Same-Day Surgery – February 1, 2011
February 1, 2011
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Nurse's misdemeanor incident reveals potential dangers of modern technology
The nurse had worked almost 17 hours in an "intense double shift" and slept less than six hours before starting her third shift, according to the Risky Business web site. -
Same-Day Surgery Manager: Want a better February? Follow these 10 tips
What a wonderful month this is: love, candy, and roses! You just have to love February regardless of your situation or what is happening in the world. -
Is your OR holding out against sharps safety?
Amid the successes in sharps safety in hospitals in the 21st century, there is one glaring gap: the operating room. Sharps injuries there remain as much of a problem as they were in 2000, when the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act was signed into law. -
RI fines hospital for surgical errors
The Rhode Island Department of Health is fining Rhode Island Hospital (RIH) in Providence $300,000 for what the state says is a pattern of significant surgical errors. -
Is laparoscopy always the better option?
Deep organ space infections are expensive to treat, to the tune of $50,000. And that figure doesn't begin to account for unrealized income due to missed work and other incalculable costs, such as distress to families. -
Want to focus on whole patient? Here's a model
In the Planetree model, staff don't treat patients like they'd want to be treated. Instead, they find out how the patient wants to be treated, says Linda Sharkey, RN, MSN, vice president of patient care services and chief nurse executive at Fauquier Hospital. -
Delaying cases amplifies infection risk and costs
Delaying elective surgical procedures after a patient has been admitted to the hospital significantly increases the risk of infectious complications and raises hospital costs, according to the results of a new study in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. -
2010 Salary Survey Results: Want to keep employees happy? Offer flexible schedules, concierges to run errands
The healthcare providers that will be successful are those that have flexibility to minimize work/family conflicts of their employees, experts predict. This flexibility is especial important in healthcare, where 80% of the workforce is female.