New Study Finds Association between Human Error and Surgical Adverse Events

Today’s surgical settings are focused on patient safety and rich in standards, protocols and policies aimed at preventing medical errors. However, there is always a risk of potentially life-threatening human error.

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ABCDEF ICU Bundle of Care - Interview with Michele Balas

Best practices for ICU patients involves a collaboration of disciplines. This includes physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, other therapists as well as many ancillary personnel. The goal is to get the patient well enough to get discharged from the ICU

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From Internationally-Trained Nurse to American RN

My name is Claire and I am a french trained nurse. From as far as I remember, I have always wanted to become a nurse. Is it because my mom was one, or because of the hours I spent watching ER on TV? I don't know, but I've never really asked myself what I wanted to become when I grow up. It's always been clear.

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HHS Releases Report of U.S. Top 10 Causes of Death

A National Vital Statistics Report was recently released by the Department of Health and Human services ranking the top 10 causes of death in the United States.

Nurses are change agents. Nurses are a force to be reckoned with and who better than the bedside nurse to make change in a hospital?

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Primary nurse assessment

I'm a float nurse and about a month ago, I was told by the supervisor to do the admission assessment on a unit for the nurse. I relayed to the primary nurse that I would go over everything with the patient as far as questions, but would leave the physical assessment for her to do.

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