By Sara Heath, Executive Editor – TechTarget Nearly half of patient harm events are going without reporting, making it more difficult for hospitals to understand the root cause of those patient safety incidents and make quality improvements, according to a new report from the Office of Inspector General. The report, which looked at 299 patient […]
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By: Mariah Taylor – Becker’s Clinical Leadership Martha Schwebach, the nation’s first family nurse practitioner, died July 9 at 86, the Albuquerque Journal reported July 27. Ms. Schwebach graduated from the Dominican School of Nursing in Great Bend, Kan., before moving to Moriarty, N.M. She spent eight years working as a surgical, obstetric, school and
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Lorie Brown, RN, JD – EmpoweredNurses.org As nurses, we’re hardwired to help. It doesn’t matter if we’re on the clock, in scrubs, or just trying to enjoy a day at the park, we hear a cry for help, and our instinct kicks in. But when you’re off-duty and a medical emergency unfolds in front of
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