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Posts Tagged "Patient Care"
View all postsCognitive Bias and Antibiotic Overuse
By Ted Tsai, MD - August 9, 2016
Attempts to correct the problem of antibiotic overuse have typically revolved around education, with very little attention paid to psychology. A Google search for ‘antibiotic overuse’ brings up articles
Better nursing working environment means better outcomes for surgery patients
By Angie Best-Boss RN - August 4, 2016
While it sounds logical, a recent study published Jan. 20 in JAMA Surgery reported that hospitals with the better nursing departments had fewer patients die after a surgical complication. What makes
Speaking Up for Patient Safety
By Angie Best-Boss RN - June 30, 2016
It’s happened to many of us. We show up for work, get our reports, and realize that we cannot safely perform our job under the current conditions. What can we do? A jury awarded Linda Boly, RN,
Dealing Effectively with Shift Changes and Patient Handoffs
By Angie Best-Boss RN - March 3, 2016
If you have kids, you know the worst time of day is that hour before dinner - kids are needy and cranky after school, homework has to get started, and dinner has to be created. Similarly, if you are
Tips for Dealing with Difficult Patients
By MaryAnn DePietro - March 1, 2016
In an ideal world, your patients would all be polite and pleasant. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. If you work in healthcare, it’s inevitable you will have to deal with difficult patients.
Staffing Effects on Weekend Medical Care
By Angie Best-Boss RN - December 8, 2015
Appendectomies are appendectomies, right? As long as you have trained professionals operating in a safe environment, it shouldn’t matter when your patients go under the knife. Except that sometimes,
Back to our roots: Understanding Holistic Nursing
By Angie Best-Boss RN - November 5, 2015
When you think holistic nursing, what comes to mind? Airy, fairy nurses who focus only on warm fuzzies? That too-common misconception ignores the reality that holistic nurses are found in every nursing
Communication: The Critical Accompaniment to Clinical Skills
By Christiana Davis, MD - February 27, 2015
You have been trained to examine patients, obtain medical histories, order and perform diagnostic tests, interpret tests, and treat illnesses. You also counsel patients on how to take preventive measures
"The Care of the Patient" - A Legacy
By Faith A. Coleman, MD - February 25, 2015
"One of the essential qualities of the clinician is interest in humanity, for the secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient." Frances W. Peabody, MD, October 22, 1926 The
