Scrubs

JULY 25, 2023

That spoonful of applesauce was for my father, who lay prone in a hospital bed after suffering from a hemorrhagic stroke. I could do a better job than some of my father’s nurses—could be more compassionate and respectful towards patients and family members, I could be much more of a calming and informative presence. I took initiative.

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Hospice Certified Nursing Assistant Patient Safety Vital Signs 246

Northwest Suburban College

OCTOBER 4, 2024

They help doctors and nurses provide the best care for patients. Their work is varied and incredibly important for the smooth running of clinics and hospitals. One of the first things medical assistants do each day is welcome and prepare patients for their visits. Medical assistants are key players in healthcare.

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Medical Assistant Medication Vital Signs Follow-Up 52

DropStat

MARCH 13, 2024

Alarm fatigue can occur in many fields, but reducing alarm fatigue for patient safety has become a primary goal in healthcare. The Joint Commission chose alarm management as a 2021 National Patient Safety Goal. Monitors ‘keep an eye’ on patients 24/7 and relieve critical care nurses of constant supervision.

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Patient Safety Follow-Up Patient Education Medication 52

MedCerts

JULY 1, 2024

You’ll interact with patients while taking their medical histories, performing physical examinations, recording vitals, preparing them for procedures and collecting samples for lab investigation. Good communication and organizational skills are handy when making follow-up calls, booking patient appointments and managing patient info.

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Sterilization Medical Assistant Medical History Patient Safety 68

Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Shelise Valentine, RNC, MSN, C-EFM, CPPS, CPHRM, is the Director of Clinical Education, Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group and chairs nursing, co-chairs obstetric and simulation initiatives, and directs risk management and obstetric education for insured hospital clients to improve patient safety and reduce malpractice risk.

Patient Safety 59

Patient Safety Unit Organization and Environment Best Practices Hospital 59

Relias

JUNE 6, 2024

Key competencies and attributes of nurse leaders include the following: Understands the correlation between a strong team and high levels of patient quality and safety. Encourages feedback and works to solve problems related to patient care, patient safety, budget, and staffing.

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Unit Organization and Environment Huddles/Rounds Patient Safety Patient Care 98

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Three in four nurses working in hospitals care about the success of their institution — “they show up and gown up…yet only 57% feel a sense of ownership in their hospitals, leaving leaders to expect 100% quality to be delivered by about half of the nursing workforce.” health system.

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Follow-Up Hospital Admissions Best Practices 149

Relias

JANUARY 23, 2023

Elise Valdes, PhD, is the primary author; I am maternal patient safety lead; and my colleague, Rola Aamar, PhD, is one of the leads in behavioral health at Relias. Our study examined results of a survey of both acute care and behavioral health team members who worked with pregnant and post-pregnant patients.

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Acute Care Follow-Up Patient Safety Discharges 98

Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) (2022) estimated over 100,000 registered nurses left the profession and predicted that another 800,000 nurses would follow them by 2027. The top reasons reported for leaving were burnout, feeling undervalued, and a high patient-to-nurse ratio.

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Patient Care Hospital Critical Thinking Patient Safety 111

The Healthcare Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Within clinical trials, this includes maintaining stringent safety protocols and managing a variety of adverse events, from mild reactions requiring little to no care to extremely severe events with hefty hospital stays and life-saving medical intervention. Take Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), for example. million to $3.3

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Patient Safety Vital Signs Follow-Up Collaboration 115

DropStat

APRIL 15, 2024

Nurses must perform “safety event reporting,” also called an “unusual occurrence report” or “variance report,” whenever there is: a new adverse event (e.g., a medical error or patient injury) a new awareness about an existing event (e.g., to improve patient safety) a near miss (e.g.,

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Patient Safety Scheduling Follow-Up Documentation 52

EvidenceCare

MAY 8, 2024

The following article is a summary of some of the key points of this episode. These can help patients find their way around the hospital and save time. You could also consider adding a system to manage phone inquiries, freeing up nurses. This can significantly reduce the risk of errors and improve patient safety.

