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Issue 52, January 3, 2003

• JCAHO's patient safety goals: Taking a look at effective communication

  JCAHO’s patient safety goals: Taking a look at effective communication

Issue 51, December 23, 2003

• Study finds nurses wash their hands more than doctors

  Study finds nurses wash their hands more than doctors

Issue 50, December 15, 2003

• Requirements changed for ambulatory care nursing certification

  Requirements changed for ambulatory care nursing certification

• Respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette in health care settings

  Respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette in health care settings

Issue 48, December 5, 2003

• AACN Reports an Increase in Nursing School Enrollments

  AACN Reports an Increase in Nursing School Enrollments

Issue 47, December 25, 2003

• ER roles harming nursing, public health

  ER roles harming nursing, public health

Issue 46, November 20, 2003

• Patient deaths aim spotlight on urgency for monitor technician training

  Patient deaths aim spotlight on urgency for monitor technician training

Issue 45, November 13, 2003

• Poor communication cited in patient deaths

  Poor communication cited in patient deaths

Issue 44, November 5, 2003

• How to respect cultural differences in patient care

  How to respect cultural differences in patient care

• Simple tools to forge clear communication

  Simple tools to forge clear communication

Issue 41, October 17, 2003

• Learning more about the populations you serve can improve communications and car

  Learning more about the populations you serve can improve communications and care

Issue 40, October 9, 2003

• Compliance with JCAHO's new read-back goal for critical test results requires ed

  Compliance with JCAHO's new read-back goal for critical test results requires education, oversight

Issue 39, September 28, 2003

• Six steps to building support for a new program

  Six steps to building support for a new program

• Keeping computer passwords safe will ease your privacy concerns

  Keeping computer passwords safe will ease your privacy concerns

Issue 38, August 22, 2003

• Five tips to improve your SNF's fall prevention program

  Five tips to improve your SNF’s fall prevention program

Issue 36, September 12, 2003

• Education and surveillance are keys to West Nile preparedness

  Education and surveillance are keys to West Nile preparedness

Issue 35, June 5, 2003

• Client hospitals applaud telepharmacy benefits

  Client hospitals applaud telepharmacy benefits

Issue 34, August 28, 2003

• Medication forum lets peers evaluate each other, themselves

  Medication forum lets peers evaluate each other, themselves

Issue 33, August 22, 2003

• Here's how to address the 2001 patient safety standards

  Here’s how to address the 2001 patient safety standards

Issue 32, August 15, 2003

• Consult these six places to find best practices

  Consult these six places to find best practices

Issue 30, August 1, 2003

• Leaving sample drugs help safeguard facilities without a 24-hour pharmacy

  Leaving sample drugs help safeguard facilities without a 24-hour pharmacy

• National Patient Safety Goals notebook helps DE hospital through its JCAHO surve

  National Patient Safety Goals notebook helps DE hospital through its JCAHO survey

Issue 29, July 25, 2003

• New national reports provide insight into improving patient safety

  New national reports provide insight into improving patient safety

Issue 27, July 10, 2003

• Nurse pleads guilty to identity theft, practicing without a license

  Nurse pleads guilty to identity theft, practicing without a license

• Cut back on med errors with a 'combating medication errors' class

  Cut back on med errors with a ’combating medication errors’ class

• Consult these six tips for streamlining your policy process

  Consult these six tips for streamlining your policy process

Issue 26, July 3, 2003

• Ponder these points before using barcodes

  Ponder these points before using barcodes

Issue 25, June 26, 2003

• Practice good communication skills to improve nurse-physician relations

  Practice good communication skills to improve nurse-physician relations

Issue 24, June 20, 2003

• Help to institute a specific use-of-force policy for dealing with unruly patient

  Help to institute a specific use-of-force policy for dealing with unruly patients

Issue 23, June 13, 2003

• Help to protect your facility from would-be whistleblowers

  Help to protect your facility from would-be whistleblowers

Issue 22, June 6, 2003

• Help your staff to better handle SARS exposure threats

  Help your staff to better handle SARS exposure threats

Issue 21, June 28, 2003

• See how JCAHO surveyors checked out one hospital's compliance with its National

  See how JCAHO surveyors checked out one hospital's compliance with its National Patient Safety Goal...

Issue 20, May 21, 2003

• Experts offer tips to help tighten your translation policy

  Experts offer tips to help tighten your translation policy

Issue 19, May 15, 2003

• Focus on the positive to inspire change

  Focus on the positive to inspire change

Issue 18, May 9, 2003

• Electronic reporting system helps eliminate illegal use of controlled substances

  Electronic reporting system helps eliminate illegal use of controlled substances

Issue 17, May 2, 2003

• Multidisciplinary committee cuts back on disruptive physician behavior

  Multidisciplinary committee cuts back on disruptive physician behavior

Issue 16, April 25, 2003

• Try these patient safety and medication use interview tips

  Try these patient safety and medication use interview tips

Issue 15, April 14, 2003

• Retain nurses with an "educational hour"

  Retain nurses with an "educational hour"

• Stay on the right side of the law: Make sure to hold staff accountable for HIPAA

  Stay on the right side of the law: Make sure to hold staff accountable for HIPAA violations

Issue 12, March 26, 2003

• Take a critical look at the value of CPOE systems

  Take a critical look at the value of CPOE systems

Issue 11, March 21, 2003

• Monitoring compliance with verifying telephone and verbal orders

  Monitoring compliance with verifying telephone and verbal orders

• What to expect during the JCAHO's patient safety and med interview

  What to expect during the JCAHO’s patient safety and med interview

Issue 9, March 7, 2003

• Prepare your unit for a random unannounced survey

  Prepare your unit for a random unannounced survey

Issue 8, March 24, 2003

• Use expert spokespersons to promote your facility

  Use expert spokespersons to promote your facility

Issue 7, February 21, 2003

• Train employees on how to use PHI to protect individuals' safety and health

  Train employees on how to use PHI to protect individuals’ safety and health

• ADR hotlines help hospitals with compliance

  ADR hotlines help hospitals with compliance

• Experts offer advice on how to comply with JCAHO's patient safety goals

  Experts offer advice on how to comply with JCAHO’s patient safety goals

Issue 4, February 28, 2003

• Hospitals should insist on a patient safety focus

  Hospitals should insist on a patient safety focus

Issue 3, January 23, 2003

• Use the 'trigger tool' to accurately track medication errors

  Use the ’trigger tool’ to accurately track medication errors

Issue 1, January 10, 2003

• Enlist a recruitment army to draw in new recruits

  Enlist a recruitment army to draw in new recruits