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How does your education compare with nurse leaders nationwide? How much does education matter? Nursing Management is gathering feedback to create an overview of education among nurse leaders across the U.S. healthcare spectrum. We’ll publish the results in a future issue. Please take a moment to fill out the survey—hurry up, the survey closes April 30!

The Joint Commission: Focus on high reliability

The recently published Health Affairs article “The Ongoing Quality Improvement Journey: Next Stop, High Reliability” concludes that the U.S. healthcare industry has the ability to achieve and sustain consistent excellence in safety and quality by focusing on the three components that are necessary to achieve high reliability in healthcare: leadership, safety culture, and Robust Process Improvement.

EXTRA: Preventing BSIs

On the Cusp project reports 35% reduction in CLABSIs

According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, central line-associated bloodstream infections in adult ICUs were reduced an average of 35% at hospitals participating in the On the CUSP: Stop BSI project.

CDC issues new guidelines for preventing intravascular catheter-related infections

The CDC has issued a 2011 update to its Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections; these guidelines were last updated in 2002.

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Healthcare reform: 1 year later
Deborah E. Trautman PhD, RN

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Is your facility equipped for safe patient handling?
Marlyn T. Conti, RN, MM, CPHQ, and Vickie Johnsen, PhD, RN

Multidisciplinary communication strategies for Magnet® success
Pamela Turner, PhD, APRN, CPN, NEA-BC; Louise M. Milligan; Kim M. Crady, BSN, RN; Lucinda Deputy, BSN, RN, NE-BC; Carol H. Whitefield, BSN, RN, HNB-BC; and Debra Stiffler, MSN, RN, NE-BC

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