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Issue 1, December 30, 2004

• Computerized medication data may be cause for concern

  The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) says nearly 20% of hospital and health system medication...

Issue 52, December 23, 2004

• Violating the top OSHA citation may cost your SNF money

  If the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) knocks on your facility’s door...

Issue 51, December 17, 2004

• Tips for instituting a safe-patient handling program

  Instituting a safe-patient handling program is the ideal way to prevent back injuries and other...

Issue 50, December 10, 2004

• The JCAHO may soon require pain management data collection

  Expect the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) surveyors to take...

Issue 49, December 3, 2004

• Preventing blood transfusion errors

  About 20 patients in the United States will die in 2005 from receiving a blood transfusion meant...

Issue 48, November 24, 2004

• Tips for documenting accurate medication lists upon admission

  The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' (JCAHO) In 204...

Issue 47, November 19, 2004

• Tips for eliminating physicians' blanket orders

  Communication is critical when writing orders to reinstate a patient's medication. Having a...

Issue 46, November 12, 2004

• CA proposes to delay more stringent nurse-to-patient ratios

  California Department of Health Services Director Sandra Shewry proposed emergency regulations on...

Issue 45, November 5, 2004

• New overtime regs: Do you know who's exempt?

  Double-checking that your employees are properly classified and compensated is particularly...

Issue 44, November 4, 2004

• "Little" HIPAA violations can still mean big fines

  Noncompliance with the "little things" can significantly add up and keep your hands full...

Issue 43, October 25, 2004

• Monitoring for unapproved abbreviations

  Although unapproved abbreviations may appear most frequently in medication orders, the Joint...

Issue 42, October 18, 2004

• Complacent staff may be opening you up to fall risks

  Complacent staff are your toughest obstacle when complying with the JCAHO’s new 2005 Patient...

Issue 41, October 8, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• JCAHO addresses "anesthesia awareness"

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) urged healthcare...

Issue 40, October 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

Issue 39, September 24, 2004

• Compliance tips for reporting test/lab results

  One of the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations’ new 2005...

Issue 38, September 17, 2004

• Taking a nonpunitive approach to error reporting

  Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, OH, saw an 80% drop in serious medication errors after...

Issue 37, September 10, 2004

• Michigan hospital addresses staffing issues

  Addressing nurse-to-patient staffing ratios through a joint union-management committee has resulted...

Issue 36, September 3, 2004

• Beware of these four JCAHO survey hot spots

  Let these recent survey examples help you identify focus areas for your mock tracer surveys in...

• Beware of these four JCAHO survey hot spots

  Let these recent survey examples help you identify focus areas for your mock tracer surveys in...

Issue 35, August 27, 2004

• Three cost-cutting tips to improve ED patient flow

  Patrick Evangelista, RN, MBA, clinical nurse manager, who oversees the ED at St. Rose, says that...

Issue 34, August 20, 2004

• Educating staff on fall-prevention techniques for dementia patients

  Reducing falls for residents with cognitive impairments involves different approaches than doing so...

Issue 33, August 13, 2004

• Doctors need to listen more to nurses, patients says British researchers

  A team of researchers that studied 100 consultations between doctors, nurses, and patients...

Issue 32, August 6, 2004

• Pennsylvania DOH issues recommendations for nursing shortage

  Pennsylvania's department of health released its first-ever State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP...

Issue 31, July 30, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

Issue 30, July 23, 2004

• JCAHO approves new National Patient Safety Goals for 2005

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization's (JCAHO) Board of Commissioners...

Issue 29, July 16, 2004

• Learning more about your patient-safety culture

  Many managers and leaders may think they have a good grasp of their organization's culture...

Issue 27, June 28, 2004

• JCAHO surveyors prefer fronline nurses not managers

  The ultimate lesson that Mary Jaco, RN, MSN, nursing director of inpatient services at Shriners...

Issue 26, June 25, 2004

• Managing depression in nursing-home patients

  Depression is estimated to affect 60% of nursing home residents, as compared to 15% of the general...

Issue 25, June 18, 2004

• Taking steps to prevent drug theft

  Donald Bogardus, MPA, CHPA, CPP, who has conducted drug investigations at hospitals for more than...

Issue 24, June 11, 2004

• Ideas for quick and easy West Nile virus education

  This year's first human cases of West Nile virus were reported in May, the Centers for Disease...

Issue 23, June 4, 2004

• Guidance for sharps-related injury education and training

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year 385,000 needlesticks...

Issue 22, May 28, 2004

• California’s staffing ratios upheld

  A California superior court judge upheld the state’s new mandatory nurse-to-patient staffing...

Issue 21, May 24, 2004

• Identifying personnel factors behind your staffing trends

  How do individual people, groups, and interpersonal communication skills create staffing trends...

Issue 20, May 14, 2004

• JCAHO eyes patient falls in 2005

  Take a hard look at patients’ risk for falling and get ready to create a comprehensive...

Issue 18, May 4, 2004

• Survey questions staff should be ready for

  The following is a sample of questions JCAHO surveyors asked staff during the Hospital of Saint...

Issue 17, April 23, 2004

• Recruitment and retention strategies

  Home health agencies (HHAs) are all too familiar with the phrase "nursing shortage." Sandra Gunn...

Issue 16, April 14, 2004

• Responding to angry complaints

  Anger-fueled complaints are part of the territory for nurses, try role-playing these strategies...

Issue 14, April 5, 2004

• Don't let your staff's batteries run out

  On a busy unit, staff have little time to recharge. When it comes to rejuvenating employees, of...

Issue 13, March 29, 2004

• AAOHN Announces Occupational Health Nursing Week

  The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Inc. (AAOHN) has big plans. The group just...

Issue 12, March 22, 2004

• How to effectively present staffing data

  Data have a powerful impact only if presented effectively. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of...

Issue 11, March 15, 2004

• Campaign spotlights need for nurse educators

  With a shortage of nurse educators causing some nursing schools to turn away prospective students...

Issue 10, March 8, 2004

• Ten tips for recruiting minority registered nurses

  Your most valuable recruiting tool is your organization's reputation as a positive workplace. When...

Issue 9, February 27, 2004

• Minnesota nurses challenged

  With the nursing shortage bearing down heavily throughout the state, and low budgets hampering...

Issue 8, February 23, 2004

• ANA applauds proposed education funding

  Earlier this month, the American Nurses Association (ANA) commended President Bush for recognizing...

Issue 7, February 17, 2004

• Employee recognition

  Although group celebrations have their advantages, the best recognition for employees tends to be...

Issue 6, February 9, 2004

• Taking the hard-line approach against dangerous abbreviations

  Take a firm stand against staff who continue to use unapproved abbreviations, or you'll face...

Issue 5, February 2, 2004

• New patient safety bill receives support

  Last week, a New Jersey state senate committee unanimously approved a bill to improve patient...

Issue 4, January 26, 2004

• Medical experts debate bill to mandate number of nurses

  Medical experts debate bill to mandate number of nurses

Issue 3, January 19, 2004

• Hospital group files suit in opposition of new CA ratio law

  Hospital group files suit in opposition of new CA ratio law

Issue 2, January 12, 2004

• Shaping the future of emergency health care

  Shaping the future of emergency health care

Issue 1, January 5, 2004

• Home health care nurses in short supply

  Home health care nurses in short supply