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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THIS TO BE CAUSED BY SYSTEM FAILURES AND HOW DOES ONE REVIEW THIS TYPE OF CASE?

System Failures and Medical Malpractice – Imagine: A critical care manager accepting a supposedly experienced nurse’s description of her experience and knowledge base gained out an out of state hospital. A critical care manager that supports nurses thinking that they do not need close observation while being precepted. A hospital that has, on staff, surgeons […]

Changes needed to improve in-hospital cardiac arrest care, survival

The American Heart Association put out a statement in March of this year (2013) stating that improvements needed to be made in the way hospitals deal with in-hospital cardiac arrests.  Two main points were made: Improvements in the readiness of hospitals and the health care providers in giving evidence based quality care during cardiac arrests, […]