Is Patient Safety Declining? Part 3: High Patient Turnover Rates

This blog was originally published on Calling All Nurses – One of the greatest challenges in today’s rapidly changing healthcare system is maintaining the highest standards for patient safety. On the 12th of February, we talked about the issue of...

Is Patient Safety Declining? Part 2: Inadequate Nursing Skill Mix

This blog was originally published on Calling all Nurses – One of the greatest challenges in today’s rapidly changing healthcare system is maintaining the highest standards for patient safety. Last week, we talked about the issue of low staffing ratios. This...

Nursing's Role in Patient Care: Breaking it Down for People Who Just Don't Understand

“…and you had to attend college to learn how to measure someone’s urine?” – A classic example of a response that I often receive from people who have no clue as to what my roles, responsibilities, or knowledge base consists of as a...