Unfortunately, nursing home abuse occurs more frequently than you might think, even in the Puget Sound region. While many forms of abuse leave physical marks (like a scratch or bruise), some forms of ...

While medication errors are still a frequent occurrence in nursing homes, their impact on the actual health of patients is limited, suggests new study findings published in the Journal of the American ...

Each year, a staggering 400,000 people are estimated to have died due to medical errors. What's more, each day there's also 10,000 serious complications resulting from medical mistakes. Part of the ...

The last element of the 5 Rs -- right time -- has often been governed by the "30-minute medication rule." For as long as many nurses can remember, every hospital, unit, and nurse has passed ...

'It truly has proven to be an additional layer of support to enhance patient care and outcomes,' nurse executive says. What began as an innovative way to monitor and care for COVID-19 patients at the ...

The Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission has charged two unnamed nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital with unprofessional conduct and violations of nursing standards in separate cases of medical ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Caregivers across the nation are being showered with gratitude for National Nurses Week. In Kentucky, nurses themselves are celebrating House Bill 159 which protects healthcare ...