May 31, 2018

Study finds overtime impedes nurse collaboration

We’ve all heard about how nurses that work overtime struggle with burnout and make more errors, but a new study suggests that overtime makes it harder to collaborate with peers and physicians as well.

This Week in Nursing

IHI/NPSF announces DAISY Award 2018 honorees

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) along with The Daisy Foundation have announced the winners of the 2018 IHI/NPSF DAISY Awards for Extraordinary Nurses.

3 takeaways for nurses from the AACN conference

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses' annual conference showcased resilience, telehealth, and nurse development.

AOHP asks healthcare organizations to ?consider? mandatory flu shot policies

The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare recently released a position statement that recommends annual flu shots along with other mandatory vaccinations, including hepatitis B and MMR, for healthcare workers.

Solutions Spotlight

Patient Safety Strategies: Evidence-Based Practices for Fall Prevention

Patient falls are a fixture in The Joint Commission’s list of top 10 sentinel events; in fact, they were the third highest sentinel event reported to the accreditor in 2016. Causes of falls range from inadequate assessment, medication or disease side effects, and environmental hazards to a lack of leadership or staff orientation—yet until now, there’s never been a single guide on fall prevention initiatives.

Patient Safety Strategies: Evidence-Based Practices for Fall Prevention takes you step-by-step through setting up a successful and sustainable evidence-based multidisciplinary fall prevention program to protect patients. It also covers how to keep proper documentation in order to avoid possible litigation.

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