Implementing and evaluating an oral chemotherapy tracking tool
An academic medical center develops guidelines for monitoring medication adherence and side effects in outpatients. Takeaways: A gap exists between recommendations for nursing staff…
Patient Safety
Consistent, quality communication
Nurses help lead efforts on safe patient handoffs and transfers Note: This is the first of two articles in a series looking at nurses’…
Verbal de-escalation for clinical practice safety
Violence continues to be a problem in healthcare settings. (See Workplace violence stats.) Too many nurses continue to believe that workplace violence is part…
Make your clinic more senior sensitive
Are you prepared to care for your aging patients? Takeaways: Specific needs of older patients can affect the clinic schedule. Preparing your clinic to…
Quality improvement: A structured daily checklist
A medical-surgical geriatric unit developed a checklist to be used during interprofessional rounds and maintained by the nurse.
Reducing nasogastric tube misplacement through evidence-based practice
Is your practice up-to-date? This article will discuss current research, steps for improving the verification process, reducing nasogastric tube misplacement.
Meeting the challenge of monitoring medications in older adults
Many older adults have at least one chronic disease or condition and take multiple medications. In addition, they’re likely to see more than one…
Environmental wellness
YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO FAR to experience nature—it can be in your own backyard, a community park, or walking trail. You also can…
Mobile devices and healthcare-associated infections
More and more healthcare professionals use mobile handheld devices (MHDs)— tablets and smartphones—to facilitate care documentation and as resource tools. In fact, 50% to 60%…
Preventing falls in hospitalized patients
Fall prevention “bundles” applied to all patients are ineffective; fall prevention interventions must be tailored to each individual patient’s fall risk factors.
NICE Network: Nurses leading change in infection prevention
For 2 years, the Nursing Infection Control Education (NICE) Network, a partnership between the American Nurses Association (ANA), the Centers for Disease Control and…
Improving patient safety wherever care occurs
Nurses, providers, and pharmacists collaborate to improve patient safety. By Lillee Gelinas, MSN, RN, CPPS, FAAN Patient safety is critical to quality care. Since…
Implementing and evaluating an oral chemotherapy tracking tool
An academic medical center develops guidelines for monitoring medication adherence and side effects in outpatients. Takeaways: A gap exists between recommendations for…
Consistent, quality communication
Nurses help lead efforts on safe patient handoffs and transfers Note: This is the first of two articles in a series looking…
Verbal de-escalation for clinical practice safety
Violence continues to be a problem in healthcare settings. (See Workplace violence stats.) Too many nurses continue to believe that workplace violence…
Make your clinic more senior sensitive
Are you prepared to care for your aging patients? Takeaways: Specific needs of older patients can affect the clinic schedule. Preparing your…
Quality improvement: A structured daily checklist
A medical-surgical geriatric unit developed a checklist to be used during interprofessional rounds and maintained by the nurse.
Reducing nasogastric tube misplacement through evidence-based practice
Is your practice up-to-date? This article will discuss current research, steps for improving the verification process, reducing nasogastric tube misplacement.
Meeting the challenge of monitoring medications in older adults
Many older adults have at least one chronic disease or condition and take multiple medications. In addition, they’re likely to see more…
Environmental wellness
YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO FAR to experience nature—it can be in your own backyard, a community park, or walking trail. You…
Mobile devices and healthcare-associated infections
More and more healthcare professionals use mobile handheld devices (MHDs)— tablets and smartphones—to facilitate care documentation and as resource tools. In fact, 50%…
Preventing falls in hospitalized patients
Fall prevention “bundles” applied to all patients are ineffective; fall prevention interventions must be tailored to each individual patient’s fall risk factors.
NICE Network: Nurses leading change in infection prevention
For 2 years, the Nursing Infection Control Education (NICE) Network, a partnership between the American Nurses Association (ANA), the Centers for Disease…
Improving patient safety wherever care occurs
Nurses, providers, and pharmacists collaborate to improve patient safety. By Lillee Gelinas, MSN, RN, CPPS, FAAN Patient safety is critical to quality…
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