Understanding the anesthetized brain

Understanding the anesthetized brain

Top 10 Patient Safety Issues for 2011

Top 10 Patient Safety Issues for 2011

No easy solutions for alarm fatigue - The Boston Globe

No easy solutions for alarm fatigue - The Boston Globe

Patient alarms often unheard, unheeded - The Boston Globe

Patient alarms often unheard, unheeded - The Boston Globe

Ignored Monitor Alarms Pose Huge Patient Safety Risks

Ignored Monitor Alarms Pose Huge Patient Safety Risks

Providing Solutions to Patient Safety

Providing Solutions to Patient Safety

Joint Commission Issues Report Explaining Rationale and Research Behind New Standards

Joint Commission Issues Report Explaining Rationale and Research Behind New Standards

"Patient-centered communication standards for hospitals. " Communication is one of the most critical aspects of patient safety. Unfortunately, health care providers often spend too little time communicating with their patients and with each other. As a result preventable medical errors occur that harm the patient. Here is a link to the Joint Commission Standards regarding "Patient-centered communication standards for hospitals. "

http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/18/R3%20Report%20Issue%201%2020111.PDF

Safety checklist use yields 10 percent drop in hospital deaths

Safety checklist use yields 10 percent drop in hospital deaths

Patient Safety

Safety checklist for caesarean sections launched

1 February, 2011 | By Steve Ford

The National Patient Safety Agency has launched a surgical safety checklist for maternity.

The tool is aimed at improving patient safety and reducing harm for patients having a caesarean section or other surgical procedure related to childbirth.

The maternity checklist, which the agency said was requested by maternity services, is an adaptation of the World Health Organization’s surgical safety checklist.

The maternity checklist calls on staff to check the resuscitaire has been checked and is in working order and the neonatal team have been called, if required; ensure the urinary catheter is draining; check the baby/babies have been identified with ID bands; and check to ensure cord bloods have been taken, if required.

Suzette Woodward, NPSA director of patient safety, said: “The surgical safety checklist has been proven to reduce harm and save lives. The benefits will make a major difference for women in maternity care, in particular those undergoing a caesarean section’.

“With 24.8% of births being by caesarean section, as well as other procedures that women may have to go through related to childbirth, this checklist will improve the safety of the care provided across the NHS.”

http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-specialisms/midwifery/safety-checklist-for-caesarean-sections-launched/5024875.article

More Doctors Must Join Nurses, Administrators in Leading Efforts to Improve Patient Safety and Outcomes

More Doctors Must Join Nurses, Administrators in Leading Efforts to Improve Patient Safety and Outcomes