Category: CATcf2_NPSG

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  • RTN1512_B3_Anticoagulation Safety (NPSG.03.05.01)

    *TS: Five Sure-Fire Methods: Improving the Safety of Anticoagulation Therapy  (PDF/QV) [REF: MD, Phrm, RN] The Source, December 2015, Vol 13, #12, Pg 3 JCs1512_B3 NPSG.03.05.01 requires hospitals to reduce the potential for patient harm that can result from the use of anticoagulants. To that end, this article in the ‘5 Sure-Fire Methods’ series provides…

  • RTN1510_B3_The Braden Scale

    *TS: Patient Safety Tool Box: The Braden Scale for Assessing Pressure Ulcer Risk (PDF/QV) [REF: IC, RN] The Source, October 2015, Vol 13, #10, Pg 5 JCs1510_B3 Assessment and management of decubitus ulcers is addressed in NPSG.14.01.01. Although this requirement is applicable to Nursing Care Centers and not strictly speaking to hospitals, the issue is…