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Patient Safety Report on Diagnostic Errors Is Relevant for EDs
A recent report offers specific guidance on preventing diagnostic errors, with some practices aimed at the ED.
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Financial Conflicts Reported Inconsistently
It might be time to consider another approach to transparency on financial conflicts.
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Electronic Orders, Education Boost Requests for Ethics Consults
The electronic order is an important way to streamline ethics consultation requests, but additional, broader efforts will be needed.
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Nurses Feel the Squeeze of Ongoing Staffing Problems
National survey provides insight into life as an RN in 2022.
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Report: Commercial Insurance Flaws Affect Patient Safety, Ability to Pay
An analysis reveals the average family insurance premium cost increased 47% in 11 years.
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Educators Hope Emergency Nurse Residency Program Can Improve Retention, Prevent Burnout
What is the best way to prepare a new nurse for the challenges and requirements of an ED? This is a question the Emergency Nurses Association has been grappling with in recent years, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic put unprecedented pressure on the profession. The answer might be a comprehensive emergency nurse residency program capable of providing graduates and nurses new to the emergency environment with the judgment, skills, and resilience to launch long and successful careers.
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An ED-Friendly Screening Tool to Identify Potentially Violent Patients
Considering violence is a continuing concern in the emergency setting, there is high interest in new mechanisms that can identify potentially violent patients at the front end of their care encounters. This way, safeguards or preventive measures can be activated to keep providers and other patients safe. However, any such tool needs to be brief and easily integrated into the workflow of a busy ED.
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Workers Suffering in Central Sterile Supply
Many healthcare workers in central sterile supply are experiencing pain and ergonomic injuries, particularly as the emphasis on meticulous reprocessing of duodenoscopes has increased due to patient infections and deaths, researchers reported.
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Patients Share Preferences About Data Privacy
Most want security and accountability, are concerned about who can access their information and for what purposes.
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TJC Urges Caution About Cognitive Biases in Diagnostics
So-called “diagnostic overshadowing” can lead clinicians to miss the real causes of health problems.