Infection Prevention: Borescopes: Your Eyes on the Inside; Shed some light on the dark side of your devices.
Your Attention, Please: Time for a Time-Out; Before you can take a safety pause, you have to get the surgical team's attention.
Safety: Need Help Establishing a Culture of Safety? This survey self-assessment tool will identify areas of needed improvement.
Yes, You Can Perform Opioid-Sparing Surgery; How to go easy on the prescription painkillers - yet still control your patients' pain.
How Much Do You Know About Patient Warming? A recent survey suggests some nurses are still stumped on the basics of preventing perioperative hypothermia.
Celebrating 10 Years Of the Surgical Safety Checklist; Q&A with Thomas Weiser, MD, checklist co-creator and champion of safer patient care.
Is it Time for a Checklist Double-Check? 3 tips to get the most out of surgery's essential safety tool.
What's in Your MH Cart? Answer these 10 questions to find out if you're ready to respond to a malignant hyperthermia crisis.
On Point: Have You Established a Culture of Safety? Talk is cheap when it comes to protecting patients and staff from harm.
Comprehensive Pressure Injury Prevention;Use this risk assessment tool to protect patients' skin from pre-op to PACU.
3 Sharp Ideas to Improve Sharps Safety; Here's how we responded to a worrisome uptick in needlesticks and cuts.
Advances in Medication Management; Technology can increase drug security and safety.
Left-Behind Needle Proves Fatal; Lessons learned from the tragedy a final count might have prevented.
Patient Safety: Priority One Protecting Patients; Houston Physicians' Hospital is committed to optimizing patient safety.
10 Tips for Safer Electrosurgery; Use these guidelines to keep both patients and staff safe.
Are You Doing Enough to Prevent Pressure Injuries; Proper patient positioning will protect patients' skin from avoidable harm.
Safety: Can You Spot the Drug Safety Hazard?
The Soul of a Surgical Safety Checklist; What started as steps on a static piece of paper is now a digital tool that enhances patient safety.
Safety; 5 Ways You Can Prevent Drug Diversion
Prevent Pressure Ulcers; 7 practical pearls to protect your patients' skin.