2011 June

Practice Check: Independent Double Checks

Posted by Benjamin
/ June 16, 2011 / 1 Comment

Barbara Olson, Nurse, 08:44PM Jun 4, 2011 I’m wondering how clinicians use manual and automated processes to detect errors headed toward a patient. Independent double checks (IDCs) help detect medication errors and prevent them from reaching patients. Here’s what the Institute for Safe Medication Practices says in their FAQ that...
Using SWAT Teams to collect on Student Loans???

Posted by Benjamin
/ June 8, 2011 / 1 Comment

STOCKTON, CA - Kenneth Wright does not have a criminal record and he had no reason to believe a S.W.A.T team would be breaking down his door at 6 a.m. on Tuesday. “I look out of my window and I see 15 police officers,” Wright said. Wright came downstairs in his boxer shorts...
Whistleblower Nurses

Posted by Benjamin
/ June 7, 2011 /

MIDLAND, Texas — A whistleblower nurse who filed a complaint to Texas medical regulators is telling a West Texas jury that she tried for months to raise concerns about the doctor at the rural hospital where she worked. Anne Mitchell testified Tuesday in the Midland retaliation trial of Winkler County...
Emergency care, but not at a hospital

Posted by Benjamin
/ June 7, 2011 /

Emergency departments are struggling to keep up with demand, serving a growing number of people at the same time that their numbers are shrinking. One increasingly popular option to improve access to services is the freestanding emergency department, a facility that, as its name suggests, isn’t physically located with a...
Why New Graduate Nurses Quit Their First Jobs

Posted by Benjamin
/ June 7, 2011 / 1 Comment

Study Summary Background. The first few years of nursing are stressful on many levels: fear of errors, lack of support, interpersonal conflict, and complex work environments. Many factors can lead to a decision by a new graduate nurse to leave a job, causing high rates of turnover, a costly outcome...

Practice Check: Independent Double Checks

Using SWAT Teams to collect on Student Loans???

Whistleblower Nurses

Emergency care, but not at a hospital

Why New Graduate Nurses Quit Their First Jobs

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