This document highlights the January 2014 changes, revisions, and updates to the NHSN Patient Safety Component Manual, which impact the way data are collected and reported to NHSN. Although other minor revisions, not highlighted here, have been made to the manual, they generally represent wording ...
January 201616 -1Obtained in a manner to prevent introduction of organisms from the surrounding tissues into the specimen being collected. Birthweight is the weight of the infant at the time of birth and should not be changed as the infant gains weight. The birthweight categories are as ...
Background: Eight medical students from the University of Dundee (UK) embarked on a four week 'Student Selected Component' (SSC) focussing on issues surrounding patient safety. The component was student-led with the students deciding on a range of projects, which would enhance their understanding...
A telepalliative care intervention for patients with advanced cancer reported no effect on survival (HR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.64-1.07),20 whereas a trial of integrated palliative and respiratory care for dyspnea, which included survival as a safety outcome, reported greater survival at 6 months (94...
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth became a common strategy for maintaining patients' and clinicians' safety. Machine learning and image processing techniques played a vital role in telehealth monitoring. The AI methods are capable of monitoring patients' vital signs such as heart ra...
Patient education, a common intervention strategy for the prevention and management of low back pain, is typically used to modify the beliefs and behaviors of patients to improve their health outcomes [30]. It is a key intervention component to empower patients with the appropriate skills to take...
PX is an essential component for achieving quality health care. A systematic review of 55 studies [7] revealed that PX and clinical effectiveness dimensions, such as health outcomes, adherence to recommended medications, preventive care, and the use of health care resources, had positive ...
In addition to protecting patient safety, it is also imperative to ensure the safety of the hospital personnel when interacting with the MR magnet. To guarantee safety and limit MRI-related hazards, the area where the magnet is located can be classified into four different zones, indicating incre...
Patient Safety in the Cardiac Operating Room. In: Kaplan's Cardiac Anesthesia Cardiac and Noncardiac Surgery, 7th ed. Elsevier. 2017. p. 1072–108. 60. The Nursing & Midwifery Council - The Nursing and Midwifery Council. The code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, ...
Establishing the safety of a drug substance impurity is central to establishing the acceptance criteria for a patient centric specification. FDA published a MAPP 5017.2 (Manual of Policies and Procedures) in 2018 which defines clinically relevant acceptance criteria as “a set of acceptance ranges to...