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Patient Care Follow-Up Patient Satisfaction Patient Safety 130

Northwest Suburban College

JULY 19, 2024

We are often the first point of contact for patients when they arrive at the clinic or hospital. Our role involves a mix of clinical and administrative tasks, ensuring that the healthcare facility operates smoothly while providing excellent patient care. Our attention to detail and ability to follow protocols are essential here.

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Medical Assistant Medication Vital Signs Patient Records 52

DropStat

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Language barriers in healthcare prevent or hinder some healthcare stakeholders from reaching out for healthcare , and when they are in a healthcare setting, it may prevent the patient from understanding their healthcare situation and how to follow healthcare protocol. What are language barriers in healthcare?

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Unit Organization and Environment Scheduling Follow-Up Documentation 52

Relias

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The following are examples of behavioral interview questions nurses might answer to give the interviewer an indication of how well a candidate will fit within a given role. What did you say to the patient? It is sometimes difficult to perceive the impact of an illness or hospitalization on a patient’s life.

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Critical Thinking Follow-Up Patient Safety Communication 52

Northwest Suburban College

JUNE 27, 2024

Pharmacy technicians play a crucial role in ensuring that patients receive the correct medications and understand how to use them safely. At our core, we believe that well-trained pharmacy technicians are essential to maintaining the smooth operation of any pharmacy, whether in a hospital, retail, or clinical setting.

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Long Term Care Communication Follow-Up Patient Safety 52

Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A new grad nurse tells the story of a preceptor who seems determined to sabotage her orientation period, assuredly setting her up for failure and job loss. Other nurses follow the bully’s lead when it comes to treating this nurse with disrespect. Nursing is uniquely positioned to be the largest segment of the healthcare workforce.

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Documentation Patient Satisfaction Patient Safety Follow-Up 96

Relias

APRIL 28, 2023

Repeated pressure exposure on the same area will result in the degradation of the skin’s integrity, literally opening the skin up to infection. Caregivers can take action to prevent pressure sores in older clients and avoid negative outcomes that can follow. National Library of Medicine guidance.

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Long Term Care Follow-Up Hospital Patient Safety 98

DropStat

JANUARY 25, 2024

Nurses should seek permission before entering a patient’s room and before delivering any medical assistance with courtesy. Studies show that when nurses display empathy with patients, patient anxiety is lessened, leading to patient trust in healthcare and positive healthcare results.

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Accepted Blog

AUGUST 12, 2024

The 2025 ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service) application follows on last year’s restructured application, with a few changes. The AAMC site describes the various Primary Focus Areas as follows: Basic science (e.g., positions in retail, restaurant, sales, hospitality, and technical support) Health care administration (e.g.,

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Admissions Follow-Up Medication Communication 52

Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

A well-designed care coordination process benefits patients, providers, and payer organizations. Improved care quality and patient safety, reduced readmissions and ER visits, and lower healthcare costs are just some of the positive outcomes of effective care coordination. Care coordination under HHVBP.

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Hospice Interdisciplinary Team Follow-Up Documentation 52

Doximity

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Through social media they are impacting hundreds of thousands of health professionals and tens of millions of patients nationwide. Learn more about our honorees and follow them on social media to stay up to date with their content and what they're working on. She hopes to continue it indefinitely!

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Follow-Up Patient Safety Medication Hospital 52

Minority Nurse

JANUARY 26, 2024

Meanwhile, their less fortunate new grad colleagues take positions where they may be subject to extremely poor (or veritably nonexistent) precepting and essentially set up to sink or swim. Improved retention translates to a more experienced and skilled nursing workforce, positively impacting patient safety through better continuity of care.”

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Long Term Care Precepting Hospital Patient Safety 59

DropStat

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The position of the CMIO in health system management requires them to have the following skillset: 1. Analytical skills A chief medical information officer must be up to date and possess the skills needed to analyze population health data and interpret data for project development, health information advancements, and cost-saving measures.

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Medication Medical Secretary Patient Care Acute Care 52

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

On the patient-demand side, start with 50% of patients not following up recommendations after an imaging visit. It is up to us to adapt and embrace it, or be left behind. ” As a protector, ESR notes that radiologists have key roles in ensuring and enhancing patient safety.

