EndoNurse Magazine

Safety

Cheap and Pricey Methods Equal at Preventing Intraoperative Awareness

Anesthesiology researchers have shown that a device approved by the Food and Drug Administration to reduce the risk that patients will recall their surgery does not lower the risk of the problem, known as intraoperative awareness, any more than a less expensive method. ...More
August 22, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
Combination of Existing Safety Checks Could Reduce Radiotherapy Errors

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August 9, 2011
Posted in News, Procedures
New Report Finds Colon Hydrotherapy Unsafe

And the controversy continues. Is colon cleansing healthy, or not? Is it dangerous? Do the conditions under which it’s administered make a difference? A Journal of Family Practice report released this week attempted to answer some of these questions. ...More
August 2, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
Contamination of Nurse Uniforms Increases During Work Shift

Nurses' uniforms can act as a reservoir of infections, with the areas around the pockets, cuffs and aprons the most contaminated. Investigators from the Public University of Navarra, the University of Vavarra Clinic, and the University of Vavarra Clinic in Pamplona, Spain, ...More
July 29, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Propofol: Who (or What) Should be Allowed to Administer It?

Mention the word propofol before the summer of 2009 and you would have likely received blank stares unless you were speaking to a healthcare professional. That all changed June 25, 2009, when the King of Pop Michael Jackson died of what was later found to be a propofol ...More
June 30, 2011
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues, Procedures
Doctor's Office Is Usually First Stop in Medication Mishaps

Harmful effects of medication bring an estimated 4.5 million patients to doctors’ offices and emergency rooms yearly, according to a new study, and people who take multiple medications are particularly vulnerable to unpleasant or dangerous side effects, allergic reactions ...More
June 28, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues
1 in 9 Hospital Patients are Readmitted in 30 Days Or Less

In 2008 nearly 12 percent of hospital stays were readmissions within 30 days of a previous stay, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. ...More
June 24, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Outpatient Bariatric Surgery May Lead to Higher Mortality

A new study of nearly 52,000 patients found that people who had gastric bypass surgery and were discharged from the hospital sooner than the national average of a two-day length of stay, experienced significantly higher rates of 30-day mortality and complications. The ...More
June 15, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
Patient Safety Authority Examines Unsafe Injection Practices

The June issue of the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Advisory includes a look at the occurrence of bloodborne disease transmission related to unsafe injection practices. Lapses in basic safe injection practices and infection control expose patients to needless risk ...More
June 3, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
Patient-Checklist Legislation Passes Nevada Senate

In late May, the Nevada Senate passed A.B. 280, legislation sponsored by Speaker of the Assembly John Oceguera, which, if passed by the governor, would implement a patient checklist at medical facilities. "Requiring medical facilities to adopt patient checklists is ...More
June 3, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures