Changes to nursing home survey protocols — set to take effect April 28 — are putting a sharper focus on resident rights, documentation practices, and medication oversight. The revisions demand ...

Version 1:1. Final Technical Report January 2009). Common examples of risks to patient safety include patients not identified as at risk of falling, inadequate nursing documentation and poor ...

Objectives This study investigates risk of mortality associated with nurses’ assessments of patients by physiological system. We hypothesise that nursing assessments of in-patients performed at entry ...

How a hospital conducted audits and staff training to improve continence pad usage and prevent unnecessary costs and ...

Submission of False or Inaccurate Information: Any intentional or unintentional falsification, misrepresentation, or omission of any required application materials or supporting documentation, either ...

Introduction: A different perspective - Within the compliance profession, Cecilia Fellouse has noted, “Under the weight of ...