This Week in Nursing Despite evidence that advanced practice registered nurses improve outcomes and access to care, the American Medical Association calls for strategic opposition to APRN independent practice.  Earlier this month, the American Academy of Nursing released a position statement that recommended policies and practices that promote "adequate, high-quality sleep for nurses to contribute to safe nursing practice and patient care." Too many overnight shifts create both short- and long-term risks. “We are in an environment where underlying violence is considered acceptable,” says David Callaway, MD, FACEP. “We are expected not only to survive, but to turn right around, respond, and treat casualties.”
Solutions Spotlight CMS and The Joint Commission are placing more emphasis on reducing adverse events, which means hospital quality professionals are under pressure to have an effective occurrence reporting process in place.
In this 90-minute webinar, performance improvement expert Kenneth R. Rohde provides practical techniques and advice to help participants analyze their occurrence reporting process, use data to learn why errors occur, and make improvements that will strengthen patient care and reduce adverse events.
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