Test staff knowledge on The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals with the following questions. ...

The general public have a particular image of nursing in their heads. It's a caring individual at a patient's bedside giving medications, explaining conditions, and ensuring comfort. But, as most nurs...

There is a whole field of medicine related to keeping patients safe in ­hospitals, and many of these professionals' daily jobs involve making sure ­patients are helped, not harmed, while recei...

A transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure replaces a patient's diseased aortic valve through a delivery device introduced in the groin. The procedure is often used for patients too sic...

Test staff members' knowledge of healthcare-associated infections with the following questions. Answers are on p. 12....

Music at loud decibels can contribute to miscues among surgeons and nurses in the operating room, raising the risk of medical error, researchers say....

Could patient-centered design lead to reduced readmission rates and less expensive outcomes? As hospital construction has held steady during the downturn, more administrators and healthcare leaders ...

Q: Where can I find requirements on patient-centered communication? ...

Conducting a timeout, including the use of a checklist, before beginning a surgery is a well-known requirement of The Joint Commission-it has been a standard of quality care for years now. Staff in op...

Conducting a timeout, including the use of a checklist, before beginning a surgery is a well-known requirement of The Joint Commission-it has been a standard of quality care for years now. Staff in op...