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Focus On: Patient Safety
The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals were established to help create a culture of safety within healthcare institutions. The goals are updated every year by an expert panel which seeks to improve patient safety using the latest evidence-based research. To maintain accreditation with the Joint Commission, compliance with the goals must be demonstrated. For this collection of articles, we've pulled together our best resources on the topics of patient safety, including medication safety, pressure ulcers, healthcare-associated infections, falls, and patient handoffs. Lisa M. Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP
GENERAL	MEDICATION SAFETY
PRESSURE ULCERS	HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS
FALLS	NURSING HANDOFFS

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GENERAL

Discover methods to assess, promote, and improve patient safety

Using Clinical Data to Capture Nurse Workload: Implications for Staffing and Safety CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing July/August 2010
Impacting Patient Safety Through the Healthy Workplace Journey Critical Care Nursing Quarterly October/December 2009
Identifying organizational cultures that promote patient safety Health Care Management Review October/December 2009
Teamwork: Building Healthier Workplaces and Providing Safer Patient Care Critical Care Nursing Quarterly July/September 2009
On the Ball Leadership for Patient Safety and Learning in Critical Care JONA: Journal of Nursing Administration July/August 2009
TECHNOLOGY TODAY: Patient Safety and Technology AACN Advanced Critical Care April/June 2009
Managing to improve quality: The relationship between accreditation standards, safety practices, and patient outcomes Health Care Management Review July/September 2009
Quality and strength of patient safety climate on medical-surgical units Health Care Management Review January/March 2009
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MEDICATION SAFETY

The six rights of medication administration and so much more

Legal & Ethical: Interruptions and Medication Errors: Part I Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice November/December 2010
Med Check: How can we prevent medication errors? Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! November/December 2010
PowerPoint Presentation: How can we prevent medication errors NursingCenter December 2010
An overview of error-reduction options Nursing Management September 2010 Supplement
Medication Safety Initiative in Reducing Medication Errors Journal of Nursing Care Quality July/September 2010
Patient Safety: Examining the Adequacy of the 5 Rights of Medication Administration Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice July/August 2010
LEGAL DEPARTMENT: Patient Safety: Sidestepping Unsafe Abbreviations Plastic Surgical Nursing - Featured Journal April/June 2010
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PRESSURE ULCERS

Learn steps to stop pressure ulcers from developing

Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Utilizing Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Critical Care Nursing Quarterly October/December 2010
Spotlight on prevention: Pressure ulcers Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! September/October 2010
Taking steps to prevent pressure ulcers Nursing2013 March 2010
Take5: Steps to prevent pressure ulcers NursingCenter December 2010
Skin Care and Pressure Ulcers Advances in Skin & Wound Care: The Journal for Prevention and Healing September 2009
Fighting back against pressure ulcers Nursing2013 Critical Care September 2009
WOUND CARE: Prevention and Early Detection of Pressure Ulcers in Hospitalized Patients Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing January/February 2008
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HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS

Minimize the risk of CR-BSIs and SSIs

Cut down on SSIs Nursing Management October2010
Stop SSIs in their tracks OR Nurse 2013 March 2010
Going Around in Circles: Is This the Best Practice for Preparing the Skin? Critical Care Nursing Quarterly April/June 2009
A Broad-Spectrum Look at Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: Many Aspects, Many Populations Journal of Infusion Nursing March/April 2009
HAI prevention: The power is in your hands Nursing Management June 2008 Supplement
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FALLS

Read about successful strategies for fall prevention

Fall Initiatives: Redesigning Best Practice JONA: Journal of Nursing Administration September 2010
Designing a Falls Prevention Strategy That Works Journal of Nursing Care Quality July/September 2010
Patient and Family Education for Fall Prevention: Involving Patients and Families in a Fall Prevention Program on a Neuroscience Unit Journal of Nursing Care Quality July/September 2009
Falls and Patient Mobility in Critical Care: Keeping Patients and Staff Safe AACN Advanced Critical Care July/September 2009
Are Call Light Use and Response Time Correlated With Inpatient Falls and Inpatient Dissatisfaction? Journal of Nursing Care Quality July/September 2009
EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING: Critical steps to prevent falls in hospitalized older patients Nursing Management July 2009
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NURSING HANDOFFS

Fine tune your method of giving report

Bringing Change-of-Shift Report to the Bedside: A Patient- and Family-Centered Approach Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing October/December 2010
Changing handoffs: The shift is on Nursing Management October2010
Nursing Handoffs: A Systematic Review of the Literature AJN, American Journal of Nursing April 2010
Legal Department: Hand-Off Communication Does Affect Patient Safety Plastic Surgical Nursing - Featured Journal October/December 2009
Ticket to Ride: Reducing Handoff Risk During Hospital Patient Transport Journal of Nursing Care Quality April/June 2009
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