Just when you, the emergency physician, think you have the guidelines for treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) figured out, the AHA/ACC releases new revisions and updates.
The nurse had worked almost 17 hours in an "intense double shift" and slept less than six hours before starting her third shift, according to the Risky Business web site.
Amid the successes in sharps safety in hospitals in the 21st century, there is one glaring gap: the operating room. Sharps injuries there remain as much of a problem as they were in 2000, when the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act was signed into law.
The Rhode Island Department of Health is fining Rhode Island Hospital (RIH) in Providence $300,000 for what the state says is a pattern of significant surgical errors.
In the Planetree model, staff don't treat patients like they'd want to be treated. Instead, they find out how the patient wants to be treated, says Linda Sharkey, RN, MSN, vice president of patient care services and chief nurse executive at Fauquier Hospital.
