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Enhancing Patient Safety in Nursing: Strategies and Practices

Relias

One of the most effective ways to reduce this number is by focusing on patient safety in nursing. For many hospitals, achieving better outcomes begins with the implementation of improved patient safety protocols. What is patient safety in nursing? How do nurses ensure patient safety in the care setting?

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Evaluating the Safety of Cell Therapy: What You Need to Know

Scrubs

Thorough understanding and mitigation of immunogenicity risks are integral to ensuring patient safety. Tumorigenicity: The possibility of administered cells developing into tumors is a pivotal aspect scrutinized during safety evaluations.

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The Importance of Nurses Educating Patients and 10 Ways to Improve Patient Education

DropStat

The importance of nurses educating patients is well known and documented in studies showing that patient education results in greater patient compliance and leads to better health outcomes. Moreover, healthcare is increasingly shifting towards patient- and consumer-centered healthcare.

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Alarm Fatigue: A Major Safety Challenge for Nurses

DropStat

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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Leveraging Your Status as an Older Nurse

Minority Nurse

Their ability to contribute to patient safety, the delivery of high-quality care, positive outcomes, and patient education should be considered. Experience: Let’s face it — experience counts a lot in most cases. An L&D nurse with 22 years of experience has seen a thing or two.

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5 Risk Control Considerations as Nurse Practitioners’ Scope of Practice Expands

Minority Nurse

Understanding this legal landscape is crucial for NPs to effectively adjust their patient safety and risk control practices to navigate potential pitfalls. NPs should document an assessment of their patient’s ability to comprehend and repeat information provided using a “teach-back” approach to test accurate recall.

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Daily Duties of a Skilled Dental Assistant

Northwest Suburban College

Post-Procedure Duties and Patient Education After a dental procedure, their responsibilities shift to patient education and cleanup. They begin by giving the patient instructions on how to care for their teeth after the procedure.