Patient Safety Issues - Page 8

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. Code Caffeine

    What can Nurses do to stop Mandatory Overtime?

    by Code Caffeine,
    • 2 replies
  3. SafetyNurse1968

    Why Do We Continue to Harm Patients?

    Article
    by SafetyNurse1968, BSN, MSN, PhD,
    • 34 replies
  4. momof3alRN

    Very upset ethics complaint

    by momof3alRN,
    • 4 replies
  5. Grobyc82

    Obnoxious bed alarms and falls

    by Grobyc82,
    • 4 replies
  6. Memetop55

    That was close!

    by Memetop55,
    • 2 replies
  7. Rin287

    RN to patient ratio on Comprehensive Stroke Certified units

    by Rin287, BSN, RN,
    • 9 replies
  8. cutiep7

    Furosemide med error

    by cutiep7,
    • 12 replies
  9. MMT5056

    bedside CPR alerts

    by MMT5056,
    • 7 replies
  10. BFly85

    Clean nurses/dirty nurses

    by BFly85,
    • 4 replies
  11. tallynurse

    Have you had issues with Alaris pumps

    by tallynurse,
    • 8 replies
  12. Mayday83

    Potential neglect?

    by Mayday83,
    • 2 replies
  13. Flowerchild6065

    Agitation/safety management

    by Flowerchild6065,
    • 2 replies
  14. 3jhill

    Mixing Myers Coctail

    by 3jhill,
    • 6 replies
  15. Nishstar1

    Policy contradicts State Law

    by Nishstar1,
    • 11 replies
  16. Flames9_RN

    Correct way to draw blood?

    by Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B,
    • 18 replies
  17. LTC_DON

    Smoking outside

    by LTC_DON,
    • 12 replies
  18. fjluce

    D50 amps

    by fjluce,
    • 19 replies
  19. throwaway2

    Unsure of next steps

    by throwaway2,
    • 0 replies
  20. JRichmond03

    Behavioral health patients requiring 1:1 sitter

    by JRichmond03,
    • 15 replies
  21. Elfriede

    Irreplaceable

    by Elfriede,
    • 8 replies
  22. guest563546

    Reporting for racial slurs/substance abuse

    by guest563546,
    • 33 replies
  23. Nurselisa12

    Med error

    by Nurselisa12,
    • 7 replies
  24. dontbetachy90

    Fall prevention

    by dontbetachy90, BSN, RN,
    • 10 replies
  25. sharpie12

    Duty of care? Opinions please

    by sharpie12,
    • 26 replies
  26. Nola504

    First Time Fall

    by Nola504,
    • 14 replies