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Written materials are a mainstay of patient education. As a result of their value, the inventory can become quite large, which requires the need for a good tracking system.
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To make sure patients are able to accomplish good bowel prep before a colonoscopy, find out if they have regular bowel movements, advises Annette Bisanz, RN, BSN, MPH, clinical nurse specialist for bowel and symptom management at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has announced a new multimedia ad campaign, "Explore Your Treatment Options," to encourage patients to become more informed about their options before choosing a treatment for a health condition or illness.
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While "incompentence" showed up as a primary patient safety issue in the recent study "The Silent Treatment: Why Safety Tools and Checklists Aren't Enough to Save Lives," this problem is not specific to any one setting, says Jan Davidson, MSN, RN, perioperative education specialist at the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). AORN sponsored the study, along with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and VitalSmarts, a corporate training company in Provo, UT.
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The Office of Healthcare Quality in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released "Partnering to Heal: Teaming Up Against Healthcare-Associated Infections," an interactive learning tool for clinicians, health professional students, and family caregivers.
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Language barriers slow down access to healthcare, can compromise the quality of care, and might increase the risk of harmful medical events among patients with limited English proficiency (LEP), according to data and research studies released recently by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority in Harrisburg.
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If the goal is universal influenza vaccination, the answer is mandatory vaccination.
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In the first weeks of the H1N1 pandemic, a physician became ill at a Chicago hospital and tested positive for the virus. Then other health care workers became ill and tested positive an outbreak that began at a time when the virus was not widespread in the community.
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A new study from the Dartmouth Atlas Project seems to indicate the "report card" for Medicare patients at the end of life (EOL) is a mixed bag of pluses and minuses.
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There are hundreds of data measurements that hospitals and healthcare providers are required to submit to a variety of government and regulatory agencies.
