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Sure, your facility has a Facebook page. And a Twitter feed. Maybe you even get a copy of a tweet now and again if someone says something about his or her stay that is related to quality. But for the most part, that stuff is for marketing, right?
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For the longest time, patient experience was simply measured with a patient satisfaction survey. But we know now that thats not enough to capture the complexity of patient experience in a typical hospital stay. So what do you do?
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Safe patient handling may become an imperative in the nations hospitals not because of any proposed legislation or regulation, but because of rising financial pressures related to both patient safety and workers compensation.
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If you knew the person piloting your plane had been up for the last 20 hours, working non-stop, would you feel safe having him fly you across the country? Would you feel safe having him drive you across town? Probably not.
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More than $350 million is up for grabs for health care organizations aiming to create innovative care models that provide better care for less money, and in early July, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the latest round of prospective recipients.
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Most occupational health nurses learn about respiratory protection on the job.
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The two recently discharged Ebola patients treated at Emory Hospital in Atlanta were the source of much misinformation and fear upon admission, with many people questioning the wisdom of bringing the deadly virus into the country. In response, Susan Mitchell Grant, RN and chief nurse at Emory wrote a thoughtful op-ed piece for the Washington Post.
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Surveillance also tracks other injuries
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Ebola does not spread by the airborne route, but recently issued infection control recommendations recommend that health care workers don at the least N95 respirators if performing a procedure that may generate aerosols with the patients blood or body fluids.
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CDC issues guidelines for all hospitals