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Department of Nursing

Fast Blasts

October 10, 2020 - The Joint Commission is Coming Soon

January 15, 2020 - “I Have Cystic Fibrosis”

December 10,2019 - Patient Exam Room Cleanliness

October 21, 2019 - Holiday Decorations

August 19, 2019 - Violence Against Healthcare Workers

July 5, 2019 - NJH Service Animal Policy

January 18, 2019 - Preventing Bringing Home Germs and Bugs

January 11, 2019 - Speaking About Bed Bugs with Patient

October 1, 2018 - MIPS Reminders (Merit-based Incentive Payment System)

May 11. 2018 - Pediatric Abduction/Pediatric Security

May 4, 2018 - Outside Shipping Boxes and Storage

April 17, 2018 - Tornado

March 30, 2018 - Avoiding Common Vaccine Errors

February 2, 2018 - Patient Exam Room Cleanliness

January 26, 2018 - Prohibited or "Do Not Use" Abbreviations

December 15, 2017 - Policies & Procedures Update

December 14, 2017 - Suicide Awareness and Prevention

November 13, 2017 - The Joint Commission Standards & CMS Conditions of Participation on Medical Record Signature, Date, and Time.

September 22, 2017 - Sentinel Events

September 12, 2017 - Provider Privileges

August 25, 2017- Adverse Medication Events

August 9, 2017 - Section 504, Rehabilitaion Act of 1973 (Revised)

August 2, 2017 - Accounting of Disclosures/Health Information Management

July 26, 2017 - Safe Injection Practices

June 29, 2017 - Performance Improvement (PI)

June 14, 2017 - Bioterrorism Event

June 2, 2017 - New and Repacement Products and Equipment Used by Clinical Deparetments

May 31, 2017 - Joint Commission Readiness Tips

April 13, 2017 - Tornado

March 13, 2017 - Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Glucose)

December 8, 2016 - Pediatric Abduction/Pediatric Safety

November 1, 2016 - Active Shooter

November 4, 2016 - New Disinfection Wipes

June 15, 2016 - Plain Language Codes

January 20, 2016 - Infection Prevention Isolation Precautions Documentation Changes in the EMR

April 21, 2015 - Code Pink Pediatric Abduction

January 30, 2015 - Injection Safety

January 22, 2015 - Code Yellow - Bomb Threat

January 13, 2015 - Joint Commission Readiness Tips

December 17, 2014 - Employee Competency

December 11, 2014 - Patient Centered Care

December 3, 2014 - Code Silver - Active Shooter

November 19, 2014 - Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal

November 12, 2014 - Code Pink

November 5, 2014 - Patient Safety

October 29, 2014 - Code Red

October 23, 2014 - Patient and Family Education

October 15, 2014 - Patient Rights

October 8, 2014 - Informed Consent

October 1, 2014 - Abuse Reporting

September 24, 2014 - Hand Hygiene

September 17, 2014 - Unacceptable Abbreviations or "Do Not Use" Abbreviations

September 10, 2014 - Release of Medical Record Information

September 3, 2014 - Standards and Transmission Based Precautions

August 27, 2014 - Patient Care Equipment Tags

August 20, 2014 - Confidentiality of Patient Information

August 13, 2014 - Medication Safety

August 6, 2014 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Safety

July 30, 2014 - Oxygen Safety Tips

July 23, 2014 - Violence Prevention

July 16, 2014 - Code Blue - Life Threatening Emergency

July 9, 2014 - Responding to the worsening of a patient’s condition and notification of the Rapid Response Team (RRT)

July 2, 2014 - 2014 Patient Safety Goals

June 25, 2014 - Low Level Disenfection

June 18, 2014 - Tips for Talking to Joint Commission Surveyors

June 11, 2014 - Electrical Safety

June 4, 2014 - Emergency Codes

May 29, 2014 - Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Revised)

July 2, 2013 - EMR- Confidential Psychosocial Phone Note Documentation

June 19, 2013 - Medical Emergencies - RRT

March 27, 2013 - New or Replacement Products

August 17, 2012 - Forms Process

June 11, 2012 - EMR MDRO

March 2, 2012 - Blood Transfusions

December 13, 2011 - Fall Risk Program

November 17, 2011 - Joint Commission Information for Physicians

October 19, 2011 - Flu vaccine

September 7, 2011 - Patient Education

August 31, 2011 - Patient Rights

Ausust 24, 2011 - Shut Off Valves

August 17, 2011 - Department Employee Files

August 10, 2011 - Employee Competency

August 3, 2011 - Release of Medical Information

July 27, 2011 - Administering Medications Safely

July 22, 2011 - Patient Orders

July 20, 2011 - Ensuring Medication Safety

July 13, 2011 - Cultural Diversity

July 8, 2011 - Providing and Improving Patient Safety

July 6, 2011 - Recall Notification

June 29, 2011 - Equipment Tags

June 24, 2011 - Code Orange

June 22, 2011 - Code Silver

June 20, 2011 - Revised Code Pink

June 17, 2011 - Informed Consent

June 15, 2011 - Patient Identifiers

June 10, 2011 - Code Yellow

June 1, 2011 - Confidentiality of Patient Information

May 27, 2011 - Code Black

May 25, 2011 - Code Red

May 20, 2011 - Code Silver

May 18, 2011 - Joint Commission

May 13, 2011 - Code Blue

May 11, 2011 - A Code of a Different Color

May 4, 2011 - Hand Hygiene

March 31, 2011- Rapid Response Team

December 12, 2010 -Blood Transfusion Reactions

December 8, 2010 - Change Management

November 15, 2010 - Downtime Procedure for EMR

April 12, 2010 - Informed Consent for Clinical Procedures and Treatments

February 16, 2010 - Improving Communication of Verbal Orders

December 15, 2009 - Managing Patients with Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms

October 13, 2009 - Patient Safety Goals

Octomer 12, 2009 - Blood Transfusion Reactions

September 29, 2008 - Patient Involvement

September 16, 2008 - Hand-Off Communication

March 24, 2008 - Hand Hygiene

March 3, 2008 - Personal Protection Equipment

December 19, 2007 - Code Blue Carts & Zolls

November 19, 2007 - Patient Risk From Falls

October 29, 2007 - HIPAA Privacy

October 10, 2007 - High Risk Meds

October 1, 2007 - Shut-off Valves

September 10 , 2007 - Tips for a Successful Survey

August 31, 2007 - Critical Test Results

August 20, 2007 - Improving the Communication of Verbal Orders

August 6, 2007 - Improving Patient Identification

July 23 , 2007 - Patient Safety Goals

June, 2007 - Unacceptable Abbreviations

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