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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
 

Featured Story

Coronavirus Care Rationing: 'It's Not Just About Ventilators'
There have been several reports of ventilator rationing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in Italy and China. Last month, Manhattan, New York–based Northwell Health issued a memo that provided a guideline for clinicians to ration ventilators to COVID-19 patients who were most likely to benefit from the intervention.
 

News & Analysis

Introduction of Wireless Buzzer to Improve Efficiency in Gynecology Triage
There is increased nursing frustration due to students re-asking questions that patients already answered during nurse triage. Students interview fewer patients and often interrupt nurses due to not knowing the optimal time to arrive at patient triage. This leads to frustration and hindered learning for students while disrupting nurse and resident workflow.
5 Guidelines for Transferring Nursing Home Residents to Hospitals During the Coronavirus Pandemic
People who are at least 65 and people living in nursing homes are at high risk of serious illness during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nursing home residents face high risk because the facilities have a "congregate nature" and serve older adults with chronic medical conditions.
CMS Emergency Waivers Now Include Some Testing, Inspections
The blanket waiver was announced April 29 among several updates to previous waivers. While the waivers will help lighten the load somewhat, the most critical and often the most time- and money-consuming of the ITM requirements are not part of the waiver.

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Cognitive Overload Among Nurses: Exploring Causes, Risks and Solutions

Nurses cannot control the amount of information coming at them, nor how it is delivered. Hospitals need to find ways to offload the need for clinicians to retrieve, retain, and record information, and make it easier for them to collaborate.
PSQH: The Podcast

PSQH: The Podcast Episode 2 - Communicating With Patients and Families

On episode 2 of PSQH: The Podcast, host Jay Kumar talks to Patricia A. McGaffigan, RN, MS, CPPS, vice president of safety programs at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, about communicating with patients and families during a pandemic.
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COVID-19 Partner Resources

This page contains a list of COVID-19 related resources from our media partners. We will be updating this list frequently. Click here to view the resources!
Upcoming webinar

Hand Hygiene For All: What’s the Rub?

Everyone in healthcare, whether frontline staff or providers of ancillary services, must consistently perform hand hygiene. This May 19 webinar will discuss how we achieve compliance with this basic practice of infection prevention.

 

Industry Events

Sunday, 8/2 - The 57th ASHE Annual Conference & Technical Exhibition

Wednesday, 9/30 - Patient Experience Symposium 2020

Thursday, 10/29 - ABQAURP's 43rd Annual Health Care Quality & Patient Safety Conference

 

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Product Spotlight

Drug Diversion Prevention in Healthcare, Second Edition

The theft of drugs and medicines by staff has vexed the healthcare industry for centuries —and with the opioid epidemic diversion the stakes are higher than ever. Drug Diversion Prevention in Healthcare, Second Edition is loaded with tools and info showing you how to make a solid prevention plan. This new edition also contains case studies and real-life examples of how healthcare staff diverted drugs, how they were caught, and the steps taken afterwards.

Written by diversion prevention expert Kim New, this book is designed to help nursing, patient safety, and hospital security officials foster awareness of drug diversion, fight the “it can’t happen here” mentality, keep staff accountable, and monitor and audit the drugs moving through your facility to ensure they reach the right patient.

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