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RTN1603_B1_Pain Assessment (PC.01.02.07, EP1-3)
Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls *PR: Clarifying the Intent of Joint Commission Pain Assessment Standards (PDF/QV)[REF:MD, RN] Perspectives March 2016, Vol 36, #4, Pg 3 JCp1603_B1 In this article, TJC attempts to make several things clear about PC.01.02.07, EP 1-3 and its requirements for pain assessment. It does not require or specify: The use of…
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RTN1602_B1_Assessing Patients with Delirium
Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls *TS: “Things Fall Apart”: Ensuring the Safety of Patients with Delirium (PDF/QV)[REF:MD, Psy, RN, Tool] The Source, Month 2016, Vol 14, #2, Pg 1 JCs1602_B1 In this article, delirium as defined by the Society for Critical Care Medicine is “a syndrome characterized by the acute onset of cerebral dysfunction with…
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RTN1602_B2_BHC Patient Pain Screening
*TS: 5 Sure-Fire Methods: Screening Behavioral Health Care Patients for Physical Pain (PDF/QV) [REF: BHC, RN, Tool] The Source, February 2016, Vol 14, #2, Pg 2 JCs1602_B2 This article focuses on organizations surveyed under the BHC standards. As such, a few of its 5 recommendations have long ago been adopted by most psychiatric hospitals. Still, recommendation…