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Annually, more than 16 million people suffer some form of hand injury with more than 4.8 million seen in emergency departments (EDs).
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Do you identify patients at risk for suicide? Do you give patients a list of their medications? And do you encourage patients to report safety risks? These are some of the changes you'll need to make to comply with the 2007 National Patient Safety Goals from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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Does your ED offer influenza vaccine to staff? This will be a requirement from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, effective Jan. 1, 2007.
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Children are at high risk for medication dosage errors in the ED, partly because many medication doses are weight-based, says Susan Paparella, director of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Strategies in Huntingdon Valley, PA.
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Have you ever wondered why some children return to the ED many times? Researchers sought to answer this question, and of 932 cases, found that 25% had at least one visit during the previous three months and 4% had a return visit within 48 hours.
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The 2007 National Patient Safety Goals will require you to involve patients in their care. Here are some ways to do this in the ED, says Darlene Bradley, RN, CNS, CCRN, CEN. MICN, FAEN, director of emergency/trauma services at University of California-Irvine Medical Center in Orange:
