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J ULY/AUGUST 2010
Patient Safety
& QUALITY HEALTHCARE
QUALITY HEALTHCARE
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NEWS · SCIENCE · RESEARCH · OPINION
REDUCING INFECTIONS
IN IV CATHETERS
TALL MAN LETTERING
ADULT LEARNING PRINCIPLES
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FACILITY DESIGN
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J ULY/AUGUST 2010 Patient Safety & QUALITY HE
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Contents JULY/AUGUST 2010 · VOLUME 7 ISSUE 4
Patient Safety EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD &
By Barry P. Chaiken, MD, FHIMSS HEALTH IT & Q
In medicine, the scientific method assists us
Q&A Quality, Safety, and Medical Tourism E
ation after the procedure. Many of the medical to
By Inga Adams-Pizarro, MHS;Tennille D. Daniels, M
making sure that the calls are focused on patient
sticker with the Condition H telephone number on
Improving IV Catheter Care TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST D
and Medicaid Services (CMS), agreeing that
IMPROVING IV CATHETER CARE · Reviewing d
The various connector products available t
IMPROVING IV CATHETER CARE With S
In addition, the team uses carts that are
Look-Alike Drug Name Errors Is Enhanced Lettering
episode of urticaria. The pharmacist dispensed Zy
LOOK-ALIKE DRUG NAME ERRORS firmation bias
In a second study, Lambert et al. (2002)
LOOK-ALIKE DRUG NAME ERRORS tion (NCCMERP).
Falriskmaybeapart of life… but
Patient Safety Top of Mind for Medical Center an
patients' loved ones. Together, the first three p
FACILITY DESIGN supplies necessary for tre
Ancillary Features Augment Medical Staff 's Abili
First, Protect the Patient from Harm Applying Ad
the knowledge base required to deliver safe care
ADULT LEARNING PRINCIPLES Additional
Safety concern Proble
ADULT LEARNING PRINCIPLES learning and offe
PATIENT SAFETY ON THE FLY Technology and Teamw
Safety Is Paramount Every flight nurse quickly le
TECHNOLOGY AND TEAMWORK ately secured can
By Marvin Ellison (Van) Haygood, Jr. RN, MSN, NE-
and who are now merely in a “hold” or “wait” stat
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