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Why don’t healthcare providers follow the rules? Part 2 by Pat Iyer

Normalization of deviance occurs when a provider, such as a nurse, knowingly disregards a safety practice, like using two patient identifiers to verify patient identity. Repeated deviation from the safe practices tends to “normalize” the risky behavior in the nurse’s … Continue reading

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2010 National Patient Safety Goals by Pat Iyer

The Joint Commission has released the 2010 National Patient Safety Goals. The Joint Commission sets standards for, evaluates, and accredits more than 16,000 healthcare organizations and programs in the United States. These include hospitals and home health agencies as well … Continue reading

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