Category: CAT-RTN2012

  • RTN1209_B1_Corridors2

    Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls •PR: – Clarifications and Expectations: Managing Corridor Clutter—Part 2 [REF:EOC, RN, SFT.] Perspectives September 2012, Pg 1, Vol 32, # 9 This article briefly summarizes what was presented in its Part 1 and then moves on to describe corridor exceptions for items such as wall-mounted hand rub dispensers and retractable…

  • RTN1209_B2_SWIFT

      • TS: – SWIFT: A New Tool for Identifying Prospective Hazards  [Pearl: JCSC, LDR, PI]  The Source September 2012, Pg 1, Vol 10, # 9 This article presents The Structured What-If Technique (SWIFT)  as a proactive team-oriented risk assessment process that is faster (and easier) than FMEA as required by TJC every 18 months…

  • RTN1209_B3_RC.01.01.01

      • TS: –  5 Sure-Fire Methods: Complying with Standard RC.01.01.01 [REF: BHC, IM] The Source September 2012, Pg 2, Vol 10, # 9 The Source also focused its ‘5 Sure-Fire Methods’ column on this same standard in September, two years ago (click on Complete and Accurate Medical Records (2010) below).  Apparently, this standard continues…