Whistle-blowing incidents can significantly affect the long-term emotional well-being of the nurses involved, according to a National Nursing News report.
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A tool to identify violent patients in medical and surgical wards was introduced in the Nov. 2011 issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Jan Davidson, RN, MSN, is the AORN perioperative education specialist focusing on ambulatory surgery centers. Here she shares 10 ideas for quality improvement studies in a surgery center.
Jan Davidson, RN, MSN, the AORN perioperative education specialist focusing on ambulatory surgery centers, discusses five ways to improve quality improvement studies at your surgery center. Note: Read Ms. Davidson's 10 ideas for ASC QI studies by clicking here.
The American Nurses Association provides a free, downloadable tip card and poster for nurses using social media.
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The American Nurses Association and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing have mutually endorsed each organization's guidelines for professionalism in social media, according to a joint news release.
ASQ has announced it will provide a free webinar on preventing patient falls and fall-related injuries, according to an ASQ news release.
A reader of the Becker's Operating Room Clinical Quality & Infection Control E-Weekly contacted us with the following question. The answer to the question was provided by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. Q: Is it…
A nurse at Fairfield University's School of Nursing in Hartford, Conn., has developed recommendations for preventing post-surgical blindness caused by pressure on the optic nerve, according to a Hartford Courant report.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health found several violations at Easton (Pa.) Hospital during an inspection of the hospital that took place in mid-August, according to a Morning Call report.