  11. ELMS54

    Telemetry Nursing

    by ELMS54,
    • 6 replies
  12. hkrntobe

    Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

    by hkrntobe,
    • 104 replies
  13. Zoom14

    How to respond to mgmt combining 2 high-acuity psych units in order to cut staff

    by Zoom14,
    • 12 replies
  14. BrnEyedGirl

    HOMEWORK** others thoughts on incident reports

    by BrnEyedGirl, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN,
    • 4 replies
  15. RN Chaos

    I can't believe that I made such a stupid mistake and am kicking myself!!!

    by RN Chaos,
    • 63 replies
  16. Queenofhearts_

    My boyfriend's ex is a drug seeker/substance abuser/narcotic pill popper

    by Queenofhearts_,
    • 19 replies
  17. mandihere

    Open wonds covered with dry swabs?

    by mandihere,
    • 6 replies
  18. malenurseFl

    new nurse, trouble already

    by malenurseFl,
    • 11 replies
  19. NRSKarenRN

    Avoiding inadvertent IV injection of oral liquids

    by NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN,
    • 24 replies
  20. nikkole318

    Pain Med Administration

    by nikkole318,
    • 4 replies
  21. whitecat5000

    Only Charting "The Good Vitals"?

    by whitecat5000,
    • 63 replies
  22. pkateRN

    new grad RN reporting patient rights violation..

    by pkateRN,
    • 7 replies
  23. NRSKarenRN

    Raising the index of suspicion: "Red flags "represent credible threats patient safety

    by NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN,
    • 2 replies
  24. meatballgirl

    Female Catheterization and UTI

    by meatballgirl,
    • 7 replies
  25. westieluv

    Future Shortage in Bedside Nurses

    by westieluv,
    • 117 replies
  26. RN1822

    2 glove technique? HUHH?

    by RN1822,
    • 43 replies