Ernest Grant is the first man elected as ANA president. Find out more about his vision for nursing.
History in the making Ernest Grant is a nurse's nurse. He's funny, insightful, inspirational, and dedicated to supporting nurses so they can provide the best patient care possible. He'll take the helm as president of the American Nurses Association in 2019, and his election is historic. He's the first man to be elected to the position in the organization's history. Learn more about him and how he hopes to influence the nursing profession. Also in this issue: Find out how a "fall plan of care" can keep older adults safe, how an interdisciplinary team designed a clinical pathway to improve extubation outcomes, and what landed on the top health tech hazards list. | |
Clinical Pathway Improves Extubation Outcomes | A multidisciplinary team designed a clinical pathway that improved institutional practice and quality of care. Read on to learn more about this successful quality improvement project. |
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A Surgeon So Bad It Was Criminal | Christopher Duntsch's surgical outcomes were so outlandishly poor that Texas prosecuted him for harming patients. Why did it take so long for the systems that are supposed to police problem doctors to stop him from operating? |
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Jennifer Thew, RN Senior Editor, Nursing | |
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