It’s estimated that around 1,500 surgeries each year end with a retained surgical item (RSI). These patients often experience frequent infections, pain, bowel blockage, and other complications—and to add insult to injury, patients then need to be operated on again to remove the RSI.
Credentialing Resource Center's library of core privilege forms reflect industry best practices and expert research for a variety of physician, advanced practice, and allied health specialties and subspecialties. This sample privilege form will help you create your own version for clinical...
Nurses have set a historical precedent of stepping in wherever they are needed. It has been argued that nurses do not practice to the full extent of their education thanks to certain regulations. Were nurses to utilize the entirety of their practice and abilities,...
"The first question every doctor should ask when walking into an examination room is 'How are you?' — not 'How is your gallbladder, retina, or liver?' ... In this way, you are acknowledging that the patient is a unique individual and not merely a malfunctioning organism."
Eighty percent of registered nurses believe “healthcare professionals besides physicians” have increased their role in patient care management, according to a survey conducted by University of Phoenix. It also found that one-third of RNs have seen an increased role in doing tasks traditionally...