When Carol Schneider, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPAN, became manager of a postanesthesia care unit (PACU) at Boston Medical Center in Massachusetts, she found a plethora of problems, including poor communication skills, low employee engagement scores, and bullying from surgeons and staff. “It was a very bad climate that was putting patients at risk,” Schneider says. A 6-month educational initiative helped turn the unit around, with nearly all participants stating they were changing their practice based on what they learned in the sessions.
Effective communication is the foundation of patient safety in the…
Pinpoint accuracy in surgical technique has advanced beyond what many…
Takeaways • OR leaders’ satisfaction with many work factors, including…
Free Daily News