If a procedure has been shifted from the physician to the nurse, can informed consent then be obtained by the nurse, or does that responsibility remain with the ordering physician? One facility, by us...

Inside: Refocusing on handoffs can reduce safety events, improve patient safety Simplifying nursing documentation provides nurses more time at the bedside Inventory management helps preve...

Nursing documentation is an oft-overcomplicated process. Although many Joint Commission standards require documentation, hospitals tend to write policies with which they cannot comply. ...

I was always certain that my career in patient safety would be in the delivery sector, in health systems, hospitals, or clinics—settings in which clinicians and patients interact. Based on time ...

Hospitals have multiple options when it comes time to undergo their PPR. The most extensive option, an on-site visit from The Joint Commission, is the most extensive, with the option to treat the PPR ...

Inside: PPR: The hard road leads to better survey prep Specialist nurses trained to obtain informed consent Lessons learned from MGH’s Joint Commission lab survey Required life ...

Prior to 2005, the catheterization lab at Mercy Des Moines (IA)–Mercy Heart Hospital (MDM) had a team responsible for manual inventory of 2,200 medical items per day. This task was not only time...

After The Joint Commission released its National Patient Safety Goal concerning handoff communication in 2005, staff at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s) spent plenty of time a...

Q. What are some suggested measures we can take to prevent pressure ulcers in the operating room (OR) to reduce OR-acquired pressure ulcers?...

True or false: Baseline coagulation status should be determined before starting anticoagulation therapy....