Your Patient is on Seizure Precautions – What Does That Mean?
Does your organization have interventions with seizure precautions defined through Provider order, policy or protocol? Learn more.
Does your organization have interventions with seizure precautions defined through Provider order, policy or protocol? Learn more.
Learn the challenges organizations face with solution testing strips and the best practices to address expiration dates, documentation, and strip selection.
Prioritize medication safety by updating important drug lists based on ISMP’s latest update for high-alert medications, look-alike/sound-alike drugs, and more.
It is important that staff are educated, trained, and competent on the use of the borescope. Improper processing can compromise the health, care, and safety of the patient.
During mock surveys, infection control concerns with water/ice dispensers have been discovered. Learn recommended maintenance suggestions.
Linens in healthcare facilities can often be the culprit for surgical site infections which can go undetected. The AORN Journal recently published a feature article regarding linens in the OR as potential contaminants that are often overlooked.
How often do we go to the linen closet and say to ourselves, “is this linen safe to put on my patient’s bed?” As a nurse for over 40 years, I do not think that I have ever asked myself that question. I was happy that the linen was there and that I could use …
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Recently the American Hospital Association, Health Research and Educational Trust and the Center for Disease Control updated their COVID-19 training and education resource for those persons responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of our organizations. While the tool addresses COVID-19, the training is founded in the basic principles of disinfection and contains great infographics that could …