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RTN1501_B07_Why Patients Turn Violent
* EC:Code Black and Blue: Why patients turn violent and how to recognize it before it happens[®] [REF: RN, SFT, StEd] EC News, January 2015, Vol 18, #7, Pg 1 JCe1501_B07 Knowing those situations in which the risk of patient:staff violence is highest can help staff avoid and prevent injuries. This article reports a study that determined…
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RTN1412_B2_CJCP: Nursing Chapter
*TS: CJCP: Certified Joint Commission Professional: Focus on the ‘Nursing’ Chapter[®] [REF: LDR, RN] The Source, December 2014, Vol 12, #12, Pg 12 JCs1412_B2 JCs1412_B2 “The nurse executive is largely accountable for the most substantial patient care workforce of the hospital”. Although this column is primarily to support those interested in becoming Certified Joint Commission…
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RTN1411_B2_PC.01.02.07 Clarification
• PR: Clarification of the Pain Management Standard[®] [REF: MD, RN] Perspectives November 2014, Vol 34, #11, Pg 11 JCp1411_B2 The latest revisions to the pain assessment and management standard, PC.01.02.07 are not specifically for Hospitals. However, in what was added to the rationale, there is reinforcement for the TJC position that “pain may be…