Nursing management
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Follow how this facility established and supported an electroconvulsive therapy program in its postanesthesia care unit, including multidisciplinary communication and patient and staff education.
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Learn what standards the Joint Commission sets for communication, coordination, and continuum of care.
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Learn your role in informed consent and explore the gray areas, including circumstances when consent may be valid even if the patient wasn't fully informed.
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The IOM says tens of thousands die each year from medical errors. Learn lessons from the aviation industry and how we can build a culture of safety with information technology and clinical information systems.
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Urinary tract infections and intravascular infections cause pain or even death, delay healing, and raise costs. New technology makes catheters safer than ever, so you can reduce these infections in your departments.