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Subject: Nurses Leave Sponge in Patient Abdomen, Court Awards $525K | Infection Prevention Challenges in Ambulatory Settings | Hand Hygiene Questionnaire for Staff | Loaner Instrumentation Patient Safety Checklist
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APIC August Conference
. News & Analysis
July 21, 2011

1. Nurses Leave Sponge in Pennsylvania Patient's Abdomen, Court Awards $525K.  Click Here

2. Overcoming Infection Prevention Challenges in Ambulatory Settings: Q&A With Jan Davidson of AORN. Click Here

3. Safety Tool: Hand Hygiene Questionnaire for Staff. Click Here Note: View our new database of 100-plus reports that provide links to free, downloadable and adaptable tools for use in your facility by clicking here.

4. Loaner Instrumentation Patient Safety Checklist: 10 Steps to Follow. Click Here

5. Hear Presentations on "Accreditation 101: Everything You Need to Know About Accreditation" and "Governing Body Documentation, Meeting CMS and Accreditation Requirements" at the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference (Oct. 27-29, 2011; Chicago) Download the brochure by clicking here (pdf). 90 Sessions, 132 Speakers. Great Keynote Speakers Including Bill Walton, Sam Donaldson and Adrian Gostick. Learn more and register today! Click Here  

6. Tennessee's Board of Nursing Under Fire in Handling of Disciplinary Cases.  Click Here

7. Patient Safety Tool: ISMP's List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols and Dose Designations.  Click Here

8. Joint Commission Publishes National Patient Safety Goals Fact Sheet. Click Here

9. 6 Ways an Operating Room Can Become More Environmentally Friendly. Click Here

10. American Society for Quality Launches Redesigned Website. Click Here

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