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How to Conduct Effective Safety Huddles

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Safety huddles are a key tool for healthcare organizations to reduce patient harm, ensure accurate, consistent communication between staff, and promote patient and employee safety.

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Build Safety Culture During Patient Safety Awareness Week

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How’s your organization doing in keeping your patients safe? Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 13-19, 2022, so it’s a good time to ask this question and make an honest assessment of where you stand. What is Patient Safety Awareness Week? To Improve Patient Safety, Culture is Everything.

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Informal CEO rounds increase patient safety

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In healthcare industries this positive impact quickly trickles down to patients, suggesting the importance of leadership connecting effectively with staff. Informal rounds are a good way of making that connection. risk management and patient safety specialist for Cooperative of American Physicians Inc.,

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Congress Introduces Safe Staffing Bill for Hospitals to Protect Nurses

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The bill, known as The Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, was authored by Sen. National Nurses United has been gathering support for the bill as it makes the rounds in Congress. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in the Senate and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) in the House.

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Best Practices for Patient Rounding: Improving Patient Experience

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Patient rounding is a pivotal practice in healthcare, significantly influencing the quality of patient care , patient experience , and patient safety.

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Healthcare Workforce Safety: Nurse Safety and Patient Safety Go Hand in Hand

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­Healthcare workforce safety depends on both nurse safety and patient safety. Patients depend on competent, compassionate care, physical security, and the satisfaction of knowing they’re well cared for. Conversely, inadequate staffing negatively impacts nurse safety and patient safety.

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Healthcare Workforce Safety: Nurse Safety and Patient Safety Go Hand in Hand

Relias

­Healthcare workforce safety depends on both nurse safety and patient safety. Patients depend on competent, compassionate care, physical security, and the satisfaction of knowing they’re well cared for. Conversely, inadequate staffing negatively impacts nurse safety and patient safety.