Wednesday, November 29, 2017

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ISMP Launches the First High-Alert Medication Safety Self-Assessment for Inpatient and Outpatient Facilities
ISMP will use the aggregate findings to plan additional educational curricula, tools, and resources to help healthcare practitioners enhance safety when using high-alert medications.
 

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Comprehensive Patient Safety Program Training Opportunities for Healthcare Leaders
Creating a culture of safety first and foremost requires strong leadership, passionate about embedding the strategies, tools and techniques necessary to make it happen.

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Hurting Silently: Assessing Pain In Nonverbal Patients
There are plenty of things clinicians can do to better evaluate pain in dementia patients and other patients who may not be able to communicate verbally.
Congress Eyeing Bipartisan CHIP Deal Ahead of Budget Deadlines
Lawmakers are working toward a bipartisan extender package to renew CHIP funding as dozens of states feel the budgetary pinch.
 

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The Active Shooter Response Toolkit for Healthcare Workers

Hospitals face many challenges in regard to active shooter risk such as providing care to victims of shootings and being prepared in the event a shooting situation occurs at the hospital. In times of crisis, it is imperative that proper protocol is followed to minimize risk to workers and patients, and to end the situation as safely as possible. This electronic toolkit contains best practices, on-the-job advice, and tools that allow you to easily train your hospital staff—delivered to you in a fast and convenient electronic format. This electronic toolkit will:

• Help you prepare your staff for an active shooter situation

• Provide an overview of the potential threat of active shooters in hospitals

• Give you and your staff lots of tips about how to prepare a hospital facility to protect against an active shooter threat

• Teach your staff how to recognize a potential shooter

• Explain what to expect from first responders and how to help and preserve life during an active shooter incident

• Outline a plan to quickly recover to help keep the facility open and operational

 

  

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The Joint Commission Mock Tracer Made Simple, 19th Edition
The newest version of HCPro's premier survey prep guide breaks down teh latest Joint commission standards in a mock survey checklist, format, and guides you through practice tracers throughout your organization.
 
 

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