June 26, 2013 | By: Calevir
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has published seven expected practices to manage the ever-growing number of patient alarms. “Since 1983, the average number of alarms in an ICU has increased from six to 40, despite the fact that humans have difficulty learning more than six different alarm sounds.†The vision of the Center for Patient Safety is to provide a health care environment safe for all patients and healthcare providers, in all processes, all the time. Make sure your patients are safe by helping nursing staff manage the numerous alarms. Read the full article.
A recent Pennsylvania case shows how courts narrowly interpret the PSQIA, ignoring the D & A pathway and the clear language of the Final Rule. (Ungurian v. Beyzman, et al., 2020 PA Super 105). The cour
The Center for Patient Safety wants to share this important harm-prevention advice from The Joint Commission and its Sentinel Event Alert: Managing the Risks of Direct Oral Anticoagulants. The Joint Commis
Issue: A number of events reported co CPS’ Patient Safety Organization (PSO) demonstrate poor handoff communication about the patients’ infectious disease status Examples include: Patient with
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