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Communication Diagnostics Outpatient Care Triage 87

Relias

OCTOBER 14, 2022

No hospitals or birth centers offering obstetric care. While still having too few hospitals/birth centers, an increase to over just 60 OB providers per 10,000 births would change a county’s designation from maternity care desert to low-access. With maternity care deserts making up 36% of all U.S. No obstetric providers.

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Hospital Patient Safety Follow-Up Medication 52

Relias

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

AHRQ defined each of the domains as follows: Safe — avoiding harm to patients from the care that is intended to help them. Using this model, aspects of quality fall into one of the following three classifications: Structural measures — How well do a healthcare organization’s capacity, systems, and processes support high-quality care?

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Follow-Up Documentation Billing Acute Care 98

Relias

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Not long ago, city bystanders would erupt in applause during shift changes as healthcare providers exited and entered hospitals. Hospital systems may be taking employees for granted when they launch major marketing and public outreach programs or initiate billion-dollar renovations during a staffing crisis. Misplaced pay allocation.

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Unit Organization and Environment Precepting Hospital Scheduling 52

Minority Nurse

JULY 19, 2023

She had a hearing aid in her right ear but woke up with sudden bilateral deafness in 2015. “ To other nurses with disabilities, don ’ t give up,” she says. Nurses with disabilities are transforming healthcare and patient care practices,” says McCulloh. “ The priority with every nurse is to ensure patient safety.

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Hospice Follow-Up Triage Acute Care 98

Health Populi

JUNE 13, 2022

Following the Uvalde, Texas, school shootings, many healthcare advocacy organizations, professional societies, and health system executives came out loud, clear, and assertive about the role of guns in public health and impact on the health system. 64% of doctors are “very concerned” or “concerned” about gun control.

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Insurance Follow-Up Medication Hospital 71

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Following administrative hassles, working too many hours, lack of respect from staff and colleagues, and insufficient compensation and reimbursement are closely ranked in second place. As we consider re-investing in the U.S. Our clinicians’ well-being is not a future strategic forecast data point.

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Patient Experience Follow-Up Hospital Patient Safety 102

Walker Info - Patient Experience

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Therefore, two people receiving identical care can post different patient satisfaction scores. Aspects of the Patient Experience The most important aspect of patient experience is the success of a healthcare plan. Patient safety and health is priority number one. Look the patient in the eye.

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Patient Experience Patient Satisfaction Appointments Scheduling 52

Ciox

AUGUST 3, 2023

Health information exchange (HIE) is the secure and seamless sharing of patient medical information electronically between healthcare organizations, such as hospitals, clinics, laboratories, and physicians’ offices. This results in significant benefits for both healthcare organizations and patients.

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Unit Organization and Environment Medical History Transfers Tests 40

Relias

JULY 14, 2022

Lora Sparkman, MHA, RN, BSN, Partner, Patient Safety and Quality at ReliasAlarmingly, the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. Hospitals and health systems have targeted their approaches to these issues and others to help reduce complications through adherence to evidence-based clinical protocols and reducing variation in care.

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Patient Safety Acute Care Discharges Insurance 52

Relias

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These attributes (and others) can translate to greater improvements in patient safety. Transformational leadership is especially effective in health care because it emphasizes teamwork and everyone’s ability to step up as a leader when needed. What is transformational leadership?

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Patient Safety Teamwork Patient Satisfaction Follow-Up 52

Relias

JULY 20, 2023

The new measures included the Birthing-Friendly hospital designation to help reduce maternal mortality and morbidity. This would involve putting resources into place prior to discharging the patient — not just checking a box. Sadly, U.S. rates are continuing to rise. Collaborative care models can save lives.

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Hospital Documentation Discharges Best Practices 40

Health Populi

JUNE 25, 2024

Of the health care organizations who experienced ransomware attacks, one-third did not recover patient data from the cyber-attackers, Software Advice learned. Clearly, cyberattacks are impacting patient care. And the growth of home care, hospital-to-home, and greater self-care are also increasing risks for cybersecurity.

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