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The rocking house risk

01 April 1998

Nursing Management

Keywords: politics, leadership, vision

The belief that “hospitals should do no harm’ was stated as far back as the 1800s by Florence Nightingale. Unfortunately they can. The National Audit Office reported...

Commit to safety first

25 March 2015

Nursing Management

Opinion

MOST OF the care that people receive from the NHS is safe, but sometimes things can go wrong; this can lead to avoidable harm to patients and staff. Over the past...

Patient safety first

01 June 2013

Nursing Management

Careers

I ALWAYS describe myself as a paediatric intensive care nurse with an enthusiasm for, and understanding of, patient safety, gained through hard work and experience.

Take the patient safety pledge

24 June 2015

Nursing Standard

Reflections

The past decade has seen a great deal of work focused on patient safety, including incident reporting systems, alerts and guidance, and reducing avoidable harm. But...

Learning and sharing safety lessons to improve patient care

11 January 2006

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Nurses are at the forefront of patient safety and are constantly reviewing their practice to improve care delivery. When things go wrong in health care the...

A guide to paediatric resuscitation

01 March 1994

Paediatric Nursing

Paediatric resuscitation

Resuscitation has generally been per- formed inadequately. Training was lacking, and skills either taught badly or not at all. Skill retention was often lost because...

Golden hour: The handbook of advanced paediatric life support (2nd edition)

01 April 1996

Paediatric Nursing

Books Dossier

This handy pocket-sized book details the management of a critically ill or injured child. It is much more than a resuscitation guide and would be extremely useful...

Untoward incidents

01 November 1994

Paediatric Nursing

Continuing education

Continuing Education articles are run in conjunction with the Royal College of Nursing Institute of Advanced Nursing Education to help you earn Continuing Education...

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