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Advance Directive Admissions Process – Missing Documentation

Our team is noticing inconsistencies in documentation of the Advance Directive process during admission during medical record review.  ...
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Are you meeting the Discharge Planning Expectations?

Having a robust, detailed discharge planning process is more important now than ever before.  Our patients are older, ...
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A Guide to Navigating a Surveyor’s Evaluation Process

When survey time is drawing close, staff always wonder, "What are the surveyors going to be looking for ...
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Fall Prevention Strategies During Winter Months

Slush, sleet, black ice, and snow-every winter, these weather phenomena contribute to slips, trips, and falls. For the ...
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Wintertime Prevention of Respiratory Infections

Colds, flu, and other respiratory illnesses are more common in colder months. People are indoors more often, allowing ...
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How Expanding Competency in Eyewash Station Use Enhances Safety

Earlier in 2024, The Joint Commission added a new aspect to the assessment of competency expectations.  This aspect ...
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Understand the Requirements for Eyewash Stations

At a recent speaking engagement, we received numerous questions related to eyewash stations and thought this would be ...
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Medication Titration Orders – Clarifying the Requirements

Recently during our presentation at a conference there were several questions asked about the requirements for titration orders.  ...
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Validating Chemical Concentrations

Decades ago there was a chemical company slogan, "Better Living Through Chemistry".  It's true that chemicals do support ...
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The Importance of Correct Temperature for Disinfectant Effectiveness

The use of disinfectants in both instrument reprocessing and sanitizing food service dishware is critical in the infection ...
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Sterile vs. Dirty Storage: Keeping Them Properly Separated

The age-old conundrum of fitting a round peg into a square hole is a lot like storing medical ...
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Consents- Let’s Complete Them Correctly 

What is an informed consent and why is it important?   Informed consent is a process in which patients ...
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