Category: CATcf1_RN

  • RTN1410_B1_Sentinel Event Statistics 2014a

      Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls *PR:  Sentinel Event Statistics for First Half of 2014[®] [REF:LDR, PI, RN] Perspectives, July 2014, Vol 34, #10, Pg 11 JCp1410_B1 The top 10 most frequently reported events include:  #2: Other Unanticipated events (e.g., choking, found unresponsive) – [#6 for all 2013]  #3: Falls (that result in death or…

  • RTN1410_B2_R3 Report #6: Memory Care

    • PR:  New R3 Report Addresses Memory Care Requirements[®] [REF: LDR, MD, RN] Perspectives July 2014, Vol 34, #10, Pg 11 JCp1410_B2 The focus of R3 Report Issue 6: Memory care accreditation requirements for nursing care centers is on patients with Alzheimer’s disease.  However, the report references ‘activity programing based on abilities’ and non-pharmacological approaches…

  • RTN1408_B1_Infection From Misuse of Vials

      Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls *PR: Sentinel Event Alert: New Alert Discusses Prevalence of Unsafe Injection Practices in Health Care[®] [REF:IC, P&T, RN] Perspectives, August 2014, Vol 34, #7, Pg 4 JCp1408_B1 Sentinel Event Alert 52, issued on 6/16/14, focuses our attention on the risk of prevention that can occur when appropriate infection prevention…