Assessing Your Laser Practice for Safe Use
Understanding safe use for laser practices is key to avoid health risks to patients and staff. Learn Tips for assessing your process.
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Infection Prevention & Control
Advance Directive Admissions Process – Missing Documentation
Advance Directive during the admission process is to ensure the healthcare team is aware of the patient’s wishes. Learn important documentation to include.
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Understanding Discharge Planning Expectations for Healthcare Providers
Effective discharge plans focus on the patient’s goals and treatment preferences. Learn what to include for a robust, compliant process.
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A Guide to Navigating a Surveyor’s Evaluation Process
Be Survey Ready. Understand how the CMS COPs should be met and learn the process that surveyors use to evaluate them
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Fall Prevention Strategies During Winter Months
The risk of falls significantly increases during winter months. Learn Fall Prevention Strategies and Educate Your Community.
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Wintertime Prevention of Respiratory Infections
Respiratory infections, are a large proportion of hospitalization & mortality during the winter months. Learn preventive measures for patients and staff to stay healthy.
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How Expanding Competency in Eyewash Station Use Enhances Safety
The Joint Commission expanded competency expectations to include aspects of the physical environment. Learn what is needed for a thorough process.
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Understand the Requirements for Eyewash Stations
What are the requirements for eyewash stations. Learn what is required by OSHA and The American National Standards Institute.
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Medication Titration Orders – Clarifying the Requirements
MM 06.01.01 Element of Performance #3 includes several expectations for the pre-administration review of medications. Learn more.
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Validating Chemical Concentrations
Decades ago there was a chemical company slogan, “Better Living Through Chemistry”. It’s true that chemicals do support safe patient care such as cleaners, disinfectants, testing reagents, etc. However, if chemicals are not of the right concentration or strength, they tend to not be effective in supporting the concept of better living or patient safety
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The Importance of Correct Temperature for Disinfectant Effectiveness
Do you know that disinfectant has a required temperature range for it to be effective? Ensure your staff are aware of the operating temperature for disinfectants listed in the instructions for use. Learn more.
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Sterile vs. Dirty Storage: Keeping Them Properly Separated
Discover the importance of accurate internal clocks in medical equipment and the potential risks of incorrect time stamps. Ensure your equipment is up to date.
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