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Q&A: Wrong-site markings, sloppy timeouts, and RNs only
There always is a lot of reaction to my Q&A articles. These questions were asked in the past month or so related to patient safety, liability, and compliance.
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Defective instrument probe and safety checklist lead to award
Northbank Surgical Center, in Salem, OR, recently was recognized for safety efforts that included investigating an instrument through the FDA's MedWatch program and sharing its findings with other facilities.
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Council Endorses Periop Noise-reduction Resource
The Council on Surgical and Perioperative Safety endorses a safe surgery resource chart to reduce the risk of noise and distraction in the perioperative period.
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Credentialing problems can leave your facility holding the liability bag
Surgeon credentialing is a “big blind spot” for healthcare providers, according to a recently published commentary in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Health care stress: It’s rampant, but employee health interventions supported by scant evidence
Stress reduction is a key employee health challenge, and intuitively one would think that any of the common approaches would help de-stress healthcare workers. It turns out to be surprisingly difficult to quantify the effects of the various interventions.
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Norovirus may spread by airborne route — are current precautions enough to protect HCWs?
Noroviruses — a leading cause of highly disruptive gastroenteritis outbreaks that often include infected healthcare workers — may transmit through the air, meaning currently recommended contact precautions may not be completely effective at stopping spread from patients to staff, researchers report in a fascinating new study.
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Nurses association pushes for federal, state nurse-to-patient ratio laws
When healthcare employers fail to recognize the association between RN staffing and patient outcomes, laws and regulations become necessary, the American Nursing Association argues.
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California staffing law reduces occ injuries, nurses in other states fighting for similar laws
A 2004 California law mandating specific nurse-to-patient staffing standards in acute care hospitals has significantly lowered job-related injuries and illnesses for both registered nurses and licensed practical nurses, researchers report.
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Could a focus on patient safety drive adoption of lifting and handling programs in health care?
There are many barriers to getting safe patient handling equipment at the bedside when needed, but you may not have considered that the altruistic nature of nurses could occasionally be one of them.
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OSHA targets high-injury hospitals
Hospitals, be forewarned: the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is preparing an enforcement push targeting the high rate of injuries in healthcare.