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Category Archives: Patient safety
Interruption Awareness and Medical Errors
This is a great explanation of how the overload that occurs in a nurse’s job can result in distraction and medical errors.
The Hospitalist and Nurse Practitioner Team
Healthcare institutions are looking for ways to cut costs and improve quality. Can this be done? Are they incompatible goals? The financial survival of hospitals is dependent on how they prevent “never events” and those quality of care issues that … Continue reading
Posted in Patient safety
Tagged hospitalist, nurse practitioner in hospital, Pat Goode RN, Pat Iyer RN
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Preventing back injuries
At the annual Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing conference, where I taught a legal preconference, I picked up a flyer created by a clinical nurse specialist. She reported on the factors associated with back injuries of nurses. Sharon Perkins MSN … Continue reading
Alarm fatigue: When nurses do not respond to alarms
The nursing standard of care involves correctly applying, programming and responding to critical alarms on medical equipment. A recent article by the Boston Globe highlights one of the dangers of high intensity nursing today – not responding to alarms. Alarms … Continue reading
Do 44,000-98,000 people really die each year from medical errors?
You may have heard the statistic that 44,000 to 98,000 people die each year from medical errors. An often used comparison: this is the equivalent of one jumbo jet crashing every 2 days for a year. Did you know those … Continue reading
Plaintiff winner #3: Dropped during transfer
The sound of a body hitting the floor can bring healthcare providers running. When the sound occurs when a nurse or aide drops a patient during transfer, the next sound may be, “Oh no.” This type of fall may occur … Continue reading
Posted in CMS never events, Damages, Medical errors, Medical malpractice, Nursing home, Nursing malpractice, Pain and suffering, Patient safety, Tampering with evidence
Tagged dropped during transfer, dropped while anesthetized, pathological fracture, patient fall, spontaneous fracture
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Plaintiff winner #2: Suicide in the Hospital
Suicide in hospitals is more common than you think. The Joint Commission reports it is the second most commonly reported sentinel event with 816 events reported as of June 30, 2010. Most of these suicides occur in psychiatric hospitals, followed … Continue reading
The Nursing Shortage by Pat Iyer
The supply of nurses in hospitals can be compared to a pipeline. Fewer people are entering nursing school (the opening of the pipe). As nurses age, they reduce their working hours and eventually retire. The pipe has developed leaks, as … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare reform, Patient safety
Tagged insufficient number of nurses, nursing shortage, retiring nurses
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The Nurse as Patient Advocate by Pat Iyer
A New Jersey plaintiff attorney lost a $19 million verdict when a state appeals court found multiple trial errors. Med League supplied one of the expert witnesses for this case. The case involved an alleged delay in ordering a cesarean … Continue reading


