Patient Safety Issues - Page 58

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. lmonet82

    Working as a supervisor

    by lmonet82,
    • 5 replies
  3. sirI

    An Introduction to Personal Health Records

    by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP,
    • 0 replies
  4. CseMgr1

    Hostile Working Environment

    by CseMgr1, ASN, RN,
    • 18 replies
  5. cyssan

    NPO for 36 hours or more?

    by cyssan,
    • 4 replies
  6. marilynmom

    VICP 5/26/06 ruling: Hep B can cause MS and compensation awarded (decision inside)

    by marilynmom, LPN, NP,
    • 9 replies
  7. piglets2

    Protecting my license..

    by piglets2,
    • 26 replies
  8. sirI

    IV Potassium Given Epidurally: Getting to the "Route" of the Problem

    by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP,
    • 9 replies
  9. sef1968

    Entering All New Orders

    by sef1968,
    • 12 replies
  10. indigo girl

    Safety of Fluoride Questioned

    by indigo girl,
    • 10 replies
  11. RANCH GIRL

    Bitter Pills - Dateline Nbc Special

    by RANCH GIRL,
    • 5 replies
  12. rn_imw

    Injured Nurses

    by rn_imw,
    • 0 replies
  13. mjscan_07

    DNR Question

    by mjscan_07,
    • 16 replies
  14. Seank

    Nurses with Hepatitis C

    by Seank,
    • 9 replies
  15. mjscan_07

    Vent care question

    by mjscan_07,
    • 7 replies
  16. anonymurse

    #1 safety peeve.

    by anonymurse,
    • 3 replies
  17. sweetpooty

    What do you think of using paramedics for nursing shortage

    by sweetpooty,
    • 40 replies
  18. indigo girl

    Conflicts of Interest in Vaccine Policy Making

    by indigo girl,
    • 8 replies
  19. dpipes44

    When are we required to notify DCF?

    by dpipes44,
    • 5 replies
  20. indigo girl

    How Can Mercury in Vaccines Be Safe?

    by indigo girl,
    • 19 replies
  21. beekman3

    Probationary Licenses

    by beekman3,
    • 4 replies
  22. psalm

    would this be abandonment?

    by psalm, RN,
    • 9 replies
  23. kismetsun

    doctoral student in healthcare administration needs help

    by kismetsun,
    • 12 replies
  24. limabean

    Help...what is going on with this patient?

    by limabean,
    • 6 replies
  25. RN92

    Moral dillema

    by RN92,
    • 6 replies
  26. CarrieH

    Is Medicare TRYING to kill patients?*vent*

    by CarrieH,
    • 4 replies