Did you know that it can actually cost over $50k to onboard a nurse in a hospital or medical facility? The cost is doubled when turnover rates increase because the hospital pays for onboarding and training for every new nurse. This is precisely why other industries, particularly manufacturing companies, impose training bonds to ensure...
Just-in-time training (JITT) is an effective method to proactively reduce errors related to medical interventions and procedures. Through JITT, nurses can watch short microlearning videos before engaging in critical care processes or prior to operating devices (particularly high-risk, low-use ones) which directly impact patients’ (as well as the nursing professional’s) safety. While this is a...
The World Health Organization started the Priority Medical Devices (PMD) project in 2007 to ensure the effectivity of medical devices when it comes to patient care. The campaign also aims to identify issues related to medical devices and recommend applicable resolutions to such concerns. While the program was requested by the Netherlands, its scope...
Medical errors affect patients, staff (nurses in particular) and the hospital itself. Incorrect administration of (or failure to administer) medication, as well as equipment misuse may harm patients or even cause death. In turn, nurses who are directly responsible can be reprimanded, suspended, or terminated. Some may even face lawsuits in the event that...
How much exactly does labor cost for nurses? Professional auditing company KPMG lists the usual items including payroll, insurance, recruitment related expenses, and non-productivity costs. Nurse Labor Cost Components Payroll includes base wages, differential pay, overtime, holiday pay, general paid time off, contributions for pension, potential additional bonuses, and more. Insurance not only includes health insurance...
While we were taught that “to err is human and to forgive is divine,” there is no room for error in hospitals – particularly for critical procedures. A single mistake when administering drugs or operating medical equipment can be detrimental for the patient and the hospital employee. Not all medical school theory is applicable to...
The first moving picture was shot over 129 years ago and elicited the usual oohs and aahs from viewers who found it fascinating to see pictures come alive. Today, video technology is so much a part of our lives, it’s quite impossible to imagine not having it around for entertainment and education. In fact,...
According to a 2016 survey, the turnover rate for nurses has increased from 16.4% in 2014 to the current 17.2%, which means more nurses are transferring to a different hospital or clinic, especially nurses assigned to the emergency, surgical, and behavioral health divisions. Experts explain that bite-sized training – or microlearning – may encourage...
A recent study performed by InCrowd reported that nurses use their smartphones to help improve patient care. Similarly, iHealth Beat conducted a survey that yielded 95 percent of nurses owned a smartphone, and 88 percent of them used mobile applications to complement their daily routines in clinical care. 95 percent of nurses owned a smartphone,...
Behind heart disease and cancer, medical errors that are easily preventable have become the third leading cause of death in the United States. According to Sen. Bernie Sanders, not only do medical errors cause suffering, disability, and death, but they are also a great financial burden to the nation. Preventable medical errors have become the...